Preparation

1.Set Screen-Save timeout to one minute.
2.Uncheck default inhibit Power Management in VLC.
3.Play media.
4.Pause playback.
5.Screen-Save and perhaps Power Management will be inhibited.  Unexpected 
behavior.
6.Note, normal behavior when VLC playback is stopped or VLC is terminated.

Check inhibit Power Management

1.Play media.
2.Stop playback.
3.Exit VLC
4.Screen-Save and perhaps Power Management will be inhibited.  Unexpected 
behavior.
5.Start VLC and uncheck inhibit Power Management.
6.Exit VLC.
7.Screen-Save and perhaps Power Management will be inhibited.  Unexpected 
behavior.

Force return to normal behavior

1.Reboot.

Dbus-Monitor Output:

ag...@aguru-07-1004:~$ dbus-monitor

signal sender=org.freedesktop.DBus -> dest=:1.96 serial=2
path=/org/freedesktop/DBus; interface=org.freedesktop.DBus;
member=NameAcquired

   string ":1.96"

method call sender=:1.96 -> dest=org.freedesktop.DBus serial=3
path=/org/freedesktop/DBus; interface=org.freedesktop.DBus;
member=AddMatch

   string "type='method_call'"

method call sender=:1.96 -> dest=org.freedesktop.DBus serial=4
path=/org/freedesktop/DBus; interface=org.freedesktop.DBus;
member=AddMatch

   string "type='method_return'"

method call sender=:1.96 -> dest=org.freedesktop.DBus serial=5
path=/org/freedesktop/DBus; interface=org.freedesktop.DBus;
member=AddMatch

   string "type='error'"

^C

ag...@aguru-07-1004:~$

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VLC Inhibits power management daemon when option UNCHECKED
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562807
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