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by slang800 3526 days ago
> except you are not allowed to download videos from YouTube or most (if not all) the popular video content services.

If you're not allowed to download videos, then how come they show up on my screen? That information wasn't on my device before I pressed the play button.
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clueless404 3526 days ago
Streaming is not downloading (and seeding).
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slang800 3523 days ago
Streaming _is_ downloading. It's just downloading _continuously_ as the content is presented. Whether or not you seed is an entirely separate issue and has nothing to do with streaming vs downloading.
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clueless404 3523 days ago
> Streaming _is_ downloading.

No, it is not. Not from a legal perspective, which is all that matters in this context. With seeding you are making things worse for yourself, as you are not merely downloading but also distributing. Seeding is also relevant with regards to downloading, as IPFS automatically starts seeding what you download.

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