More than 1 Million People Sign Petition for Right to Record Copies of YouTube Videos

Philip Matesanz, the owner of a YouTube video converter website called YouTube-MP3.org, said Google asked him to shut down operations or face legal action. But he and his users wouldn't go down without a fight. Now a petition to allow people to record videos on YouTube has received more than 1 million signatures on the social change platform Change.org.

Philip Matesanz, the owner of a YouTube video converter website called YouTube-MP3.org, said Google asked him to shut down operations or face legal action. But he and his users wouldn’t go down without a fight. Now a petition to allow people to record videos on YouTube has received more than 1 million signatures on the social change platform Change.org.

“In the past, people have been able to record TV shows and CDs using home recording equipment,” wrote Matesanz.

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