• webadict@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Is pirating stealing? Nothing was taken from YouTube. You could say it’s unauthorized access, or unauthorized duplication of data, but none of that leaves YouTube down any data.

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      1 year ago

      In their defense, it costs bandwidth to Google.

      In my attack, fuck Google. Costing them money is a good thing. They are literally trying to lock down corporate control over the Internet.