What is an effective way to protect mp3 files from downloading?

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Is it possible to protect from downloading videos from the site.

I am looking for a way to allow streaming mp3 files using a flash player on a php webpage, but to hide and protect these files from downloading.

Attaching a file in swf is not acceptable for this project, as there will be many mp3 files uploaded by users.

I saw such protection implemented at http://www.realworldremixed.com/ , when I tried to find out how they did it, I didn’t see the link to the mp3 file even with a sniffer connected to IE. Does anyone know how I can implement something like this?

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See the Sarfraz question related for a few opinions.

You can do this with streaming, because it’s more difficult for casual users to β€œsteal” streaming content than uploaded content. Harder, but not difficult.

You can try to do this with DRM. DRM is a very attractive idea for content owners, but in the end you have to weigh all the pros and cons. Obviously, getting some degree of protection for your content (for you) is a pro, but also consider the very large β€œcons”: DRM is inconvenient for your users. This requires infrastructure support. This is not a hindrance for professional thieves or even motivated amateurs. You can quite easily find "DRM-deprived" copies of almost all of the content; as soon as one person is in trouble, they usually make it available to others (free or at a price).

At the same time, you are using (wasting?) Valuable development time, trying to prevent something that cannot be prevented in today's world.

I would say go streaming because it raises the bar, and then just accept that your content will be received without your consent by a certain percentage of users. I affirm that you can reduce this percentage by making it simple and convenient for users to receive content with your consent, which is exactly the opposite of DRM.

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Use a Streming library like FFMpeg . This is the easiest way.

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in my opinion, there is no reliable way to protect your mp3, because the user can always easily record a wave on his sound card.

the only way to keep the surfer from leaching your songs is to change the song volume every β€œX” seconds. this view up and down will allow listening, but will prevent downloading

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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/1300728/


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