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A security hole in Adobe software allows users to download movies and TV shows for free from Amazon.com Inc video streaming service. People on the web developed software to download the movies and TV shows based on this security hole.

It’s a fundamental flaw in the Adobe design. This was designed stupidly,” said Bruce Schneier, a security expert who is also the chief security technology officer at British Telecom.

Amazon.com’s Adobe powered Video on Demand service allows viewers to watch 2 minutes of video on the browser for free. The Adobe player starts streaming the entire moviw during the free preview and it pauses the video after first two minutes. This enables the users to download movies using some software.

“Adobe’s (stream) is not really encrypted,” said Applian CEO Bill Dettering. “One of the downfalls with how they have architected the software is that people can capture the streams. I fully expect them to do something more robust in the near future.”