How lesson videos are protected

A watermark with the viewer's email and a signed link — and what that doesn't stop.

Maintained by the Cool team · updated on 8/26/2026

Lesson video on Cool is served through a signed link, not a public address. The link is generated on the spot, for that session, and doesn't work once copied out.

Over the video sits a live watermark with the viewer's own email, partially masked (jo•••@example.com). It moves, so it can't be covered with a rectangle.

What this solves

It kills casual sharing: whoever screen-records and reposts is distributing a video with their own identity burned into it.

What this does NOT solve

No video protection on the web stops a camera pointed at a screen. Anyone promising that is selling something that doesn't exist. What the watermark does is make a leak traceable — and that's what changes behaviour.

Does the full email show?

No. It's masked on the server before it ever reaches the player, precisely so a screenshot doesn't expose a student's full address.

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