Adobe is working so hard to keep us users from copying streaming media.. they have patented rtmp (must includes all the variants) and are working harder to put in more locks (like the sorcerer's stone in harry potter story). Layers upon layers of process, hiding, authentication, session, protocols, servers, tunnels, ports, ssl, DRM... it's not just as simple as copy and paste anymore..

It seemed absurd and selfish to patent a protocol to yourself, but once you have control over the flow, content providers would eventually falls into Adobe hands.. Whatever you want, you can get, only if you pay..

What began as a nifty animation gadget has transformed into the most important tool in internet multimedia delivery.. we just have to wait until history changes again.. for now, only screen cap is the only way to record your media.. unless someone reverse engineer swf and put in "Save media as" menu or come up with a terrific protocol/client/player/stream recorder/etc.. in time, there will always be another way around..