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YouTube goes downloadable

By Tim Conneally | Published February 12, 2009, 9:27 PM

YouTube Downloads

So begins a new day for the venerable YouTube, the popular video streaming site is testing downloadable videos which include both a free and a for-pay model.

Thai Tran, Product Manager at YouTube announced today in the site's official blog that YouTube is "going offline." That is to say, it is giving video owners the option to make their videos downloadable under the Creative Commons License. Also, the option to make the videos available through a Google Checkout purchase is being tested.

Videos available for purchase currently have a small link under the left corner, across from where the "Watch in High Quality" tab is currently placed. Clicking there will expose the Google Checkout gadget that carries the user through the transaction. Videos are in the MP4 file format with H.264 video and AAC audio, suitable for play on most portable media devices including the iPod and iPhone.

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ouorama1
Feb 13, 2009 - 3:59 AM

I've been ripping YouTube streams for free for a long time using Keepvid.com.

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Tokar
Feb 15, 2009 - 11:15 PM

Its too bad most people who use YouTube have no clue that this site exists. Ive been using it for a couple years now.

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psycros
Feb 13, 2009 - 12:28 AM

Good grief, somebody is actually going to have to sit and watch all that garbage to screen out copyrighted material.

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wincement
Feb 12, 2009 - 10:23 PM

Does the fee go to Google, or the video poster?

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Canoro
Feb 13, 2009 - 12:44 AM

I guess some percentage goes to YouTube. but there is also the probability that YouTube gets nothing out of the transaction. I guess you pay nothing to YouTube to offer your videos to be downloaded for free.

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Paul Skinner
Feb 13, 2009 - 6:31 AM

YouTube is owned by Google.

Google checkout takes money from you like Paypal does (unless I'm very much mistaken).

Either way, Google/YouTube is getting money here.

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The MAZZTer
Feb 12, 2009 - 9:54 PM

I thought "Noncommercial" means "You can't sell this".

I hope that's just a mockup, then?

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TIM
Feb 13, 2009 - 9:56 AM

That grab was taken from a video that's live for purchase on YouTube.

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lvthunder
Feb 13, 2009 - 12:06 PM

It does. It means you can't buy that video and sell copies of it on your website.

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