Sodomites

Nothing gets locked up.

* shakes head in exasperation *

:pimp

Oh and as for using video games as an example of not multi-tasking, first there's the obvious one: when you're playing a videogame your attention is focused on well, playing the game.

Watching a video on the other hand is a passive activity, which means you can have the video playing in the background, listening to it while doing other things.

And there's the fact that most videogames are resource-intensive (I'm generalizing here, if you're playing angry birds you sure as fuck can do other things) which makes comparing playing videogames and watching videos two totally different experiences.

And finally, here's another example of a company trying to cripple a device and the market going ape-shit over it :thumbsup
http://www.businessweek.com/articles...e-restrictions

First you jump to the wild conclusion that the app I suggested would embed itself into a PC like a malware.

Then you jump to another wild conclusion that the app is going to freeze up every other process.

Then you make a big deal about the user not being able leave the video playing in a minimized window while he chats with his friends about Justin Bieber or whatever.

Now you are harping about DRM on a totally seperate hardware idea I proposed.

It's like having a conversation with a leaping dolphin with ADD.

I did not "leap to conclusions" my dear. I quoted you directly.

True, I assumed your original statement carried through to your other delusional ideas, which by the way I refuted with real-world examples of why crippling-hardware with DRM is a short-sighted and, as the consumer market has proven time and time again, counter-productive.

It seems to me you simply don't like to be shown just how wrong you are with facts and are now getting defensive, resorting to name-calling instead of backing up your arguments.

You see, when you argue (I mean that in the sense of discussing and exchanging ideas, not screaming out your opinion like a deranged lunatic thinking that will make your point) you have to back up your arguments with facts and evidence, which you have failed to do again and again.

You're free to get the last word in, which is another example of the immaturity which colors your discourse. And with that I bid you adieu and good luck :thumbsup

Is it safe to come out now?

So, like I was suggesting, an app that needs to be launched to play the video.

One aspect of it works in the background, checking to see if you've switched your PC into projector mode to export a signal like VGA to a TV or other device. If you did, the movie is halted and the app itself shuts down.

Another aspect running behind the scenes would be checking to see if you launched any recognized screen recording software. Again, if you did, the movie is halted and the app itself shuts down. And perhaps this could be updated on a daily basis to recognize the latest known screen grabber, like an antivirus program.

I am not a programmer, so I don't know how difficult it would be. I imagine if these functions were incorporated into an app with other ideas suggested by ilnjscb and DukeSkywalker, you would have a more comprehensive Whackamole strategy.