YouTube Experiment: DRM-Only Videos on TV?
2025-03-10
Reports indicate YouTube is experimenting with a limited rollout where normal videos only offer DRM-protected formats on the TV (TVHTML5) Innertube client. This affects not only yt-dlp, but also official YouTube TV clients (PS3, web browser, Apple TV), which also only provide DRM formats. Tests show accounts involved can only access DRM-protected versions. This suggests a potential shift in YouTube's copyright protection strategy, potentially impacting how users watch and download videos.
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