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		CivBase on Nov 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YouTube-dl's repository has been restored Why didn't they have "the legal justification they needed to restore it" before the EFF sent their letter? We're talking about Microsoft here. I do not believe they are so helpless.

scrollaway on Nov 17, 2020 [–]

Dude, I'm not a lawyer. Either you are, and you can explain it to me, or you're not, and you don't know better than I do.

CivBase on Nov 18, 2020 | [–]

I'm not a lawyer either. That's why I'm asking for an explanation on HN.

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