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Google green-lights extension which clearly violates its own policies (Download Squad)

Dec 14th 2009 9:14AM I agree with that point and have no argument there but the basis of the post and the argument posed was based on the quote I cited. Under those terms it is in fact a TOS violation.

Google green-lights extension which clearly violates its own policies (Download Squad)

Dec 14th 2009 8:22AM Hey folks. Try reading the TOS properly. It doesn't say that you can't download. It says you can't download etc. for any purpose other than personal use.


Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only...
This means this is what the content is for: personal use. This merely sets the limit of use.
...and may not be downloaded, copied, modified, produced, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, translated, published, performed or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners.
This describes that you may not download and etc. for ANY OTHER PURPOSES. Which means you can't build another site and post or stream this content for profit, you can't sell it and or use it for commercial use etc.

In no way does this suggest that downloading from YouTube is against the TOS. It merely states how you may use the site and how you may not. Personal use good; non-personal use a violation or the TOS.

The Movie Business Challenge (Blog Maverick)

Jul 24th 2006 2:13PM Mark, I got a home theater and I am not going back to the megaplex. I can easily afford to go to the movies but the experience sucks. I don't go to the theater because: I didn't pay to go listen to listen to the dialoge repeated by an innatentive or near deaf person. I didn't pay to have some child who was obviousl too young for the content to run up and down the aisles screaming and then because he missed the shot while his back was turned he yelled at the top of his lungs, "Rewind it! I missed what happened." I didn't pay to have my seat kicked, or covered in goo. I didn't pay to have the so-called "projectionist" forget to turn the sound on for an entire reel. I didn't pay for the manager to tell me that is too bad, we got sound fixed now. I didn't pay to watch 20 minutes of reformatted TV commercials on screen blurry and with poor sound. I didn't pay to have some moron answer and have a conversation during the climax of the film and then have her bitch at the teenaged usher when he told her to take it outside. I didn't pay to have a middle aged woman kick my seat when I asked her to speak more quietly. What would you do if you went to a restaurant once a week but every third week you had a bad experience? You would stop going. My wife and I used to go to the movies every other week and often we would go see two. We had an AMC rewards card and could get free food and tickets and we did. But we could easily afford to see the movies at regular price and would certainly do so if the experience were consistently positive. I don't blame the theater owners for the content but they could do more for the experience. When we were going to the Toronto Film Festival and seeng shows so packed that you could barely move the theaters were filled with people fixed on on the film and the only noise was from natural reactions to the film. What I would do to change the industry is segment markets so that the masses go to one theater and the film people to others. Don't be gimmicky about discounts and tie-ins give me a great experience that meets my needs and give teenagers the experience that meets their needs.