Thursday, July 21, 2016

Apple can stop concert pictures – NRK

Lighted mobile screens may disappear from concert venues, according to Pitchfork.

According to music magazine, Apple has now received patent on technology that among other things can be used to block calls from taking photographs or filming during concerts.

Thus, the future look bleak for those who want to share concerts on platforms like Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter or Facbook.

According to Pitchfork should Apple have filed a patent application on technology already in 2009.

the patent allows the use of technology where mobile cameras capture infrared signals which can both be used to get information about nearby objects, such as in a museum, but which can also be used to disable the phone’s photo features.

According to The New York Times, the technology can easily be used to disable the camera during concerts by artists emit infrared signals from the stage.

The newspaper writes that the technology can slow the extent of sharing of recordings that violate copyrights.

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