YouTube : possible to disable opening up youtube page?

uh no. did you want them to pay for your hosting too? thats what you give to them for getting to embed their videos.

you want to “keep” people on your site? content is key.

that or you can rip the .flvs, and host them on your own site, use your own bw, etc..

umm nope. youtube is advertised with their logo and that should be enough. furthermore I have seen sites like mysapce implement such a feature.

im not going to get into an argument about what “should be enough” with you. The bottom line is they determine that – since YOU are displaying something they host, on your site. What you happen to think about it whether or not its more than enough is a moot point.

You dont have to post youtube videos if you dont like it. Problem solved.

get off your high horse man. obviously if sites like myspace implement such a feature its not something forbidden / illegal. I believe its a legitimate question and didn’t ask for a pseudo moralistic speech…

i realize that, and apologize — I figured after I hit ‘send post’ that it was more than the necessary answer.

the short answer is simply that no, it cannot currently be done.

better?