Tell HN: Udemy and Chrome blocking customers from screenshotting

[Enjaami]

When using either Windows' snipping tool or PrtSc, a black screen is saved where the udemy video would be.

Firefox however, still allows you to capture the contents on your own screen that you paid for.

Seems to be breaking many people's note-taking learning flows:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Troubleshooting/comments/m74eis/cant_take_screenshots_of_a_udemy_course_video_in/

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/prtscr-now-results-in-black-screen-and-no-im-not/aba83281-a928-432a-82c6-bda0cb121002

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252605325

[MrWiffles]

Could be due to the content having DRM technologies enabled by the content owner. I think the same thing happens if you try that with Netflix, doesn’t it? I always assumed so, thus I haven’t tried. I’m surprised this ever worked at all!