Youtube video downloader app
I am creating a youtube video viewer app and I think it is very easy to write code so that the user can download the video and save it in the application documents folder, my questions are:
1) is it legal to do this, and is there any app rejection issue?
2) you can make the user watch the video, and when he finished (watched the entire video), receive this data and save it (do not download it again, since he has already watched the video and downloaded it).
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I believe this is a gray area. In general, you are prohibited from downloading copyrighted videos without paying for them. YouTube's official position is pretty interesting. This link tells http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=56100 that it is not supported except for one instance, that is, if you upload your own videos.
He will then list various restrictions and policies when uploading your own videos. However, note that not supported does not mean debarred . For further reading, follow this link: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13739_3-9936833-46.html , which is more readable to a wider audience than many policies. Therefore, in response to your questions:
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It's in the gray area. Your application may or may not be rejected. Organizations advertise copyrighted videos on sites like YouTube. However, YouTube is clearly not overriding your app. A quick Google search will reveal that there are many apps that allow you to upload videos to YouTube. For ethical concerns, I won't post them here.
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What do you mean when you say "this data"? If you are interested in using and viewing YouTube user statistics, I highly recommend you take a look at the YouTube API, where you can do all this fun without having to load a whole bunch of videos into your app.
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1) Depends on luck. but may be rejected. Most likely to be rejected.
because after Youtbe TOS. Apple has abandoned my application.
The following reasons:
22.4
We found that your app contains information that may allow users to download YouTube content that does not comply with YouTube's Terms of Service.
"... You must not download any Content until you see a" download "or similar link displayed by YouTube on the Service for that Content. You must not copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, broadcast, display, sell, license or otherwise use any Content for any other purpose without the prior written consent of YouTube or the respective licensees of the Content. YouTube and its licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted in the Service and in the Content. "
also link to the next question on the site. it is very important. you will definitely need to read.
http://www.iphonedevsdk.com/forum/business-legal-app-store/88260-youtube-downloader.html
2) Available. But as I said, uploading videos to YouTube is potentially dangerous.
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1) Is it legal to do this, and is there any concern about the app being rejected?
I'm not sure if this is illegal; but this is definitely against YouTube TOS . And, if you're planning on approving your app on the App Store, then trust me: forget it.
2) you can make the user watch the video and when he finishes (watched the entire video) to get this data and save it (not download) again, since he has already watched the video and downloaded it).
Yes, it is doable.
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