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Don't build on someone else's platform unless you have a ripcord. :/

• staunch 9y ago
  The platform here is the internet. YouTube is trying to say you can't write custom software that accesses their publicly accessible service. ProTube is nothing more than an alternative user agent that users are choosing to use to interact with the youtube.com service. They should shut down the public youtube.com service if they don't want people to access it in ways that are reasonably fair use.
  • bitmapbrother 9y ago
    No, ProTube used the YouTube API and repeatedly violated the terms of service, which he legally agreed to, and then charged customers for an app that he knew was in clear violation and subject to termination.
    • staunch 9y ago
      Why does he have to agree to the ToS to use the public API? Would it have been okay if he didn't use the API but accessed the same functionality just like you can with a web browser?
      • Operyl 9y ago
        He requested an API key, that's not exactly "public" like you think it it and is subject to the TOS he agreed to.