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Yeah, similar for interesting events caught on security cameras. I assume these videos tend to come from the operator who only has access to view but not to exp

Yeah, similar for interesting events caught on security cameras. I assume these videos tend to come from the operator who only has access to view but not to export. Plus, they'd need to get the export into a phone-native format for upload onto social media, so the uploader may need admin access, familiarity with formats and/or ffmpeg, and a way to transfer to a phone or personal PC.

ethbr1 2y ago
> I assume these videos tend to come from the operator who only has access to view but not to export. This is why HDCP enforcement may be the dumbest legal-technical mandate ever. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-bandwidth_Digital_Content_Protection https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-bandwidth_Digital_Conte... "Someone has a recording device they can point at a screen" is a low bar.
- mrandish 2y ago
  > This is why HDCP enforcement may be the dumbest legal-technical mandate ever. Indeed. Because of HDCP common use cases like splitting, converting or sending a video signal are unsupported or afterthoughts by most consumer devices, even when dealing with non-protected signals. Of course, the HDCP flag can be removed by some shady devices but these are not commonly available and are often poorly documented.
  - tonyarkles 2y ago
    Heh, my wife and I were just talking about this the other day. She does live audio production for work but occasionally has to deal with video. Active HDMI splitters are one of the few cases where cheaper is often better because the cheap Chinese ones will usually do HDCP stripping and something sane with the EDID data, compared to more expensive ones that actually follow the spec.
    - pjc50 2y ago
      I'm a great believer in cheap Chinese technology actually having more features, since the days of region-free DVD players.
  - userbinator 2y ago
    HDCP strippers are very commonly available from the East. Of course they aren't called "HDCP strippers", but ever since the master key was leaked/cracked, many anonymous devices with HDMI inputs will strip HDCP.

ethbr1 2y ago

> I assume these videos tend to come from the operator who only has access to view but not to export. This is why HDCP enforcement may be the dumbest legal-technical mandate ever. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-bandwidth_Digital_Content_Protection https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-bandwidth_Digital_Conte... "Someone has a recording device they can point at a screen" is a low bar.

mrandish 2y ago
> This is why HDCP enforcement may be the dumbest legal-technical mandate ever. Indeed. Because of HDCP common use cases like splitting, converting or sending a video signal are unsupported or afterthoughts by most consumer devices, even when dealing with non-protected signals. Of course, the HDCP flag can be removed by some shady devices but these are not commonly available and are often poorly documented.
- tonyarkles 2y ago
  Heh, my wife and I were just talking about this the other day. She does live audio production for work but occasionally has to deal with video. Active HDMI splitters are one of the few cases where cheaper is often better because the cheap Chinese ones will usually do HDCP stripping and something sane with the EDID data, compared to more expensive ones that actually follow the spec.
  - pjc50 2y ago
    I'm a great believer in cheap Chinese technology actually having more features, since the days of region-free DVD players.
- userbinator 2y ago
  HDCP strippers are very commonly available from the East. Of course they aren't called "HDCP strippers", but ever since the master key was leaked/cracked, many anonymous devices with HDMI inputs will strip HDCP.