[greenG4]

I need to embed MP3s into a web page and prevent a user from saving them to a disk. I know how to do this for pictures using java script, but can it be adapted for this use? Thanks.

[mzllr]

you might try kioskmode...
[php]
<embed src="myTune.mp3" width="200" height="240" kioskmode="true">
[/php]

found here

[clam2000]

the flaw is that the user still knows where the mp3 is, and they can then download it themselves.

the ways to make this harder for the user is by not putting the song in the html, but rather in a flash movie, or a java applet.

there is no way to do something that is completely fool proof, but you can definately make it harder

the more you protect the movie the harder it is for people to play it.

the most secure way would be using a java applet, which would stream the song after authenticating with the server, however even java can be decompiled and the song can still be downloaded.

--will

[philzilla]

yeah, i'd use Flash too.

1. new movie, import the mp3, export file as hidden_mp3s/song1.swf
2. make a movie which then loads hidden_mp3s/song1.swf

as you're loading a movie file in, the status bar won't give away the location of the files, so you're pretty much safe.

of course, wget can easily get around that problem by sucking the entire site up. if you really don't want people getting your files, throw some .htaccess goodness in there too.

oh, the files will be in the cache on some machines anyway, so you're never 100% guaranteed to keep it to yourself.

[greenG4]

Originally posted by philzilla:
oh, the files will be in the cache on some machines anyway, so you're never 100% guaranteed to keep it to yourself.

This should work for that, right?

META HTTP-EQUIV="pragma" CONTENT="no-cache"

[philzilla]

Originally posted by greenG4:
This should work for that, right?

META HTTP-EQUIV="pragma" CONTENT="no-cache"

no, that's different. that just means the browser grabs a fresh copy from the server, every time it gets a request for the page.

Windoze IE downloads everything to an easily opened temporary internet files directroy on the hard drive. if you want a file that has just loaded, you can just get it from that directory.

[Simon Mundy]

Can you install Darwin Streaming Server? Then just stream your mp3's and there will be no cached files to worry about.

Of course if someone's REALLY determined, they'll use one of those audio capture utilities, but if you're still worried about people stealing your audio/video once it's at that point, then you shouldn't be publishing it on a public website!!!

[philzilla]

heh yeah. just have an address where they can turn up and listen to the files, but only after they've passed an anti-bugging inspection

[greenG4]

Originally posted by Simon Mundy:
Can you install Darwin Streaming Server? Then just stream your mp3's and there will be no cached files to worry about.

I have no idea how to do that....

[James L]

" I know how to do this for pictures using java script"



Client sided javascript is absolutely useless for any security or preventative methods... all the user has to do is turn it off in their browser and they can do whatever they want! Not to mention that 13% of web clients have scripting disabled in their browsers.

...just a thought.