This is where 9vids.com becomes most interesting—and problematic. The site operates in a legal gray zone. It doesn’t host most of the videos itself; instead, it scrapes or embeds from sources like Openload (now defunct), Vidoza, or similar. When served a DMCA takedown, the response is often to remove a single URL while leaving the underlying file intact on another server.
Arthur frowned. Amateur hour. A student film, perhaps? 9vids.com