YouTube sends letter to stream-ripping site TubeNinja

A 2015 report from content-protection firm Muso claimed YouTube-based stream-ripping grew by over 25%. Now, as exhibited in a letter sent to stream-ripping site TubeNinja, YouTube is taking necessary steps to stop it.

Torrentfreak has published a letter sent by YouTube’s legal team to TubeNinja, which offers an insight into its strategy to combat copyright infringement.

The letter reads: “It appears from your website and other marketing materials that TubeNinja is designed to allow users to download content from YouTube. We need to ask you to stop offering that functionality.”

The streaming giant explains that its Terms of Service prohibit downloading any content that isn’t accompanied by a ‘download’ link. The letter also notes TubeNunja violates YouTube’s API terms of service, which prohibits external developers from helping people to rip videos.

Source: Torrentfreak

TubeNinja’s Owner Nathan Wills has told Torrentfreak the platform is not responsible for any copyright infringement by its visitors. 

“Our own ToS clearly states that the user is responsible for the legitimacy of the content they use our service for,” he said.

As pointed out by Muso last year, the usage of sites like TubeNinja is a massive contributor to the globe’s crippling digital piracy problem. According to Muso, usage of stream-ripping sites make up 17.7% of all visits to piracy sites for music content.