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by theanonymousone·2y ago·view on hn ↗
Nice work, but like others, I have a "too good to last long" feeling.

What is the legal situation for such services? Is the provider liable in any way for how users use the service?

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Honestly I build this for my personal use. I just would like to share and get some feedback for my little project. Do I need to update usage policy? I don't know man. help....
It doesn't sound like personal use, you have a Product Roadmap including

>Integration with Shopee Affiliate. Grab affiliate links and post along with the video to social media. Discover popular products to promote.

I am not a lawyer, here my 2 cents:

Usage policy won't shield you since it's your server facilitating the download and distribution (allowing the user to download) part. Unlike a tool like youtube-dl which is self hosted and the responsibility falls on the user.

I have a question. Isn't it that youtube-dl offer same features? They let user download watermark free content from tiktok? Im selfhosting the backend too
It's a community led open source project, not a hosted service.
Uh, unless you're trying to find a way to experience the legal system, I would take this down ASAP if I were you.
True. I'll consider it. Thanks for the insight!