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Amazing! Is this allowed by Google?

• sbarre 10y ago
  It leverages the official API so I don't see why not.
  • mk89 10y ago
    Because it's clearly a copy of Youtube (with the name included in the domain name). Just asking, though.
  • orodley 10y ago
    Their API has a TOS. Not everything that uses the API is allowed by the TOS, and you shouldn't assume that it is. Not saying this site is against the TOS (I haven't read it), but something to keep in mind.
  • spriggan3 10y ago
    > It leverages the official API so I don't see why not. There is something called Terms Of Service. Just because you use an API it doesn't mean you can do anything with it. It's important to read them, because they can get you into legal troubles if you don't comply with these terms. You should be really careful with this "YOLO" mindset, especially if you are a professional developer.
• spyder 10y ago
  The domain is certainly not because it contains a trademarked name. The site should be OK if it's not monetized and uses the official YouTube API.
  • boramalper 10y ago
    I became aware of it after setting up the website, unfortunately. I hope I won't have to change the domain and the name. Another violation, that I became aware of later on too, is hiding the player during searching. According to the ToS section "Prohibitions" entry 14, the player must be bigger than or equal to the minimum video player size, which is 200x200 pixels. ToS: https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms
    • vanderZwan 10y ago
      Guess you better implement that down-right view you mentioned in another comment ;)
• josephtate 10y ago
  No. A friend and I built something identical to this. Google's lawyers were not impressed.