Usage rules differ by type of Paid Service and can change
YouTube says the rules for using a Paid Service depend on the type of Paid Service. The rules for each type are set out in this document, sit alongside the YouTube Paid Service Terms of Service, and may change over time as YouTube adds new features, devices and content. The YouTube Help Center is pointed to for more information. In the text supplied here, the only type of Paid Service with rules is Movies and Shows Rentals and Purchases.
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how you access or use different types of Paid Services on YouTube may vary
may change over time as we add new features, devices and content to our service
You may also visit the YouTube Help Center for more information
Qualifications & exceptions
The rules are described as applying to each type of Paid Service, and the section supplied here covers only Movies and Shows rentals and purchases.
Not stated here
The linked YouTube Paid Service Terms of Service and the Help Center are not part of this document and are not supplied here.
The text gives no notice or consent mechanism for changes to the usage rules.
The text does not list the other types of Paid Service or say whether other rules exist for them.
Content & IP Rights · Permission or license
Rentals and purchases are viewed online, or offline on an authorized device
For Movies and TV shows rented or bought through certain Paid Services, you can watch them when you are online with a broadband connection and signed in to your YouTube or Google account. You can also watch certain rentals and purchases offline by downloading them and viewing them on a device you have already authorized. Authorizing or deauthorizing a device requires you to be online.
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Certain types of Paid Services allow you to purchase or rent individual Movies or TV shows made available by third parties
You may view rentals or purchases when online, with a broadband connection and logged onto your YouTube or Google account
You may also view certain rentals and purchases offline by downloading and viewing from a previously authorized device
Authorizing and deauthorizing a device requires you to be online
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to certain types of Paid Services that allow you to buy or rent individual Movies or TV shows made available by third parties.
Online viewing requires a broadband connection and being logged in to your YouTube or Google account.
Offline viewing applies to certain rentals and purchases only, and only on a previously authorized device.
Authorizing and deauthorizing a device requires you to be online.
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The text does not say which rentals and purchases can be viewed offline.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Availability of rentals and purchases can depend on country
Because of restrictions from its content providers, YouTube says purchased or rented content may not be available to buy in all countries, or outside your home country.
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Due to restrictions from our content providers, purchased or rented content may not be available for purchase in all countries or outside of your home country
Qualifications & exceptions
The reason given is restrictions from content providers.
Applies to availability for purchase.
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The text does not define "home country" or say how it is determined.
The text does not say whether content already bought remains playable when you are outside your home country.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Access through other Google products adds their usage rules
In some cases you may also get access to your YouTube rentals and purchases through another Google product, such as Google Play. Your use of those rentals and purchases from YouTube is still governed by the YouTube usage rules, and those rules apply on the other Google products in addition to any usage rules that apply to those products.
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In some cases, you may also receive access to your rentals and purchases through another Google product (e.g. Google Play)
Your use of your rentals and purchases from YouTube shall be governed by the YouTube usage rules, but these usage rules will govern your use on these Google products in addition to any usage rules applicable to the other Google products
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies in some cases only, where access is offered through another Google product.
The YouTube usage rules apply in addition to, not instead of, the other product's rules.
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The other Google products' usage rules are not supplied, so any difference between them and these rules is unknown.
The text does not say which rules prevail if the two sets of rules differ.
Content & IP Rights · Permission or license
Rentals can be watched any number of times within a fixed Viewing Period
When you rent content, you can watch it an unlimited number of times during the Viewing Period shown when you pay and noted in your confirmation email. Pausing, stopping or rewinding does not extend the Viewing Period. Each rented item can have a different Viewing Period, so YouTube asks you to check it before completing the transaction.
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When you rent content, you may view such item of content an unlimited number of times during the period of time displayed at the time of your payment
Pausing, stopping, or rewinding an item of rented content will not extend your applicable Viewing Period
Each item of rented content may have a different Viewing Period, so please review the Viewing Period before you complete your transaction
Qualifications & exceptions
The Viewing Period is the period of time displayed at the time of payment and noted in the confirmation email.
Pausing, stopping or rewinding does not extend the Viewing Period.
Each item of rented content may have a different Viewing Period.
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The length of any Viewing Period is not stated in this document.
The text does not say what happens to a download once the Viewing Period ends.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Rented content can be viewed on only one device at a time
A rented item can be viewed on only one device at a time, whether that device is online or an authorized offline device.
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Rented content may only be viewed on one device at a time (either online or on an authorized offline device)
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to rented content.
Covers both online viewing and viewing on an authorized offline device.
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The text does not say how this one-device rule is enforced if a second device tries to play the same rental.
Purchased content is kept in a digital locker for at least 5 years
When you buy an item, it is stored in a digital locker and you can watch it an unlimited number of times during the Locker Period. The Locker Period is at least 5 years from the purchase date, subject to the restrictions described in the YouTube Paid Service Terms of Service. Each purchased item may have a different Locker Period, and YouTube says you agree to it before you order. Pausing, stopping or rewinding does not extend the Locker Period.
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your content will be stored in a digital locker
The “Locker Period” will be for at least 5 years from the date of your purchase (subject to the restrictions described in the
Each item of purchased content may have a different Locker Period and you agree to the Locker Period before you order it
Pausing, stopping, or rewinding purchased content will not extend the Locker Period
Qualifications & exceptions
The Locker Period is at least 5 years from the date of purchase.
It is subject to the restrictions described in the YouTube Paid Service Terms of Service.
Each item of purchased content may have a different Locker Period.
Pausing, stopping or rewinding does not extend the Locker Period.
Not stated here
The linked Paid Service Terms of Service restrictions are not supplied here, so they are not described.
The text does not say what happens after the Locker Period ends.
Charges & Financial Obligations · User right or choice
A refund may be requested if purchased content becomes unavailable within five years
If an item you bought becomes unavailable during the five years after the purchase date, you may request a refund. YouTube points to its Paid Service Terms of Service as the place where this is noted.
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if an item of purchased content becomes unavailable during the five year period from the purchase date, you may request a refund
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to purchased content that becomes unavailable during the five year period from the purchase date.
The user may request a refund; the text does not say the refund is automatic.
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The refund process, amount and approval conditions are not stated here and are in the linked Paid Service Terms of Service, which is not supplied.
The text does not say whether the refund covers rentals.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Purchased content allows one stream per item and three streams of different items
For purchased content, you can watch one stream of each item at a time, and up to 3 streams of different items at a time.
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For purchased content:
you may view one stream of each item at a time
you may view up to 3 streams of different items at a time
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to purchased content.
One stream of each item at a time, and up to 3 streams of different items at a time.
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The text does not say whether a stream on an offline device counts toward these limits.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Offline playback of purchases is capped at 5 devices with limits on swapping
For purchased content, you can have up to 5 devices authorized for offline playback of Locker Video Content at a time. To authorize another device you must first deauthorize one of the 5. You can authorize the same device only three times and deauthorize the same device only twice in any 12 month period. You can deauthorize a total of only 2 devices for offline playback every 90 days. Because adding a sixth device requires deauthorizing one of the five, the 90-day cap also limits how quickly the set of authorized devices can be changed.
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For purchased content:
you may authorize up to 5 devices for offline playback of Locker Video Content at a time and to authorize additional devices, you must deauthorize one of those 5 devices
you may only authorize the same device three times in any 12 month period and de-authorize the same device twice in any 12 month period
you may only deauthorize a total of 2 devices for offline playback every 90 days
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to purchased content.
Up to 5 devices at a time.
Same device: authorize only three times and deauthorize only twice in any 12 month period.
Total of 2 deauthorizations for offline playback every 90 days.
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"Locker Video Content" is not defined in the text supplied here; it appears to refer to purchased content in the locker.
The text does not say how the 12 month and 90 day periods are measured, or what happens when a limit is reached.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
A device can be authorized for only 3 Google accounts
For purchased content, you can authorize only 3 Google accounts on the same device.
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For purchased content:
you may only authorize 3 Google accounts on the same device
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to purchased content.
The limit is 3 Google accounts on the same device.
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The text does not say whether this limit applies only to offline playback authorization or to all viewing.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Purchased-content limits apply on every Google product
The stream and offline playback limits for purchased content apply no matter which Google product, such as Google Play Movies & TV or YouTube, you use to access the content.
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Stream and offline playback limitations for purchased content apply regardless of which Google product (e.g., Google Play Movies & TV or YouTube) you access the content from
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to stream and offline playback limitations for purchased content.
Applies regardless of which Google product the content is accessed from.
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The text does not say whether the limits are counted together across products or separately for each product.