downloading off of youtube

[spidydude]

is it legal do download videos off of youtube?

i just got a downloader and i don't want to screw myself over by doing something stupid, and having to pay some youtuber who made a lame movie a couple thousand b/c i downloaded it

(p.s. if i do download it i won't post it back on the site, or anywhere on the internet for that matter)

[agent006]

No way to detect it as far as i'm aware. Will look the same as anyone viewing it normally to youtube.

I very much doubt it's legal though.

[roadsweeper]

agent006 said:

No way to detect it as far as i'm aware. Will look the same as anyone viewing it normally to youtube.

I very much doubt it's legal though.

YouTube would have some front chasing someone for using their content illegally given that they hosting millions of illegal clips!

Anyway, the VideoDownloader extension for Firefox will do the job nicely, though it sounds as though the original poster already has a utility.

[tog]

It's completely legal. From their Terms of Service covering User Submissions:

Section 5B said:

...You also hereby grant each user of the YouTube Website a non-exclusive license to access your User Submissions through the Website, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such User Submissions as permitted through the functionality of the Website and under these Terms of Service.

[spidydude]

tog said:

It's completely legal. From their Terms of Service covering User Submissions:

Section 5B said:

...You also hereby grant each user of the YouTube Website a non-exclusive license to access your User Submissions through the Website, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such User Submissions as permitted through the functionality of the Website and under these Terms of Service.

ahh ahh ahh my friend,

this is NOT an offical youtube product or application...it's a hack not sponsored by you tube


but that is just saying you can show anyone ANY video on you tube anyway you want, as long as it comes from us or is on our site (our site being youtube)

Edited by spidydude on Tuesday 3rd April 22:56

[spidydude]

scratch that last though (that's why i edited)

this is also on there


you will not copy or distribute any part of the Website in any medium without YouTube's prior written authorization



i need to apparetly

Edited by spidydude on Tuesday 3rd April 23:01

[tog]

You could be right there. However, people put stuff on YouTube so it can be seen and distributed, and YouTube are unlikely to care if you download and save a User Submission - their lawyers are kept busy enough anyway removing copyrighted content that people submit without permission.

[tog]

I just read it again:

Section 5B said:

...You also hereby grant each user of the YouTube Website a non-exclusive license to access your User Submissions through the Website, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such User Submissions as permitted through the functionality of the Website and under these Terms of Service.

I think it highly unlikely anyone would come after you, whichever way you read that.

Edited by tog on Tuesday 3rd April 23:19