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nikto

(3,284 posts)
Thu Jan 16, 2014, 06:44 AM Jan 2014

I may be seeing an ***immediate effect*** of net neutrality ruling---- RIGHT NOW

I have been using a youtube video to MP3 converter for most of a year now, and quite often.

All of a sudden (starting today) the converter will only convert private peoples' videos and live concerts,
but no longer converts any regular corporate-released material and shows an "error" message instead.

Still works fine on non-record-company owned stuff. But for regular recordings by signed artists, it's a total
wipe-out, as far as I can tell. And it all started in the last 24 hours.

Maybe It's a coincidence (doubt it), but maybe it is the start of a new era?

Anybody else seeing similar effects on the internets?

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I may be seeing an ***immediate effect*** of net neutrality ruling---- RIGHT NOW (Original Post) nikto Jan 2014 OP
Try this, works still for me Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #1
Thanks. I will. nikto Jan 2014 #2
Thanks aikoaiko Jan 2014 #3
Your both very welcome :) Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #4
Absolutely not related Trekologer Jan 2014 #5
If I'm not mistaken... Earth_First Jan 2014 #6

Trekologer

(997 posts)
5. Absolutely not related
Thu Jan 16, 2014, 08:38 AM
Jan 2014

Youtube has been engaged in a cat-and-mouse game to prevent capture of videos or the audio track for a couple years. Youtube likely started switching the data format recently and your capture app cannot read it.

And that has absolutely nothing to do with net neutrality.

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)
6. If I'm not mistaken...
Thu Jan 16, 2014, 08:44 AM
Jan 2014

Net neutrality has to do with content delivery and not necessarily copywrite infringement.

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