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by MattPalmer1086 983 days ago
A publication platform is not an archive. Those videos don't just disappear if they aren't uploaded to YouTube. They aren't as accessible to absolutely everyone of course.

On a slightly different legal note, it's not entirely clear to me what evidential value videos uploaded to YouTube have. Providence would be tricky to establish.

Does anyone know if YouTube videos have ever been used as legal evidence in court before?
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nine_k 983 days ago
You don't necessarily need to know who the video's author or uploader is. It may be sufficient to see what is depicted, when, and where.

Incriminating YouTube videos have been admitted in criminal courts many times; e.g.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2109698/Gary-Johnso...

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2013/09/11/court-c...

https://www.nycourts.gov/JUDGES/evidence/9-AUTHENTICITY/9.14... (page 4)

https://www.occriminaldefenseattorney.com/blog/youtube-used-...

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MattPalmer1086 982 days ago
Interesting, thanks!
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