Yout is an online utility that lets users download copies of videos from various sources, including YouTube. Founder John Nader insists that the service Yout offers doesn’t break the law — but a Brazilian criminal court disagrees.

File sharing blog TorrentFreak reports that last week, a judge of the 12th Criminal Court of São Paulo issued a ruling against Nader, imposing a hefty fine for violating Brazil’s copyright laws.

  • ThisGuyThat@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Hard to argue it’s use is time shifting when it’s youtube. I’d look into the ramificatuons of ignoring it and never stepping foot in Brazil.