--- title: YT-DLP is Being Treated as a Piracy Tool By The IFPI description: The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), representing roughly 8,000 music labels, has submitted yt-dlp for inclusion on the EU's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/yt-dlp-is-being-treated-as-a-piracy-tool-by-the-ifpi-pirux2wrx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: YT-DLP is Being Treated as a Piracy Tool By The IFPI | daily.dev og:description: The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), representing roughly 8,000 music labels, has submitted yt-dlp for inclusion on the EU's... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/yt-dlp-is-being-treated-as-a-piracy-tool-by-the-ifpi-pirux2wrx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/PiRUx2WRX.png og:image:alt: YT-DLP is Being Treated as a Piracy Tool By The IFPI og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # YT-DLP is Being Treated as a Piracy Tool By The IFPI **[It's Foss](https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss)** · 4 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), representing roughly 8,000 music labels, has submitted yt-dlp for inclusion on the EU's Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List, grouping the open source command-line downloader with commercial stream-ripping sites like Y2mate and Savefrom. The submission names four of yt-dlp's maintainers by GitHub handle, including founder pukkandan and core maintainers coletdjnz, bashonly, and Grub4K. The Watch List doesn't mandate direct legal action but is meant to pressure operators and governments outside the EU. IFPI acknowledges yt-dlp's open source, Unlicensed, globally distributed nature makes it hard to contain, but critics argue a general-purpose tool shouldn't be conflated with dedicated piracy services. The 2027 edition's final list is expected in Q2 2027. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why is yt-dlp being listed on the EU's piracy watch list by IFPI? IFPI submitted yt-dlp to the EU's Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List consultation under the 'stream ripping' category, grouping it alongside commercial sites like Y2mate and Savefrom. The submission calls yt-dlp 'a major problem for the music industry' and names four maintainers by GitHub handle, though the tool itself has no central domain, host, or payment processor to target. _Developers tracking open source legal and licensing risks can follow stories like this one on daily.dev._ ### Does being named on the EU Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List force a tool to be taken down? No, the Watch List does not mandate any direct legal action or takedown; it functions as a naming exercise meant to pressure operators and governments outside the EU into addressing identified services. The 2027 edition is compiled from submissions through September 2026, with the final list expected in Q2 2027. _Anyone weighing the legal exposure of maintaining open source tools can keep up with policy shifts like this via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Google Chrome is flagging YouTube downloader tool yt-dlp as "suspicious"](https://daily.dev/posts/google-chrome-is-flagging-youtube-downloader-tool-yt-dlp-as-suspicious--rbppzbqkw) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Sony, Universal and Warner back a new pact against streaming fraud](https://daily.dev/posts/sony-universal-and-warner-back-a-new-pact-against-streaming-fraud-h9uyyxn0t) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [This is Probably the Best Video Downloader App \(And it is Free and Open Source\)](https://daily.dev/posts/this-is-probably-the-best-video-downloader-app-and-it-is-free-and-open-source--3se6oavwz) · It's Foss · 6 upvotes · 0 comments - [PeerTube](https://daily.dev/posts/peertube-vtinh83yh) · Hacker News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [I changed my license to EUPL](https://daily.dev/posts/i-changed-my-license-to-eupl-e05ojnm7q) · Lobsters · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/yt-dlp-is-being-treated-as-a-piracy-tool-by-the-ifpi-pirux2wrx) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"YT-DLP is Being Treated as a Piracy Tool By The IFPI","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/yt-dlp-is-being-treated-as-a-piracy-tool-by-the-ifpi-pirux2wrx","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/yt-dlp-is-being-treated-as-a-piracy-tool-by-the-ifpi-pirux2wrx"},"datePublished":"2026-10-01T16:14:52.999Z","dateModified":"2026-10-01T16:25:30.333Z","description":"The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), representing roughly 8,000 music labels, has submitted yt-dlp for inclusion on the EU's...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/6cd559eb66d9aa87f554738e2fcf1abb?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/6cd559eb66d9aa87f554738e2fcf1abb?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"It's Foss","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"It's Foss","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/582e3faed71842bfb9d3840a787d6700","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/yt-dlp-is-being-treated-as-a-piracy-tool-by-the-ifpi-pirux2wrx","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"open-source","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"It's Foss","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"YT-DLP is Being Treated as a Piracy Tool By The IFPI"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/yt-dlp-is-being-treated-as-a-piracy-tool-by-the-ifpi-pirux2wrx#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why is yt-dlp being listed on the EU's piracy watch list by IFPI?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"IFPI submitted yt-dlp to the EU's Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List consultation under the 'stream ripping' category, grouping it alongside commercial sites like Y2mate and Savefrom. 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