Can a viewer “save” a streaming video on their computer?
The vast majority of viewers will not be able to download and save streaming media. A streaming video, unlike a progressive download, is not designed be saved on the viewer’s computer, however it may “cache” in a media player but is generally not accessible. A viewer can save a link to the video, however embedding the player and masking the links helps prevent that from occurring. That said, there is very little on the Internet that is 100% safe from being copied by a determined hacker, other than financial transactions utilizing sophisticated encryption technology.
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