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View Full Version : LEGAL YouTube Search Script - mod_rewrite, TPL, DOWNLOAD, only $19.95!
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PHPVideoScript is the latest PHP script which allows webmasters to create an SEO-friendly video/multimedia website which pulls content from YouTube.
PHPVideoScript stores all entries in a MySQL database, and even pulls the comments from YouTube's video pages. All of the information is pulled via the YouTube API (ID can be obtained free of charge and is required to run the script).
Easy to change design - all pages use TPL templates and CSS. Adding Google AdSense or another advertisement service is easy as 1-2-3.
PHPVideoScript uses mod_rewrite to keep search engines coming back for more, along with dynamic META keyword generation and title generation.
With PHPVideoScript's YouTube crawler, tens of thousands of videos can be cataloged within minutes (depending on the speed of your server). Administrators can set the number of videos to pull for each new keyword.
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Server Requirements:
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Niklas 06-03-2009, 04:48 AM Doesn't this breach a number of YouTube terms set fourth in http://code.google.com/apis/youtube/terms.html and http://code.google.com/apis/youtube/branding.html?
Primarily these points:
Caching. Your API Client may employ session-based caching solely of YouTube API results, but You must use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Your API Client to update cached results upon any changes in video metadata. For example, if a video is removed from the YouTube service or made "private" by the video uploader, cached results shall be removed from Your cache. For the avoidance of doubt, Your API Client shall not be designed to cache YouTube audiovisual content.
Anyone considering running AdSense on the video pages:
the sale of advertising, sponsorships, or promotions on any page of the API Client containing YouTube audiovisual content, unless other content not obtained from YouTube appears on the same page and is of sufficient value to be the basis for such sales.
and in specific...
Note: If the only reason people go to a page is to watch a video, you should not run ads on that page. If you don't know whether you can display ads on a page, consider whether you would still be able to sell the ad inventory if you removed the video and all references to the video from the page. If so, then you can probably display ads on the page.
As mentioned in the terms, you can display ads on search results etc, but not on any page containing audio/visual content provided by YouTube. More information regardinging monetizing: http://code.google.com/apis/youtube/creating_monetizable_applications.html
As for providing downloads:
access any portion of any YouTube audiovisual content by any means other than use of a YouTube player or other video player expressly authorized by YouTube;
Things you should know when planning to use the YouTube API. Perhaps a bit misleading title as well, as some of those features aren't 'LEGAL'. Most of the functionality provided with this script can be performed within YouTube's Terms, but not in the way described here.
MSHadmin 06-03-2009, 09:49 AM The simple answer: April 8, 2009 is the last time they updated the TOS at YouTube - we were not informed of the terms change, and obviously should have been.
I will be taking steps over the next few days to tighten up our adherence to the API's terms and will release a new version that includes more content on pages (such as articles related to the videos and more).
Oh, and for the downloading section, familiarize yourself with the DMCA (digital millennium copyright act) and you'll see that downloading for personal backup/use is legal, just not for distribution, regardless of what the institution would like (this has yet to be tried further in the U.S. court system).
Thanks for the notice!
Regards,
Rick Berwick
Niklas 06-03-2009, 11:23 AM Looking forward to the updates, script looks promising in general :)
Mr. Obvious 06-04-2009, 02:28 AM The simple answer: April 8, 2009 is the last time they updated the TOS at YouTube - we were not informed of the terms change, and obviously should have been.
I will be taking steps over the next few days to tighten up our adherence to the API's terms and will release a new version that includes more content on pages (such as articles related to the videos and more).
Oh, and for the downloading section, familiarize yourself with the DMCA (digital millennium copyright act) and you'll see that downloading for personal backup/use is legal, just not for distribution, regardless of what the institution would like (this has yet to be tried further in the U.S. court system).
Thanks for the notice!
Regards,
Rick Berwick
YouTube doesn't have to tell you when they do or when they don't update the TOS. It's their right, and even though I haven't read through it, there's probably a clause in there about "We reserve the right to update/modify these terms at any time".
As for the downloading, if you're providing downloads to copyrighted videos, you're breaking the law. Take as an example a warez board that does nothing but links to warez. Illegal. Your script links to the videos == same as linking to warez.
The only way "personal backup/use" comes into play is if the content is legally paid for, at which time you're entitled to make a backup copy of the content. Downloading a video off youtube is the same as downloading an mp3 off bittorrent.
MSHadmin 06-04-2009, 03:19 AM YouTube doesn't have to tell you when they do or when they don't update the TOS. It's their right, and even though I haven't read through it, there's probably a clause in there about "We reserve the right to update/modify these terms at any time".
As for the downloading, if you're providing downloads to copyrighted videos, you're breaking the law. Take as an example a warez board that does nothing but links to warez. Illegal. Your script links to the videos == same as linking to warez.
The only way "personal backup/use" comes into play is if the content is legally paid for, at which time you're entitled to make a backup copy of the content. Downloading a video off youtube is the same as downloading an mp3 off bittorrent.
Great thoughts, but they have *never* been backed up by a U.S. court for public-access video content, such as that on a video site like YouTube, AOL Video, or any of the other large players. Look around - there are various cases that have backed users who download content for personal use when it is already freely available to the public - if it was not originally copyrighted content by the author (and we do *not* condone downloading of copyrighted content, such as television shows and movies).
As far as updating their terms goes, as we use the API, there was no way we could have known about the change unless someone mentioned it to us or we stumbled upon it ourselves. Yes, we are currently breaching the TOS - for all those users interested, I apologize, you'll have to wait a few days to use the script. We are taking the appropriate action and will be updating the script shortly. (check out this article: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2007/07/court-says-no-to-changing-terms-of-service-without-notification.ars)
Please send further comments via PM - this is a sales thread, and as the issues will be resolved, there is no reason to continue posting here (and posting them here is technically against WHT's TOS/rules).
Regards,
Rick Berwick
MSHadmin 06-07-2009, 04:32 PM To address the issues with the YouTube API, we have been forced to remove the "download" option from the script. Unfortunately, after contacting YouTube/Google directly, we have been informed that offering a "download" on the same page as an API is used is not within their terms.
We are reverting back to version 2.1 until further notice, as 2.1 followed the terms perfectly. As per the comments above, administrators should avoid putting advertisements on the "view video" pages, as this is also against the TOS (we never supported this anyway).
Caching is updated at the administrator's will, and in order to stay within the terms, we recommend that administrators set this to update at least once a week - a very reasonable timeframe to clean up videos which are no longer available or have been made private.
Thanks for your loyalty and interest!
Regards,
Rick Berwick
FreshFroot 06-07-2009, 05:48 PM "We reserve the right to update/modify these terms at any time".
I guess you know NOTHING about law.
No one can legally force a change. They MUST at least notify you of the change and allow you to acknowledge the changes made.
Google does this all the time, and you're notified and must agree to the terms, before you can use your account again.
The same should be applied to youtube.
Mr. Obvious 06-07-2009, 05:54 PM I guess you know NOTHING about law.
No one can legally force a change. They MUST at least notify you of the change and allow you to acknowledge the changes made.
Google does this all the time, and you're notified and must agree to the terms, before you can use your account again.
The same should be applied to youtube.
I guess I should have stated that I'm not a lawyer, nor a law student.
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