Protect flash video from download/right protect

Question

Is it possible to protect flv files from download? I\'d like to protect my files from download but I don\'t have the money for a streaming server which I think provides some

Answer 1

The short version is that DRM (in any form) is an arms race, If I can play it, I can steal it. The only question is how hard is it.

Personally, I don't think DRM is a good idea. In the long run, it's not going to help because people who steal it, will steal it no mater what you do and those who don't will be inconvenienced by it even so.

http://xkcd.com/488/

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That said, stealing it is also not a good idea and you should have the right to control what you produce. (However I don't know how to do that)

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The only answers I can think of for this are: 1) start selling something that can't be stolen or 1) make it easier to buy then steal. The first amounts to Pandora-for-fee/Netflix-for-music (but with something like a CC license on major label songs). The second isn't even a music industry problem but a financial industry problem; how to make online payments easy and safe for both side without screwing over either the buyer or the seller.