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In response to "STIS: Is there a legal way to pull down web video?" by spamlet

It depends on the source of the video, and also the question of what you mean by "legal".

Posted by Mop (198 lbs) (aka rburriel) Sep 14 '12, 11:56

You can grab videos from YouTube using a browser plugin such as FlashGot. Just because you're downloading the video locally to your computer doesn't make that behavior illegal. But grabbing a video from something such as Netflix is certainly much harder, and in that scenario, legality is more questionable.

Mop

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YouTube says otherwise - oblique Sep 14, 12:01 2
- Violating TOS isn't a crime. -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 14, 12:02 1
  - Yes, but you're walking a fine line when you're dealing with potentially copyrighted information as a result of breaking that TOS -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 12:04

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It depends on the source of the video, and also the question of what you mean by "legal".

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