While you are technically downloading the content, 'ripping' it would violate this statement: YouTube and its licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted in and to the Service and the Content.Īre the temporary downloads stored in /tmp ? a flash file should appear there when watching a youtube video.
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. You shall not download any Content unless you see a “download” or similar link displayed by YouTube on the Service for that Content.
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. So technically watching it is illegal if downloading is illegal.Ĭontent is provided to you AS IS. The proof of that of course is the need for buffering. Your not after all actually watching it on the server, you watch it as it downloads to where ever your flash cookies are stored. The Ironic thing is that in order to watch your computer must download it.
