Being filmed by smart glasses? Try playing copyrighted Disney music
“Disney music is more protected than women.”
- People are suggesting Disney music to disrupt non-consensual smart-glasses videos uploaded online.
- The idea relies on platforms removing videos that trigger copyright complaints, especially from Disney.
- The tactic may fail because audio filters can remove music, and some copyrighted videos remain online.
- Backlash and new rules are growing as smart glasses raise privacy and harassment concerns in public spaces.
Key Takeaways by nexos.ai, reviewed by Cybernews staff.
Netizens say that copyright infringement will prompt YouTube and other platforms to take down videos recorded with smart glasses without consent.
When a new technology enables malicious behavior, women are nearly guaranteed to be on the receiving end.
It’s certainly the case for smart AI glasses, such as Ray-Ban Meta, which are increasingly used to covertly film women and humiliate them by uploading the videos online, leaving victims without tools to protect themselves.
Netizens, however, have come up with a creative solution to prevent these videos from being shared by “glassholes,” a derogatory term for smart glasses wearers.
They propose that women start playing copyrighted Disney music if they notice being filmed without their consent.
“Because Disney music is more protected than women,” a user wrote.
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Some commentators, however, noted that those who recorded videos can use a noise filter to separate speaking from music.
YouTube has automatic detection technology to take down content that violates copyright. The Walt Disney Company is among those who strictly enforce its intellectual property rights via YouTube and other platforms’ mechanisms.
In 2025, for example, Google removed dozens of AI-generated videos portraying Disney characters following the studio’s complaints.
The method of playing copyrighted music to prevent footage from appearing online isn’t new,and was reportedly used by law enforcement.
The Santa Ana Police Department in California launched an investigation in 2022 after its officers were caught blasting copyrighted songs from Disney movies like Toy Story and Encanto to prevent residents from recording them.
A similar incident was observed in Oakland, California, where an officer started playing Taylor Swift songs from his phone during his confrontation with protestors.
“You can record all you want, I just know it can’t be posted on YouTube,” the officer says in a video that is still on the platform.
This and other videos that haven’t been taken down from social media, despite featuring copyrighted music, suggest that the proposed method doesn’t guarantee success.
However, as backlash against the so-called “pervert glasses” grows, people are increasingly hesitant to wear them in public.
Legislation is also trying to catch up with the public discontent. In July 2026, New York became the first US state to ban smart glasses from all public courthouses.