YouTube testing video downloads
Technology ( 6 )
SAN FRANCISCO —
YouTube said it is dabbling with letting people download videos to computers as an alternative to watching clips streamed over the Internet.
Video owners would be able to offer downloads for free or for small fees paid through a Google Checkout service, according to YouTube product manager Thai Tran.
“Many video creators on YouTube want their work to be seen far and wide,” Tran wrote in a YouTube blog post.
“They don’t mind sharing their work, provided that they get the proper credit.”
YouTube has been seeking ways to make money off videos shared at the popular website and address complaints from film and television studios worried that pirated material is swapped there.
“We’ve started working with a few partners who want their videos shared universally and even enjoyed away from an Internet connection,” Tran wrote.
Video copyright owners would be able to provide Creative Commons permits that license YouTube members to reuse content within specified limits.
“We’re also testing an option that gives video owners the ability to permit downloading of their videos from YouTube,” Tran noted.
Lecture videos from classes at a set of U.S. universities including Stanford and Duke are being offered as free downloads at YouTube as part of a test of the service.
YouTube channels for Khan Academy, Household Hacker and Pogobat are also participating in the test of the potential “distribution and revenue-generating tool,” according to Tran.
Wire reports
Order by Time Order by Popularity
6 Comments
Login to comment
0
Disillusioned
I don't get it! You can already download YouTube videos for free?
0
telecasterplayer
Whoa re they kidding? How easy is it to download videos from youtube?
0
soldave
Anyone who wants to download Youtube videos is already doing it. A complete non-story.
0
TokyoGas
Monetize youtube videos for downloading? That will take a miracle.
0
helloklitty
Here are some instructions for downloading a video from Youtube.
http://www.techcrunch.com/get-youtube-movie/
0
Badsey
I am hoping YouTube accepts this policy, because I really don't want to jailbreak my iPhone just to bum a few videos.
-but I guess that's what I have my iMac for. Cannot always have it all (on one device) it seems.
Jailbreaking iPhones generally messes up the phone part (eventually) = dangerous practice unless you are already off AT+Ts plan --> then why not go all the way!!
Back to top