I'm working on a website that will allow users to purchase the right to view videos on a per video basis (no, not porn...settle down). After they pay, they will get unlimited views.
However, I'm concerned about two issues: 1) Leeching or downloading the FLVs. Is this easy to restrict? 2) Users passing around the log-ins. For #2, I'd like to be able to use something like FairPlay to allow users to authorize devices (such as their desktop computers and mobile devices). Any of them not on the list, wouldn't be able to access the page on which the video is located. So, it's not necessarily restricting the access to the video file. It's more about restricting access to the PAGE itself. I'm thinking that making it difficult for users to download the FLVs and adding a feature like FairPlay, I'll be able to restrict pirating of these videos. (Disclaimer: I'm a designer and entrepreneur...not a developer. So, I'm investigating if this is possible. And how time-consuming it is to build) Feel free to respond on-group or email me at jerauf [at] g mail [dot] com. Thank you!
