&gt; I think the burden of proof falls under the one saying youtube-dl is illegal, doesn&#x27;t?<p>I kind of figured it would be obvious BUT....<p>&gt; Two days after YouTube-MP3.org, a site that takes music videos and converts their songs into MP3 files, was blocked from accessing YouTube, the RIAA has asked CNET to remove software from Download.com that performs a similar function. CNET, which is owned by CBS, is the publisher of this news site. [1]<p>Here is information on youtube-mp3.org [2].<p>Please do see my other post [3].<p>I want to make it very clear - I do NOT agree with the rulings and RIAA bullying. If you want to be upset at someone - call your representatives and ask them to start passing laws that are in favor of scraping.<p>As an aside note - to expand on my original post. Emulators are not illegal by definition (unless they circumvent&#x2F;bypass encryption - but that&#x27;s a whole other ball of wax), downloading a free or open source community made ROM for the emulator is not illegal. It is, however, illegal to download a ROM for a copyrighted game. Now, Nintendo isn&#x27;t going to come after you for playing an old NES game in the privacy of your home - it&#x27;s still illegal but they aren&#x27;t going to expend the legal resources and the amount of bad PR to make an example out of you. They may and probably will come after you if you sell or distribute said ROMS.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnet.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;riaa-to-cnet-follow-google-nix-video-to-mp3-conversions&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnet.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;riaa-to-cnet-follow-google-nix-vide...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;torrentfreak.com&#x2F;youtube-mp3-fights-google-with-lawyers-and-220k-signature-petition-120703&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;torrentfreak.com&#x2F;youtube-mp3-fights-google-with-lawy...</a><p>[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10355992" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10355992</a>