camming

English

Etymology 1

Contraction of camcording.

Noun

camming (uncountable)

1. (slang) Camcording; the illegal re-recording of films on camcorder in a cinema.
   • 2006, Joan M Van Tassel, Digital rights management:

     Many of the VCDs sold in Asia stem from such camming...

   • 2007 February 19, Ian Austen, “Hollywood Gets Tough on Movie Copying in Canada”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     In the United States, federal law as well as 40 state laws can impose harsh penalties for videotaping movies from theater screens, a process known as camming.

   • 2009, Robert Bird, Subhash C Jain, The Global Challenge of Intellectual Property Rights:

     Considering the supposed losses due to camming, the small reward and associated limitations on receiving it are unlikely to encourage employees to make the extra, and perhaps dangerous, effort to stop this illegal conduct.

Etymology 2

Clipping of camera.

Verb

camming

1. present participle and gerund of cam

See also

• spring-loaded camming device