Record screen without getting detected i.e. blocked and blacklisted

[Jammy2020]

Hey guys! First post here!

tldr: I want to record my laptop screen while I stream a video that I have paid for. Can they detect me recording the screen?


LEGALITY:

I know this could be deemed unethical but I will NOT be selling or distributing these videos. I just want a copy for myself. Also, recent laws about time-shifting media mean this is NOT illegal. To those screaming piracy - if these were movies one could easily wait for someone to torrent it. These are education lectures I have purchased and can stream.


THE SITUATION:

My subscription allows me to stream unlimited videos. These are educational videos so NO netflix, movies etc. I will be watching these tutorials again and again. I just want a copy for myself that I can actually use the content I've paid for!

The subscription is damn expensive and I have to watch the videos a number of times. I could probably go through everything once in 8 weeks and get myself a copy of all the stuff. If I keep subscribing till I'm done with them (repeat viewings) I'd probably end up subscribing for 6-8 months and I don't want to do that.

Often I want to watch/get time to watch the videos when I have no internet i.e. on my commute etc. I want to 'make a copy' of the videos so can have them on my tablet/phone BUT the company provides no links and also says any attempts to download material and you get blocked. I don't want to get blocked.



MY PLAN OF ACTION:

Very likely any attempt made to intercept the stream and record it directly can be detected. Not going to do this. Also, don't know how to.

So I'm thinking I will play the video and record my desktop i.e. a recording of whatever is happening on my screen = the video
I have done this in the past and the quality if good enough for my purpose.

This is time-consuming, but it does give me a copy of the video in a decent useable quality = fit for my purpose.



MY QUESTION:

CAN THE COMPANY DETECT me recording MY screen? If they can I get blocked and blacklisted.

This is not some huge company like netflix etc. but definitely not some mom-and-pop operation either. But definitely they have a high-standard of technology.

If there is indeed some way/technology for them to detect me recording my desktop - how expensive is it i.e. how likely is the technology to be used to catch people doing this?

If this is not feasible - what else can I do?

If all else fails, I could just connect my laptop to the big screen and record it with a camera. Not very keen on that. Too much effort + the flicker etc.


Thanks!

[Stream Ripper]

The only thing they MIGHT be able to detect if they're SNEAKY/TRICKY is the exe file of a screen recorder program

BUT - i've only seen that done ONCE, 99.99% of the time you'll be fine

Try Replay Video Capture out - you can try it for free last i checked

[Usher1008]

Don’t worry about that, they won’t detect your screen but whether you’re using a recorder software. Nevertheless, I have never failed to record the online streaming. The applications such as Jing and Apowersoft screen recorder are good to use for this job without any fees. Hope they are workable for you.

[ihryjfbd]

How do they block it on Android by checking framebuffer access?
All4 knows your rooted but still blocks it if your using Cydia or Xposed Framework.