By using YouTube, a user automatically agrees to comply with YouTube's Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Community Guidelines. YouTube retains broad rights to use any user-generated content on its platform. Though users retain ownership of their content, they grant YouTube and its affiliates an open license to use it however they wish, including for commercial purposes. YouTube and Google also collect extensive user information through user profiles and activity tracking, which is used for targeted advertising and search results. Users can have their accounts or uploaded content removed for violating community guidelines, but the guidelines do not specify an appeals or reinstatement process.

1. YouTube
A Summary Of the T.O.S.
By Joshua Wright
E: 15041764@student.curtin.edu.au
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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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wikimedia.org (2013)

5. Your use of content
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.
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6. Your Content and Conduct
YouTube does not guarantee CONFIDENTIALITY
with ANY content you submit.
You are responsible for YOUR CONTENT
Your content CANNOT feature any copyright
materials
Your content must abide by the community
guidelines.
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(2013)

7. 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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wikimedia.org (2013)

8. Summary / Concerns
Just 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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9. Privacy Policy
Google owns YouTube, and collects various
information about you and your activities.
YouTube’s Privacy Policy IS Google’s Privacy Policy.
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wikimedia.org (2013)

10. 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
Privacy
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wikimedia.org (2013)

11. How Google use.. You
Google use the information they obtain from you
by:
– Improving their services
– Creating Targeted search results
– Creating Targeted ADVERTISING
Privacy
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12. 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.
Privacy

13. 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.

14. Guidelines
– Do not upload or contribute anything you don’t
want your grandma to see!
– Be polite in your comments
– Block any offensive users
Community Guidelines
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15. 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.
Community Guidelines
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16. 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

17. 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

18. References
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