While technology to stop fans filming concerts would only be a drop in the ocean in this regard, it would end one tranche of the unauthorised uploads that appear on the video site.
Pitchfork reports that Apple has won approval from the US Patent and Trademark Office for technology that could be used to prevent fans filming or taking photos of gigs on their iPhones.
There are those who like to hold their phone up for large chunks of the show, to capture footage of the band.
And there are those who like to stand and watch the group and listen to the music, without any screens in their way.