Downloading any music or videos from Youtube can be legal or illegal based on Youtube Terms of service.
In their Terms of Service page YouTube mentioned the following lines :
- The Content on the Service, and the trademarks, service marks and logos ("Marks") on the Service, are owned by or licensed to YouTube, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under the law.
- 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.
- You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Service or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the Service or the Content therein.
- You understand that when using the Service, you will be exposed to Content from a variety of sources, and that YouTube is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such Content. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to Content that is inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against YouTube with respect thereto, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, agree to indemnify and hold harmless YouTube, its owners, operators, affiliates, licensors, and licensees to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters related to your use of the Service.
I found many are discussing about this topic in their blog or discussion board based on laws that applies in many country and The YouTube Terms itself, The following quotes are among them to note :
Downloading music from YouTube is not a harmful activity and the legality of it mainly depends on the country where one’s internet connection is based from. If you are located in Germany, for example, you have a higher chance to be penalized with a fine through your internet service provider. If you are using your internet from a country like Nicaragua, it is likely that you will ever be fined or even questioned about downloading music from YouTube. Even with this rule of thumb, the chances of getting penalized in any country also remain very low due to the flaws of the complete system and demand of music from the general people.
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If copyrighted video was uploaded illegally, then it would be certainly illegal to download it. If you are caught with illegal videos, the penalties will cost much more than if you had just bought the item in the first place.
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The above lines of quotes are some of them, what the point here to understand?
For me "Downloading any videos from youtube is illegal unless the uploader ( respective owner ) allowed you to do so, For more reading please refer to Youtube Creative Commons License. So before you proceed to download any music or videos from Youtube make sure you understand each lines of their Terms of service.
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