Am scris acum mai multa vreme despre Youtube API, si cum poate fi el utilizat la creearea unui site media fara a avea macar baza de date. In acest articol si in altul mai vechi explicam cum poate fi descaracat filmuletul ce ruleaza in playerul flash embeded (FLV file).

Din pacate o scurta revedere a documentului de termeni si conditii de la Youtube ne dezvaluie ilegalitatea unui astfel de script:
http://www.youtube.com/t/terms
http://code.google.com/apis/youtube/terms.html
“You agree not to access User Submissions (defined below) or YouTube Content through any technology or means other than the video playback pages of the Website itself, the YouTube Embeddable Player, or other explicitly authorized means YouTube may designate.”

In principiu este oarecum de inteles … afisand filmele fara sigla youtube, ii vaduvesti de dreptul de a informa vizitatorul unde sunt hostate acele filme. Daca privesti din prisma dreptului de proprietate intelectuala, filmele oricum nu le apartin, dreptul de proprietate si de difuzare a multor filme de acolo (in ciuda eforturilor de forma facute de youtube) sunt detinute de alte firme.

O intreaga pleiada de aplicatii prospere traiesc de pe urma descarcarii ilegale a acestui continut video, hostat si el tot ilegal de youtube. Iata numai cateva:
http://www.convertdirect.com/
http://www.techcrunch.com/get-youtube-movie/
http://download.uzeik.net/eng.php
http://www.cnet.com.au/downloads/0,239030384,10626484s,00.htm
http://keepvid.com/
http://clipnabber.com/
http://www.vidgrabber.com/
http://myvideodownloader.com/
http://www.youtubex.com/
http://www.zillatube.com/
http://vconvert.net/
http://boomvid.com
http://www.savetube.com
http://www.kissyoutube.com/
http://www.neave.tv/

Ce face Youtube?

YouTube Threatens Legal Action Against Host of Video Download Tool
“In an ironic twist, YouTube demandsTechCrunch remove tool which allows users to download YouTube videos, Samuelson Law, Public Policy and Technology Clinic, November 17, 2006
As part of its efforts to reduce copyright infringement of its site, YouTube sends TechCrunch a Cease and Desist notice demanding that owner Michael Arrington remove a tool that enables users to download streaming videos hosted by YouTube. “

Aceeasi problema este dezbatuta si aici.
Daca in ciuda interdictiei formale applicatia voastra va permite descarcarea de continut video din astfel de siteuri iata si alte amanunte lamuritoare aici.
http://code.google.com/apis/youtube/developers_guide_protocol.html
http://youtube.com/dev_docs

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