I've just scrutinised the YouTube TOS in detail for the first time. The clause which says you can't download videos is in 5(B): (my emphasis)
You may access Content for your information and personal use solely as > intended through the provided functionality of the Service and as permitted > under these Terms of Service. *You shall not download any Content unless > you see a “download” or similar link displayed by YouTube on the Service > for that Content.* You shall not copy, reproduce, make available online > or electronically transmit, publish, adapt, distribute, transmit, > broadcast, display, sell, license, or otherwise exploit any Content for any > other purposes *without the prior written consent of YouTube or the > respective licensors of the Content*. YouTube and its licensors reserve > all rights not expressly granted in and to the Service and the Content. > We obviously have the prior written consent to reproduce the videos to Commons. From my reading of the TOS, copying the videos to Commons shouldn't violate the TOS (in part because it wasn't "downloaded" - though "download" wasn't explicitly defined in the TOS). IANAL. On 21 January 2014 23:50, Jan Ainali <[email protected]> wrote: > I already started uploading around 15 of them, not reading the ToS > beforehand. :/ > > I used the script youtube2mediawiki.py so I am not sure I technically have > 'downloaded' the files, at least they have never been on my computer. > > /Jan > > 21 januari 2014, Andrew Lih <[email protected]> skrev: > > Oh I can do it, and I know how to do so technically. I'm just pointing out > by the letter of YouTube's TOS it's not permitted. :) > > -Andrew Lih > Associate professor of journalism, American University > Email: [email protected] > WEB: http://www.andrewlih.com > BOOK: The Wikipedia Revolution: http://www.wikipediarevolution.com > PROJECT: Wiki Makes Video > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wiki_Makes_Video > > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 9:33 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) > <[email protected]>wrote: > > Andrew Lih, 21/01/2014 06:05: > > Thanks for the extensive explanation, and as someone who's helped with > Wikimania video in the past, I absolutely feel your pain and commend you > for doing what you have so far. > > Downloading from YouTube violates their TOS, though you'll notice people > do it all the time. > > > I've uploaded thousands of YouTube videos to archive.org, I can do these > too with no problem. > > Nemo > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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