[oldmanjay]

No it's just a simple, direct assessment of a situation. There is no technical difference between "streaming" or "downloading" the bytes. In each case, the exact same thing happens, the numbers are copied to the local machine. The distinctions are a legal fiction that doesn't actually have a reflection in the real reality, and as most imposed fictions end up, there is very little respect for the idea on the ground.

[vaishaksuresh]

True, but at the end of streaming, the provider/browser clears the cache. The legality of it is debatable, but downloading copyright material is certainly not legal. If someone visits me at home and uses my coffee-maker the action is same as taking it to his home and using, but only one of them is acceptable.

[c22]

Which one is acceptable? Someone breaking into your home to use your coffee maker or someone asking to borrow it for the weekend?

[vaishaksuresh]

I did not say breaking in. That would be equivalent to hacking. If i'm home and I let my friend use my coffee-maker, that is analogous to youtube giving you a license to watch a video.

[c22]

I apologize for the confusion. I read your original comment to be a comparison between letting someone use your coffee maker (lending) and someone stealing your coffee maker which I believe is how you intended it. My comment was intentionally obtuse and was intended to highlight problems with your metaphor. I do not believe that letting a friend use my coffee maker is analogous to youtube granting me a license to watch a video. For instance, I have no desire to recoup my electricity costs by displaying advertising to my friend while she is making her coffee.

[vaishaksuresh]

Too bad you don't like monetizing. The metaphor is still valid.

[Tinyyy]

Is the browser obliged to clear the cache?

[nadams]

Yes - see:

Cache-Control

Expires

max-age

See https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/o...

[Tinyyy]

But technically if you write your own browser, these are just guidelines and you don’t have to respect them, right?

[vaishaksuresh]

Alright Einstein! make you'r own bump/skeleton key, break into people's home and take stuff.

[c22]

I don't think this is the same thing at all. If someone slides an envelope under my door that says "Please do not open" am I obliged to leave it sealed? What if I open it anyway and the contents advise me to destroy the message, am I obliged to do this?

[darkstar999]

When you watch a video on Youtube, you are essentially given a license to watch that content on their site. They show some ads and make some money. When you download, you are violating that license.