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Just wanted to bring this topic up since we talk about stuff like this all the time. Apple (the company, not the fruit) has introduced a patent that could prevent concertgoers from recording at concerts, mainly to prevent copyright violations.

http://pitchfork.com/news/66471-apple-patents-technology-that-could-prevent-you-from-filming-taking-photos-at-concerts/

Is it possible that it may affect how we view DCI shows on the web? I think they mentioned movie theaters as well, so maybe we won't be able to record the live broadcasts, but who knows?

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Oops.

Mods, please somehow fix the title. It's very misleading.

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Hmmm ... Couldn't you just block the infrared sensor? If it was a radio signal, that would be different. I'm sure those smart folks at Apple have already thought of this.

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Just wanted to bring this topic up since we talk about stuff like this all the time. Apple (the company, not the fruit) has introduced a patent that could prevent concertgoers from recording at concerts, mainly to prevent copyright violations.

http://pitchfork.com/news/66471-apple-patents-technology-that-could-prevent-you-from-filming-taking-photos-at-concerts/

Is it possible that it may affect how we view DCI shows on the web? I think they mentioned movie theaters as well, so maybe we won't be able to record the live broadcasts, but who knows?

Simple solution, don't buy Apple phones.

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Just wanted to bring this topic up since we talk about stuff like this all the time. Apple (the company, not the fruit) has introduced a patent that could prevent concertgoers from recording at concerts, mainly to prevent copyright violations.

http://pitchfork.com/news/66471-apple-patents-technology-that-could-prevent-you-from-filming-taking-photos-at-concerts/

Is it possible that it may affect how we view DCI shows on the web? I think they mentioned movie theaters as well, so maybe we won't be able to record the live broadcasts, but who knows?

The patent does not prevent concertgoer a from recording anything.

The technology could prevent concertgoer a from filming things but only if their phone or camera is equipped with it.

So if they ever implement it on a future iPhone that you want, hold onto your old phone. Now it will be useful as more than just a calculator.

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Companies like Apple and Google have patents on the craziest #### imaginable. Doesn't mean those patents will be used.

A lot of the time companies simply hold onto patents so that other companies have to pay the idea-holder money to use it. For all we know, Apple could have filed the patent so that other companies end up not being able to use it.

Seriously though, there's a lot of patents out there, not nearly close to all of them get used.

I'm pretty invested in the Apple ecosystem so I guess I come off as a fanboy, but if this does actually end up happening in the future, switch to android. Simple.

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