YouTube A Summary Of the T.O.S.

By Joshua WrightE: 15041764@student.curtin.edu.au

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Did you know that “by using or visiting” the YouTube website or products, you

AUTOMATICALLY agree to:

YouTube Terms of Service (TOS)YouTube AND Google Privacy Policy

YouTube Community Guidelines

Let’s see what you have AGREED to!

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Accounts

To access the majority of YouTube features, you will need an ACCOUNT

If someone hacks your account, YouTube will NOT be liable for your losses, but YOU WILL be liable

for any loses caused to YouTube.

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General Use

You MUST use YouTube’s software to playback and distribute content.

You cannot SELL access to YouTube, but you CAN promote your business.

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All content on YouTube is either owned or licensed to YouTube, and is subject to copyright.

You cannot download ANY unauthorised content.YouTube is not responsible for content on its

database.

Your use of content

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Your Content and Conduct

YouTube does not guarantee CONFIDENTIALITY with ANY content you submit.

You are responsible for YOUR CONTENTYour content CANNOT feature any copyright

materialsYour content must abide by the community

guidelines.

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MOST IMPORTANTLY

You retain ownership of your content BUT GRANT YouTube AND ITS “AFFILIATES” AN OPEN

LICENSE TO DO WHAT EVER THEY WANT WITH IT.

This applies to every video, sound, image and comment you produce on the site.

This extends to any conceivable use from companies like Google.

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Summary / ConcernsJust by searching for a Video on YouTube, you automatically agree to the TOC. There is no warning, or notification of this until you sign up for an account.

Any Content you produce, can be accessed and used in any fashion by YouTube and Google. In other words, YouTube will enforce commercial copyright laws by scanning the content you upload, but circumvent any copyright you wish to retain on your own work.

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Google owns YouTube, and collects various information about you and your activities.

YouTube’s Privacy Policy IS Google’s Privacy Policy.

Privacy Policy

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Information Google collects about you.

– Your profile– Your use of their products, from what

browsing device you are using, to every single link you select.– Your location– Your behaviour

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How Google use.. You

Google use the information they obtain from you by:– Improving their services

– Creating Targeted search results

– Creating Targeted ADVERTISING

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Summary / Concerns

YouTube and Google are profiting by selling the information they obtain from you in the form of targeted advertising. Your browsing directly profits their company.

You are not going to obtain genuine, unbiased search results because Google will work to display targeted results based on the information they have obtained from you.

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Community Guidelines

Community guidelines are a guide to your behaviour and content within Youtube.

Follow these guidelines when viewing other content, and when creating your own.

Guidelines

– Do not upload or contribute anything you don’t want your grandma to see!

– Be polite in your comments– Block any offensive users

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Repercussions

Three violations of the guidelines and you’re out!YouTube review all reported video’s and will remove

them.Creating a new account once you have been

removed is forbidden.

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Summary / Concerns

YouTube does not detail a process for objection to content removal, or reinstatement. Nor does it specify who is able to decide on the nature of your content.

While YouTube promotes free speech, the process that defines what is illegal and what is not, is not defined.

Community Guidelines

More Information

For more information and specific policies, please go to:

http://au.youtube.com/t/terms http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ http://au.youtube.com/t/community_guidelines

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