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fix: restore dmca_content functionality

Open Fijxu opened this issue 9 months ago • 1 comments

This restores (or adds) the functionality of the dmca_content config option that at this date, has been unused and makes no effect.

I prefer to leave it enabled only for the frontend, I'm not sure about the API, so tell me what do you guys (iv-org) prefer

Fijxu avatar Apr 01 '25 01:04 Fijxu

That should be fine. That restores the original functionality of what dmca_content setting used to do. I've also added a message showing the reason why (since the setting is called dmca_content)

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I think is a great idea to add an option to block the whole video and not just the download, because instance administrators that are forced to comply with DMCA, will have not have an option to block the videos directly on Invidious and instead they will need to block it at the webserver level

Fijxu avatar Jun 12 '25 23:06 Fijxu

Seems like the configuration check was forgotten when the download widget and logic was extracted from watch.ecr in #2922

Yep, indeed.

I don't really have any particular opinion on whether this should be restored or not, or whether the api should be affected.

I don't see why the API would be affected? This option only removes the easy download option, but it doesn't prenvent video playback.

In all cases, people making DMCA requests should be redirected to youtube, as we're not hosting any content, and thus unable to remove it from there.

SamantazFox avatar Sep 14 '25 07:09 SamantazFox

@SamantazFox We leave it like this or we also disable it from the API? Every public instance already has their API disabled and is impossible to keep it enabled, otherwise it will just be abused and rate limit the instance

Fijxu avatar Oct 16 '25 20:10 Fijxu