Yout has filed an opposition to the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) motion to dismiss in their ongoing legal battle over YouTube stream-ripping technology.

The dispute began in October 2020 when Yout sued the RIAA over three DMCA takedown requests. The RIAA claimed Yout circumvents YouTube's "rolling cipher" technology designed to prevent unauthorized downloading of copyrighted content.

Key Points of Yout's Opposition:

• Denies circumventing any protection measures, stating their service "is not designed to descramble, decrypt, avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, or impair the YouTube rolling cypher technology"

• Claims RIAA's takedown notices failed to identify specific protected works and were overly broad

• Argues their service primarily focuses on video content from various platforms, with audio downloads being "just an incidental component"

• States that YouTube and web browsers already allow downloads without circumventing protection measures

Impact on Yout's Business:

• Users have canceled subscriptions after Google search notifications
• PayPal terminated Yout's account, likely due to RIAA notices
• Claims significant monetary and reputational damage

The case continues after a judge granted RIAA's initial motion to dismiss in August, followed by Yout filing an amended complaint. Yout is represented by Mudd Law, which previously defended against an RIAA file-sharing lawsuit in 2005.

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