longtimeago 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2008 We all know that YouTube is one of the Largest video sharing portal where we can almost watch any video which we think . But on the other hand YouTube do now allow us to save video officially. ie) one can view but cannot store the videos to his/her computer.But the situation is that there are so many Sites today that allows you and me to save those you tube videos . We can get the Link from the Official Youtube site and we can give to these third party sites and they save their videos to our computers in Flash format.Now The Question is ... Why YouTube by itself allow its viewers to save the videos?? It is obvious that they know people are using third party sites to do that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the need for speed 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2008 That do know that many people use stuff to download videos but I don't think they themselves will make downloading available because maybe they don't want to lose visitors eg. after you get your favorite clip from you tube, you ain't going back there for the same thing, right?There are probably many more reasons but I'm too lazy to think about them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emerger 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2008 While they won't facilitate the downloading, I don't think they care. If you saved all the videos you liked, you could fill up your hard drive in no time. But why do that? How often do you go back to look at the same clip? I don't. It is easier and better to send a link to a clip than use bandwidth or drive space to save the clip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jopak134 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2008 saving is not a better option if you will save all you like and will fill up your hd space. And the internet nowadays is fast compared to 5 years ago so there's no problem loading it again.( except in some countries) it will be piracy maybe.. if they will allow it.i dunno if its on the terms on conditions when you make an account that what you uploaded in youtube will be their's or your copyright Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kobra500 1 Report post Posted April 13, 2008 Well they dont own cpyright to the videos that are uploaded. These belong to the people who made the so downloading them free with out permission is illegal, just because its free to watch doesn't mean free download. Also they make money from advertising. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absolute Zer0 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2008 It's unnecessary, why download it and waste hard drive space when you can just go back to the website? The only reason I ever download them is to use them in other videos I'm making, (for random funny ones.) or to put on my PSP since it can't view youtube with the web browser. It would also eat up extra bandwidth, something which they're already using up a ton of. Besides, if you know of the third party sites that do it, why do you need to have a little button on the official site to do it there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick5020 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2008 (edited) I believe they don't want you to download/save the videos hosted on YouTube because then you wouldn't need to go back and view it again. They are getting more people on the site if they go back to watch it again resulting in YouTube earning more money in the long run. So pretty much instead of just watching a video their once they want you to go back and watch their videos several times. This makes it difficult for us to save this videos unless we go to third party sites like you said, which is a downside to YouTube.Veoh Ftw Edited April 13, 2008 by Nick5020 (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bishoujo 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2008 Not everybody knows that youtube videos can be downloaded by third party sides or other software. Like what many of the others believe, I think they don't want to lose visitors through allowing downloads of videos. Remember that even a couple of clicks and revisits matters for a free website that thrives on online commercials. also, direct downloading takes up a lot of bandwidth.Now for the question of why they 'allow the videos to be downloadable'. Previously, we also thought that with some well-made scripts, we could prevent people from ripping websites and pictures. But a lot of people have come up with tricks and software to overcome the issue. The same goes for videos. Perhaps in future, youtube will change their scripts and codings to prevent videos from being downloaded. But then again, technology experts will come up with new ways to overcome the problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PCessna 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2008 We all know that YouTube is one of the Largest video sharing portal where we can almost watch any video which we think . But on the other hand YouTube do now allow us to save video officially. ie) one can view but cannot store the videos to his/her computer.But the situation is that there are so many Sites today that allows you and me to save those you tube videos . We can get the Link from the Official Youtube site and we can give to these third party sites and they save their videos to our computers in Flash format.Now The Question is ... Why YouTube by itself allow its viewers to save the videos?? It is obvious that they know people are using third party sites to do that.Hmm.. Shouldn't people be able to choose if they wand their video to be downloadable or not O_o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gisellebebegirl 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2008 i honestly do not think they will, i mean after someone downloads the video, there is no need to go back & play it over & over again right? which means: less money from the avertisement for youtube.. & many people will be mad, if they download it for free, since most stuff is copyrighted, & people just upload it.. [try looking up, how the company that runs mtv & nickelodion are suing youtube for allowing users to upload shows] the people who make the videos will loose money.. since theres no point of buying a video off ITUNES when you can download it right?im just glad youtube is increasing the video quality, so most videos dont look like crap anymore ^_^GO YOUTUBE BBY! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PCessna 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2008 i honestly do not think they will, i mean after someone downloads the video, there is no need to go back & play it over & over again right? which means: less money from the avertisement for youtube.. & many people will be mad, if they download it for free, since most stuff is copyrighted, & people just upload it.. [try looking up, how the company that runs mtv & nickelodion are suing youtube for allowing users to upload shows] the people who make the videos will loose money.. since theres no point of buying a video off ITUNES when you can download it right?im just glad youtube is increasing the video quality, so most videos dont look like crap anymore GO YOUTUBE BBY!Youtube is getting much better with quality, I'm very happy to see videos aren't looking all blurry and bleh.. They can be viewed and much higher quality for those who use cable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pritamkumar90 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2008 well actually i think its because of copy infringement issues.....if youtube offers a dl button for a video thats illegally being uploaded then you tube will be responsible for it.....but if another site offers a dl option then its not youtube's fault and they ♂9ont have to come before the law Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pauloreg 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2008 YOUTUBE IS THE BEST VIDEO SERVER IN THE WORLD, you can see videos newest, latests videos, and you can upload your video. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ddraiggoch06 0 Report post Posted May 22, 2008 I don't think they would be allowed to offer the videos for download because of copyright infringement laws. But of course, there will always be sites that will let you download the videos, as there is always going to be an illegal version of software and pirated DVDs, you can't stop them, but you don't support them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dhruv 0 Report post Posted May 22, 2008 Downloading also means putting up more servers to deal with the download of the actual file as well as the download of temporary data from streaming the youtube clip. What if these third party sites were owned by Youtube themselves?there making profits on that also Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
