Ask HN: Who all use YouTube only for music not the Video?

#1

Post by 3lackRos3 » Mon, Jan 12, 2015, 5:55 PM UTC

I'm planning to build a app with Youtube api which streams only the audio to reduce the usage of bandwidth. Will it be helpful?

Re: Ask HN: Who all use YouTube only for music not the Video?

#2

Post by joeyspn » Mon, Jan 12, 2015, 5:59 PM UTC

I'd personally use it... even playlists, but... is it legal? Did you read the ToS?

Re: Ask HN: Who all use YouTube only for music not the Video?

#3

Post by tomw1808 » Mon, Jan 12, 2015, 5:59 PM UTC

definitely, me looking at chromecast here.

Re: Ask HN: Who all use YouTube only for music not the Video?

#4

Post by smt88 » Mon, Jan 12, 2015, 6:10 PM UTC

joeyspn wrote: post #2

I'd personally use it... even playlists, but... is it legal? Did you read the ToS?

I could see it going either way.

Blind users can't see the video either way, so it could be positioned as an app to aid accessibility.

On the other hand, YouTube makes money from visual ads.

Re: Ask HN: Who all use YouTube only for music not the Video?

#5

Post by mtmail » Mon, Jan 12, 2015, 7:46 PM UTC

I used to listen to last.fm "radio" which starting 2013 switched to just streaming one Youtube video after the next. Example http://www.last.fm/listen/artist/Deepcentral/similarartists

I've let it run in some browser tab in the background and there doesn't seem to be any time limit how long it can run. Bandwidth-wise it doesn't make sense at all. Owned by CBS Interactive so it's legit.