What Is Stream-Ripping?

What Stream-Ripping means

Stream-ripping is converting streamed audio or video into a downloadable file without the authorization of the rights holder or service.

Why the term matters in content protection

Stream-Ripping describes one part of how protected content is stored, identified, accessed, or redistributed. Using the term precisely helps investigators separate the observed technology or behavior from the later question of authorization.

How to use the definition

Record the underlying evidence rather than relying on the label alone: the relevant URL or file, the observed time, the account or service involved, and the protected work. That context makes the definition useful in an investigation and keeps a technical description from being mistaken for a legal conclusion.