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This broad prohibition restricts virtually all forms of use or reproduction of the Service and its Content to only those uses YouTube has expressly authorized.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated after exception (a), suggesting additional enumerated exceptions exist that are not visible. The canonical claim reflects only what the excerpt shows. The full scope of permitted uses may be broader.
Users are prohibited from taking any of the listed actions with respect to the Service or Content unless YouTube has expressly authorized that specific use.
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This broad prohibition restricts virtually all forms of use or reproduction of the Service and its Content to only those uses YouTube has expressly authorized.
Users are prohibited from taking any of the listed actions with respect to the Service or Content unless YouTube has expressly authorized that specific use.
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