It was believed that the ability to download videos for offline viewing in YouTube Red was a subject of hesitation for Japanese media companies due to the need to monitor when, where, and how content is being used in accordance with Japanese copyright laws, hence their content was blocked under the new requirements.
Diyakini bahwa kemampuan untuk mengunduh video untuk ditonton secara offline di YouTube Red menjadi keraguan bagi perusahaan media Jepang karena kebutuhan untuk memantau kapan, di mana, dan bagaimana konten digunakan sesuai dengan undang-undang hak cipta Jepang , karenanya konten mereka diblokir berdasarkan persyaratan baru.