News - 05/09/2017

YouTube ripping site YouTube-MP3 shutting down

YouTube ripping site YouTube-MP3 shutting down

The world’s most popular online tool for "stream ripping" audio from YouTube is shutting down after losing a legal battle with US recorded music body the RIAA. The platform is called YouTube-MP3.org ("YouTube to MP3") and it was taken to court by a coalition of the major record labels last year: it boasts more than 60 million unique users per month, and is estimated to be responsible for upwards of 40% of all unlawful stream ripping of music from YouTube.

Now, according to a proposed final judgment filed at the District Court of the Central District of California on Friday (September 1), it’s the end of the road for the site. The proposed settlement, which appears to have been agreed by both sides, would see YouTube-MP3.org owner Philip Matesanz stump up a fee for the plaintiffs. In addition, Matesanz would be barred from ever operating YouTube to MP3 – or any stream-ripping portal – again, while ownership of the site’s domain would transfer to a party of the RIAA’s choosing.

Matesanz will also be legally banned from any form of future copyright infringement involving the majors’ repertoire – as well as “knowingly designing, developing, offering, or operating any technology or service that allows or facilitates the practice commonly known as ‘streamripping'”.

You can download the full proposed settlement document through here.

YouTube-mp3.org boasts more than 60 million unique users per month, and is estimated to be responsible for upwards of 40% of all unlawful stream ripping of music from YouTube.

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