I blocked google domains on my systems and I agree no DRM, your software doesn't get to tell me what I can or can't do with files on my system. I pay to listen to music, not for your engineers to tell me what I can and can't do with my computer.

I've been using a tool called pinchflat (uses yt-dlp) to download and archive youtube channel content automatically. I then use it's built-in channel rss feeds with my glance dashboard to see my latest subscriptions.