• Apple patents concert camera blocker
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36672001[/url]
Solution: don't update, get an Android, or use an actual camera. Really, filming at concerts is so inconsequential; it's just a blurry and loud mess.
recording concerts is for losers
What a great feature for their customers!
Oh shit they got the patent? I remember them filing for it back in 2011. It was dumb as fuck then and it still is now.
This sounds like something for governments to abuse.
When has this ever been a problem
[QUOTE=DeEz;50621621]When has this ever been a problem[/QUOTE] It has been a severe problem and it's understandable that Apple want to cover their asses from litigation by the record companies that use iPhones' camera to basically pirate concerts.
I immediately though about this pic [t]http://dailyexhaust.com/images/concerts_then_and_now.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE=FezianEmperor;50621625]It has been a severe problem and it's understandable that Apple want to cover their asses from litigation by the record companies that use iPhones' camera to basically pirate concerts.[/QUOTE] Pirate concerts? Really? Who is going to bother with it unless a band did a rare cover of a song or its just someone saving memories.
How exactly are they going to enforce this anyways? If there's copyrighted music in the location that you are, it'll disable the camera? I mean, come on.. [quote]The patent describes a smartphone camera receiving coded infrared signals beamed from emitters in public places[/quote] This isn't going to do jack shit as you could just put a piece of tape over the camera to filter out UV.
That's pretty stupid, unless it works for iPads as well. People blocking your view to make shitty videos while shoving their fucking iPad in your face is really annoying.
[QUOTE=Hanso;50621750]Pirate concerts? Really? Who is going to bother with it unless a band did a rare cover of a song or its just someone saving memories.[/QUOTE] I'm just using the logic that record companies have. A concert is a service in their mind, but that doesn't provide you the right to copy the service and put it up on youtube without consent (It's kind of the same as going to the cinema and recording the movie tbh) Remember a lot of concert content usually goes into an own concert blu-ray these days for extra cash, if the record company see them selling worse. They look at why and they find piracy and they realize. Hey people record the concerts instead of buying our artists live CDs and live blu-rays. We need to talk to the one who provide this sort of piracy. Insert Apple who have to abide by such claims or else get further attacks from RIAA and other record label lobbyists.
Really, what is the point of filming at concerts anyway? It's like recording fireworks - you're most likely not going to show the video to anyone and even if you do, that person has already seen fireworks enough times. Usually the footage is dogshit anyway. This will be helpful to the music producers though - more people might visit their concerts instead of just watching them online. And I'm sure something will come out eventually to bypass this, maybe even a jailbreak tweak or something funky on the physical level. I saw this patent ages ago as well, seems like it could be used for actual useful things.
[QUOTE=Tools;50621789]How exactly are they going to enforce this anyways? If there's copyrighted music in the location that you are, it'll disable the camera? I mean, come on.. This isn't going to do jack shit as you could just put a piece of tape over the camera to [b]filter out UV[/b].[/QUOTE] Infrared is the opposite end of visible light. Tape is obviously not going to help you at all because you'll be blocking the camera you're trying to use :v:. What you'd want is an IR filter lens, and while those aren't hard to come by it'd probably at least reduce filming.
[QUOTE=Hillo;50621642]I immediately though about this pic [t]http://dailyexhaust.com/images/concerts_then_and_now.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] Yeah, but at least we got rid of smoke machines, right?
I think this is fine to prevent video recordings, because they're absolutely useless - shitty sound, can barely see anything. If they do go forward with this, photos should still be allowed at concerts, unless explicitly prohibited by the venue's policy. I always take a photo or two to share on social media, but I like to spend my time enjoying the concert for real, not through a 5" video recording viewport screen.
[QUOTE=Humin;50621599]This sounds like something for governments to abuse.[/QUOTE] thats crazy talk, police departments would never use this for their own purposes
What stops me from getting my hands on one of these emitters, finding the frequency and replicating it for my own use? It would kind of suck if a few years down the line this kind of technology is used by governments like the chinese or something.
[QUOTE=Hillo;50621642]I immediately though about this pic [t]http://dailyexhaust.com/images/concerts_then_and_now.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] Maybe if there isn't a mosh pit. Good luck with that phone hanging out when the seven foot German leather dudes next to you.
[QUOTE=ntzu;50623373]What stops me from getting my hands on one of these emitters, finding the frequency and replicating it for my own use? It would kind of suck if a few years down the line this kind of technology is used by governments like the chinese or something.[/QUOTE] I doubt it would just be a frequency. It would most likely be a coded signal.
[QUOTE=ntzu;50623373]What stops me from getting my hands on one of these emitters, finding the frequency and replicating it for my own use? It would kind of suck if a few years down the line this kind of technology is used by governments like the chinese or something.[/QUOTE] Nothing, because we know it's IR capturing the signal and replaying it should be pretty easy. The thing is, this system relies on the phone policing the user's actions and as long as custom android versions exist you'll always be able to opt out of it. [QUOTE=AGMadsAG;50623473]I doubt it would just be a frequency. It would most likely be a coded signal.[/QUOTE] Frequency is one of the several ways you code a signal.
this would be so shitty, someone took a few vids of a concert I was at a few years back and uploaded it to youtube and its still really cool watching those and reminiscing on the good times I had that weekend.
[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;50623469]Maybe if there isn't a mosh pit. Good luck with that phone hanging out when the seven foot German leather dudes next to you.[/QUOTE] Whoa you go to some pretty crazy crowds. Most that happens for us is that they get stomped on if they fall on the ground.
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