Court Rules That Ripping YouTube Clips Can Violate the DMCA

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By msmashFeb 5, 2026, 6:30 pm186 ptsTrendingTop
A federal court in California has ruled that YouTube creators who use stream-ripping tools to download clips for reaction and commentary videos may face liability under the DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions -- a decision that could reshape how one of the platform's most popular content genres operates. U.S.…

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