That’s fair. It would make sense for it to be consistent whether I watched it illegally through YouTube or the Stremio combo. Ah well, looks like I continue to pirate alone.

Ok second question in response. So what would be the difference then of consuming copyrighted media uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo before they’re taken down because of violations? Would that also mean I violated the law by streaming it from an unintended source even though those sources are legit? (YouTube/Vimeo)

This makes a lot of sense. I didn’t think about the licensing of channels. Seems like thats a super simple, black-and-white way to say “yeah its illegal”. Thank you.