Downloading of YouTube videos for student assemblies

[nLinked]

I know of some copyright issues of downloading and re-hosting YouTube videos. But in the UK, is it legal for a school to download any YouTube video for inclusion into a PowerPoint presentation to play at an assembly instead of streaming it?

[rdokoye]

Yes, since its public domain, there shouldn’t be any problem.

[jdoyle]

is there a download button on YouTube?

[jamesreedersmith]

Link Removed due to YouTube T&C's violation

 

Great site to save the video.

Edited December 2, 2011 by plexer

[SHimmer45]

this is a good tool.

Link Removed due to YouTube T&C's violation

small EXE does need updating every so often but its only the EXE which has changes usually so is easy to roll out.

Edited December 2, 2011 by plexer

[Arthur]

is there a download button on YouTube?

There is if you install - Link Removed as it violates YouTube t&c's

Edited December 2, 2011 by plexer

[plexer]

Last time I read them it was against the youtube t&c's to use any method not provided by youtube themselves to view/download their content so unless that's changed you can't do it.

 

Ben

[plexer]

4. General Use of the Service—Permissions and Restrictions

 

C. You agree not to access Content through any technology or means other than the video playback pages of the Service itself, the Embeddable Player, or other explicitly authorized means YouTube may designate.

 

5. Your Use of Content

 

In addition to the general restrictions above, the following restrictions and conditions apply specifically to your use of Content.

 

2. Content is provided to you AS IS. 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, 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.

 

Taken from Terms of Service - YouTube

 

So No you may not d/l Youtube content for offline viewing.

 

Ben

[jdoyle]

There is if you install Link Removed due to YouTube T&C's violation.

and the reason YouTube don't provide a download button themselves is ..........?

Edited December 2, 2011 by plexer

[Rawns]

and the reason YouTube don't provide a download button themselves is ..........?

 

 

....it's against their T's & C's!

 

. Content is provided to you AS IS. 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, 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.

[jdoyle]

....it's against their T's & C's!

 

 

100 Vivo Miles to you good sir (and another 100 to Plexer).

 

YouTube and Public Domain....? er, no.

[timbo343]

Is this not the same as back in the day of taping off the radio?

[Arthur]

Can you download the Creative Commons videos on YouTube?

 

www.youtube.com/t/creative_commons

[jdoyle]

Can you download the Creative Commons videos on YouTube?

 

www.youtube.com/t/creative_commons

 

was that the OP's question?

[Arthur]

If you can, then obviously the OP can limit his search to CC videos only.

[plexer]

By re-use of CC video it appears to only be by using the YouTube video editor in order to use the video in one that you then make yourself not the actual downloading and re-use of such video.

 

Ben

[jdoyle]

If you can, then obviously the OP can limit his search to CC videos only.

 

I would suspect that's not the content that's wanted. Where we've found useful material on YouTube or other web based video services, we've tried to find out if we can get a better quality version of the video for free and permission to use it either standalone or on our eStream system. Only time we've had a no was National Geographic as it didn't fit their business model and even then they were extremely polite and helpful.

 

The threads on EduGeek re YouTube tend be be a huge disappointment. On other threads we bang on about the quality of the network, security, software licensing, professionalism, investment in training and buying the best kit and then seem to bend over backwards to deliver poor quality video/audio content with little care for copyright or the educational value of the material. YouTube threads generally seem to bring out too much Geek and too little Edu.

[Ignatius]

I realise that it's against the T&C to download videos for offline viewing but, given the number of methods available, I wonder if the massive number of users doing just that might make it not worthwhile their taking action against anyone found to have downloaded videos? The analogy I would offer is the fact that it was common to make a digital copy of a music CD that one owned. It was against the law but it was done so frequently that the authorities' eyes were "closed". As far as I know, the law has changed now to make such copying of owned material for personal use legal.