[Athen] Offline Captions for Downloaded YouTube Videos

[Doug Hayman]

Some will go with the gray-area option of downloading the youtube clip for
a user with one of the various "illegal" tools out there then create a new
clip with captions embedded and provide that to the user.



On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 10:40 AM, Rovner, Amy <arovner at shoreline.edu> wrote:


> My understanding is that the only person who can download a YouTube video

> is the creator/owner.

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> That said, there are tools on the internet that enable you to download

> them (but are not legal to use).  I’m not sure if the captions come along

> with it. I think you probably also need to be able to download the caption

> file.

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> If we are working with a student with disabilities, we often record the

> captioned video in Camtasia and then you have an offline version.  This is

> also how we caption such videos as needed for students with low/no

> hearing.  This is also “illegal”.  I’m not a lawyer but I have been assured

> that doing this for accommodations will trump any claim made against us

> that we are violating someone’s copyright.

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> Hope this helps!

>

> Amy

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> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On

> Behalf Of *Kidd,Allison

> *Sent:* Thursday, September 29, 2016 9:36 AM

> *To:* athen-list at u.washington.edu

> *Subject:* [Athen] Offline Captions for Downloaded YouTube Videos

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> Does anyone have any pointers on how to play YouTube videos + captions

> without internet access?

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> Thanks,

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> Allison

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Doug Hayman <dhayman at u.washington.edu>
Senior Computer Specialist
DO-IT Program (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, Technology)
UW Technology Services
Box 354842
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 221-4165
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