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syedasad2001 Aspiring developer Posts: 38 Reg: May 12, 2014 Karachi 380	confirm \| cancel 08/14/14 07:17 AM (9 years ago) using free Youtube videos in paid app I am making a paid app, in which there will be a few videos from youtube which are free but made by others. Will this be acceptable to Apple or will my app be rejected? Thanks Title Comments I am making a paid app, in which there will be a few videos from youtube which are free but made by others. Will this be acceptable to Apple or will my app be rejected? Thanks

Angry Ninja Aspiring developer Posts: 1045 Reg: Aug 25, 2013 Maine 17,150	08/14/14 07:37 AM (9 years ago) I used a lot of YouTube videos in my universal studios app. I was careful not to add anything that had a copyright notice, and just to make sure I had control of the videos, in case they were removed for whatever reason, I ripped the videos from YouTube and reuploaded them under my own YouTube account, marking them as private, and linked to those in my app. That app has literally hundreds of YouTube videos, and got apple approval on the first try. Comments I used a lot of YouTube videos in my universal studios app. I was careful not to add anything that had a copyright notice, and just to make sure I had control of the videos, in case they were removed for whatever reason, I ripped the videos from YouTube and reuploaded them under my own YouTube account, marking them as private, and linked to those in my app. That app has literally hundreds of YouTube videos, and got apple approval on the first try.

syedasad2001 Aspiring developer Posts: 38 Reg: May 12, 2014 Karachi 380	08/14/14 07:39 AM (9 years ago) Thanks Angry Ninja. Great suggestion! Comments Thanks Angry Ninja. Great suggestion!

Adam Aspiring developer Posts: 247 Reg: Oct 23, 2010 Southern Califo... 4,470	08/14/14 10:20 AM (9 years ago) Be careful with copyright. Adam Comments Be careful with copyright. Adam

syedasad2001 Aspiring developer Posts: 38 Reg: May 12, 2014 Karachi 380	08/14/14 10:28 AM (9 years ago) All my videos say 'standard youtube license' with no other copyright statement. That should deb okay, right? Comments All my videos say 'standard youtube license' with no other copyright statement. That should deb okay, right?

LA Aspiring developer Posts: 3278 Reg: Aug 16, 2012 Jerseyville, IL 42,880	08/15/14 08:36 AM (9 years ago) How did you rip the vids @Angry? LA Comments How did you rip the vids @Angry? LA

Angry Ninja Aspiring developer Posts: 1045 Reg: Aug 25, 2013 Maine 17,150	08/15/14 08:53 AM (9 years ago) Use the tool here: http://www.clipconverter.cc Just paste in your youtube URl, select MP4 for the output, and thats all there is to it :) Comments Use the tool here: http://www.clipconverter.cc Just paste in your youtube URl, select MP4 for the output, and thats all there is to it :)

LA Aspiring developer Posts: 3278 Reg: Aug 16, 2012 Jerseyville, IL 42,880	08/15/14 08:55 AM (9 years ago) Awesome thank you! LA Comments Awesome thank you! LA

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