Videos can be downloaded even though set up not to

[Malgosia]

Hi there,

My Pilates classes videos I upload onto my website are set up so they can not be downloaded. Download button indeed does not show in the bottom corner of my videos, but I just found out you can bypass that easily with right mouse click, choose "download video" or even "download video as" and it happens!

My videos are under members area and you have to pay to view them but the whole point is that they cannot be downloaded to keep forever, my clients should only be able to view them when subscribed and paying, the moment they stop paying they get switched off from that access! Being able to download the videos completely defeats this whole concept.

What's the answer to that? I am not impressed or should I say I'm actually fuming right now, because also as a side note, the videos are often not playing smoothly, but buffering and stopping.

[Adam7]

Thanks for posting, @Malgosia. You're using our HD Video element for these, right? Have you thought about trying a third party video option from the App Center instead? 

[Malgosia]

Hi,

Yes I am using the HD element, I don't really want to use a third party for this since I can do it directly. I don't have a YouTube channel, my Pilates classes are not on Facebook (only snippets for advertising). I upload my videos from file, from my laptop.

I have in the meantime found a code that disables interaction with the videos through right click, but I'm aware it may not work with all the browsers, especially Opera which ignores java script altogether. Is there any other way that Weebly can protect my intellectual property from unauthorised downloads?

Weebly is a WYSIWYG and when the settings say that video is not downloadable then I completely trusted that what you see is indeed what you get. Perhaps there should be a pop up during video setup warning that browsers can bypass the settings of the "non-downloadable" video, so it's clear and there are no nasty surprises. Somewhere in the settings there could also be an advice of what code to put into the SEO, to disable right click.

Yes, I should have checked the right click myself, and I wouldn't be so shocked after 5 weeks of uploading content (and finding out from a client that she downloaded the videos because she struggled to watch them online) but that did not even cross my mind as someone who is not a web designer, who doesn't know anything about any codes, and who relies on and trusts the WYSIWYG saying that my video is set up so it cannot be downloaded.

Thanks

Malgosia

[Adam7]

If Opera isn't using Javascript, it will likely have other issues as well so I wouldn't worry too much about that. If the code you added is working, that will prevent almost anyone who tries to download. What code did you add? It might help to paste it in here in case someone else wants to use it.

[Malgosia]

Hi Adam,

I found this code on here, amongst other community answers:

<!-- Following code will prevent right click on images place is just above closing </body> tag -->
<script>
document.oncontextmenu = function(e){
var target = (typeof e !="undefined")? e.target: event.srcElement
if (target.tagName == "IMG" || (target.tagName == 'A' && target.firstChild.tagName == 'IMG'))
return false
}
</script>
<!-- code to prevent right click ends here -->

[Adam7]

Awesome - thank you for sharing it again here!

[Caffeina]

Hi,

I am also now having this issue with my video content. I cannot believe it!

I have tried the posted code - but it doen't seem to work dfor my videos. HELP!!

[Bernadette3]

I'm not seeing any content on your site that is downloadable. Do you have a specific page example that is allowing downloads?