@mjgardner@mastodon.sdf.org @attacus@aus.social The transfer of the media through the network is covered by Common carrier rules. "...would not be liable for the copyright violations of third parties on their network..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carrier#Internet_Service_Providers
Your typical news site, photo sharing sites, video, and music streaming sites apply techniques such as drm, watermarking and tracking to prevent redistribution. The podcast sites would much prefer you to "stream" rather than download, much like the video sites are doing.
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