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by cyphar 2058 days ago
NewPipe doesn't use youtube-dl, they have their own implementation of the stream extraction code[1]. Unless that codebase also has test cases which specifically try to download RIAA content, they would need to find a different justification for a DMCA takedown.

[1]: https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor

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I realize that since NewPipe's Java; but it's just an example.

I really doubt the "it's just the test cases" justification btw, since test cases would likely be fair use. The deencryption stuff is the problem, and NewPipe does it too.