The selfie to the concert is not only a habit: it is a discipline for which, given the difficulty of taking good pictures in poor condition, swap ideas on sites and forums dedicated. Well, this practice may soon be banned. Apple would in fact filed a patent for an infrared system that can lock the iPhone and iPad camera during the show or in sensitive places such as schools and airports.
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Gone are the days where, for create atmosphere during an event, it was necessary to equip viewers of candles or bright bracelets. Today that effect of the starry sky is guaranteed by the constant presence of smartphones and tablet pointed at the stage. But there are those who, among the artists, not like. First of Adele, that during a recent concert at the Arena di Verona has publicly reprimanded by a fan stage that the filming: “I am here in real life, you can enjoy all live and not through a video camera.” While others, such as Gianna Nannini and Kate Bush, have asked fans to give to mobile during their show. Impatience shared by the record companies, for which the live events, since with streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple the Music CD sales have suffered a steep fall, represent one of the main sources of business.
this is why the system patented by Apple, which dates back to 2011 but of which we were informed only in recent days by the specialized site 9to5Mac, could be well received by industry professionals. It is not yet clear whether the Cupertino company has really intend to use it, but in case it would be a choice bound to cause controversy, and a lot. Google also because at that point it would be almost obliged to follow suit on Android.
“The law on copyright forbids taking pictures and videos at concerts – explains Saverio Occhipinti, privacy expert lawyer the Rome – but it is clear that it is an old law, which does not consider the new technological means such as smartphones and social networks. The right has big problems in this regard, which have worsened with the arrival of platforms such as Periscope, which allow you to stream live video on their social profiles. Today, however, would be impossible in practice to prevent the spectators to a concert to capture images, either because they can not seize a cell, either because it depends on what is covered in the frame: if artists may refuse to take back their performance, can not prevent people to take a selfie. ” That’s why the idea of Apple “would be in effect a limitation of personal freedom would inhibit a cellular function in itself absolutely lawful.”
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