People are arguing about the audio quality, meanwhile the only reason i don’t do this is because i find it more work to tag and name the files properly. When you download from Soulseek/torrenting it usually comes already tagged
I do still have youtube downloads in my library, especially when it’s just one or two songs.
If, like me, you just wanted to know what the Bob Dylan defence, is:
“Meta’s response in this case seems to be that a powerful technology corporation should not be held to the same standard as everyone else for illegal conduct.”
The authors mocked Meta for raising what they call “the Bob Dylan defense” of its torrenting, citing song lyrics from “Sweetheart Like You” that say, “Steal a little and they throw you in jail / Steal a lot and they make you king.”
Look, the only reason we even know about Meta torrenting books is because they’re getting sued. Evidently they’re not getting away with it, unless they win this case
Yeah, video storage is what prevents corporations from creating YouTube competitors, and it also prevents decentralized users from competing
Google going bankrupt would almost certainly mean YouTube disappears. Which can happen, but it’s not a good thing
I download youtube videos in .mp3 format very often, both for music and to listen to as podcasts. I don’t know if it’s the best method but this is how i do it:
Use the MultiSelect extension to select multiple videos and put them in a playlist, which i name Download. This playlist has to be public.
Use Open Video Downloader to download this playlist, making sure that it writes the metadata in tags. If necessary, it can also download age-restricted videos by importing cookies from your browser, i’ve done it a couple of times but it’s not convenient.
I pretty much leave it at that, but you could use a media tagger to add further information to the files.