Yes, but you need to use a third party downloading site, of which there are hundreds.

Then convert the "FLV" file to a format that will play on the Pearl. YouTube and Google Video play in an "FLV" format, which is a "flash" file.

When FLV files first came out it was thought that there is some copyright protection since the masses would not know how to download flash files playing on a site.

It takes about three minutes from downloading on YouTube to transferring to the Pearl.

Millions of people doing it, apparently now with the blessing of the major studios who have cut deals with YouTube to not go after YouTube for copyright infringement [ala Napster].

Sidenote: my suspicion is that the film industry learned a lesson from the music folks [some whom are one and the same]. Going after Napster resulted in a loss of income to music producers and artists because people stopped sharing, but went to online buying of singles, as opposed to buying profitable full CD's. Starting with Apple, and now including everyone, online retailers have gone to "default" 99 cent for singles sales.

Fact is the Napster copyright cases negatively and involuntarily caused the recording industry to change the way it does business.

E.g., Tower Records went bankrupt, closed down last week and its approximately 80 stores are being sold for scrap. You can bet the Virgin Megastores have taken note and are running scared. Yes they have customers, but the BIG profit centers are computer savvy 18-35 year old consumers. They have gone online on a 99 cent buying frenzy. Meanwhile, the brick and mortar stores are emptying out.

Moreover, the film [and recording industry] industry have learned YouTube is as good a marketing tool as one could ever hope to find. Better to treat them as a friend rather than an enemy.

They realize that it is far better to figure out a way to make money on the 100 million DAILY hits YouTube gets, rather than trying to put a stop to the above behavior I mentioned [copying and converting].