Basically, as long as these just forward the video from youtube without making copies, it is not copyright infringement. That only leaves the user agreement, which is limited in what it can do (it is not a properly signed contract).

PS: They could put a stop to it by requiring registering before watching videos but that could cost them more normal users than it gained.

[–] odddev@hachyderm.io 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

@MajesticFlame @AgreeableLandscape @sexy_peach @saba Random coincidence: invidious was contacted by YouTube's legal team: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/3872

[–] MajesticFlame@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was just returning here to say this. Yes, I am eating my words a lot sooner than I expected. I wonder how a court would rule if invidious had the resources to defend themselves but that will likely not happen. They just won't have the money to pay top notch lawyers and escalate to the supreme court.

I still think technologically speaking, invidious should be no different from a VPN/proxy, so it should be legal.