Re: Using xwidget to play youtube videos

[Matthew Carter]

Marcin Borkowski <address@hidden> writes:

> On 2016-02-10, at 15:41, Andreas Schwab <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> youtube-dl can download them,
>
> (which is technically illegal, AFAIK)
>
>> or show the ultimative video URL.
>
> What do you mean by that?  YT can show the URL, too, by using the
> "share" option, doesn't it?
>
>> Andreas.
>
> Best,

In what regions is it illegal?  What law specifically is it breaking?

I don't see how youtube-dl parsing the HTML YouTube sends, and following
a video link in the HTML, then downloading just the video is any
different than a browser doing the same thing (other than the browser
will normally delete the video from it's hidden download directory when
done with the page).

Or do you mean it is against the YouTube TOS?

The share option is a link to a YouTube HTML page with the video in a
container, the "ultimate video URL" is the actual (often obfuscated by
YouTube) link to the direct Shockwave Flash or HTML5 video (ending in
.swf etc. - the streamed video file itself).

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