Sorry mep, didn't even think of that, I got rid of my post.
but you dont own them...
or are they automatically copyrighted when they're uploaded?
I know it's mad and sounds dumb, but that's just the way it is...What's so bad about this? YouTube videos are available for free anyways.
This off wikipedia, I would think it still holds trueUsers may view videos on the site as long as they agree to the terms of service; downloading through one's own means or copying of the videos is not permitted.
http://keepvid.com/ etc....
then use winFF
http://www.winff.org/
to convert them to avi from flv etc..
Terms Of Use said:C. You agree not to access User Submissions (defined below) or YouTube Content through any technology or means other than the video playback pages of the Website itself, the YouTube Embeddable Player, or other explicitly authorized means YouTube may designate.