Digital content protection is crucial when live streaming premium content. DRM (Digital Rights Management )protects content in an encrypted format that only authorized users and devices can access/view content as it required a license key.
MOMENT uses studio-approved DRMs including to protect your content when the “Enable DRM” option is selected in Event settings.
MOMENT supports the following protection
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Blocks source files from being downloaded for decryption and unauthorized distribution
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Blocks recording from plug-in software
MOMENT DRM solution blocks source file download and plug-in software recording in below environment.
| Device/Platform | OS | Browser |
Source file download |
Plug-in software recording |
|
Mobile Web (Mobile &Tablet) |
Android |
Chrome Safari Firefox Edge |
x | x |
| iOS | x | x | ||
| Desktop | Windows | x | x | |
| Mac | macOS | x | x | |
| Native App | Android | - | x | x |
| iOS | - | x | x |
Screen recording supportability
It is possible to prevent screen recording in native apps (Android App, iOS app ) and iOS browser but desktop and Android browsers cannot prevent screen recording entirely as it requires in-depth integration of browser and OS.
MOMENT supports watermarking as an alternative to discourage screen recording, contact us to discuss your needs.
Refer to below table to confirm which devices can block or support Screen Recording, Screen Mirroring or Casting.
| Device | OS | OS Version | Browser | Screen Recording | Screen Mirroring |
Casting (Airplay* /Chromecast) |
|
Mobile Web (Mobile&Tablet) |
Android |
Latest 3 versions |
Chrome |
✓ |
✓ | ✓ |
|
Firefox*¹ |
✓ |
✓ | ✓ | |||
| iOS |
Latest 3 versions* |
Safari | x | x | ✓ | |
| Chrome | x | x | ✓ | |||
| Desktop | Windows |
Latest 3 versions (8.1,10,11) |
Chrome |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
| Firefox |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ | |||
| Edge |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ | |||
| Mac | macOS |
Latest 3 versions |
Safari*³ | x | x | ✓ |
| Chrome |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ | |||
| Firefox*⁴ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ | |||
| Edge |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ | |||
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Note:
1. Firefox 85.1.3 and above.
2. iOS 15 cannot play DRM-protected live streaming and VOD content on web browsers, the audience needs to upgrade to 15.1 to view DRM-protected content.
3. Safari 15 on Mac Desktop currently cannot play DRM-protected live streaming and VOD content.
4. Firefox 88.0.1 and above.
Related Topic: What to do if users’ players can’t be displayed?