However, as it stands, there are no automatic blocks in place for so-called “stream rippers”. These websites allow users to download videos streamed online, like those available to watch on YouTube, to keep on their computer. With a dizzying number of music videos, concert footage, film trailers, sporting highlights, and more all available to watch on YouTube – there’s a lot of potential for copyright infringement. After all, while a number of these videos can be viewed online from official channels managed by the rights holders – that doesn’t mean viewers have free reign to download an offline version to keep on their hard-drive, smartphone, or likewise.