Prime Video: Amazon strikes back with a new patent

With a new patent, Amazon wants to put a stop to piracy on Prime Video.

What will change for the users of the streaming service?

In the digital age, piracy continues to be a

.

High-quality cell phone cameras have made filming series or films even easier, the Internet makes it easier to distribute them, and using tricks it is still possible today

to remain

almost completely

.

With a new patent,

wants to

take action against piracy on its streaming portal Prime Video *.

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Prime Video: Amazon goes into the fight against piracy with a patent

Piracy has long been a thorn in the side of Amazon Prime Video.

An

is needed - did Amazon find it with this patent?

As reported by torrentfreak.com, Amazon has applied for an interesting patent.

The idea:

and the people behind them can be stopped.

The underlying technology works like this: When a user watches a film or a series, an ID tailored only to the respective user and the video is automatically created, which is then inserted over the entire video - with a watermark.

They are so small that they

be seen

and therefore do not impair the user experience.

However, Amazon's technology can find these and thus check their legitimate use.

Read on here:

A patent with potential?

The patent and the associated procedure sounds

at

first glance

.

This naturally raises the question of whether the technology is also catching on

.

This is definitely possible - but it should not be forgotten that the Amazon system is

and interested

would therefore first have to contact Amazon.

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