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"Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

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Re: "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

#42

Post by jrm4 »

vmception wrote: post #17

This is one of those github repositories that you just clone and move on. Don't fork, just clone to your local system. When it gets taken down the forks will disappear, whereas the clones will not. You can also just download a zip file. https://github.com/widevinedump?tab=repositories

"Making an imaginary-ish copy that stays on the big Microsoft-owned system is mostly unnecessary and probably not enough to keep it around, make sure you save a copy on your own computer that they can't get to."

Don't want to be (too) condescending, but, as an old-timer it's kind of wild to me that people who work with tech a lot do actually sometimes need to be reminded of this.

Re: "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

#43

Post by danuker »

ocdtrekkie wrote: post #14
peanut_worm wrote: post #12

Can’t you just record the screen or is there something preventing it?

That's what Widevine prevents: It ensures the decrypted video is only available to proprietary devices and software which agree not to help you rip the video.

And this is why I do not pay any company engaging in DRM.

Re: "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

#44

Post by specialist »

I just want to control the viewing experience, not hoard warez.

Effortless rewind, skip filler (car chases, sex), play at x1.25 speed, etc.

aka the "Blu-Ray experience".

If that means I gotta bypass the DRM and download, so be it.

--

Some shows have my complete rapt attention. I'll keenly watch (and rewatch) every single frame. Like Netflix's Maniac. OMG. So frikkin good. (So many other examples.)

Other shows, especially rewatching a series, I just want to focus on the character development, dialog, and plot points.

Re: "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

#45

Post by tyingq »

vmception wrote: post #17

This is one of those github repositories that you just clone and move on. Don't fork, just clone to your local system. When it gets taken down the forks will disappear, whereas the clones will not. You can also just download a zip file. https://github.com/widevinedump?tab=repositories

  #!/usr/bin/env bash
  API_URL="https://api.github.com/users/widevinedump/repos"
  for url in $(curl -s $API_URL | jq -r '.[].html_url')
  do
    echo "Cloning: $url"
    git clone $url
  done

Re: "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

#47

Post by Tobu »

natdempk wrote: post #40

Does anyone know what CDM stands for or refers to? Saw the acronym mentioned in a lot of the repos.

Content decryption module: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encrypted_Media_Extensions

A component that decrypts streams locally, which DRM makers intend will be restricted enough to not leak the keys it uses.

Re: "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

#48

Post by vmception »

jrm4 wrote: post #42
vmception wrote: post #17

This is one of those github repositories that you just clone and move on. Don't fork, just clone to your local system. When it gets taken down the forks will disappear, whereas the clones will not. You can also just download a zip file. https://github.com/widevinedump?tab=repositories

"Making an imaginary-ish copy that stays on the big Microsoft-owned system is mostly unnecessary and probably not enough to keep it around, make sure you save a copy on your own computer that they can't get to." Don't want to be (too) condescending, but, as an old-timer it's kind of wild to me that people who work with tech a lot do actually sometimes need to be reminded of this.

Its wild to me too, but I've seen people actually debate fork perseverance and I'm always confused what the issue is when you can just have a local copy but somehow that often never gets brought up in those conversations. Its not even about something used in a package manager, they just really had no backup when the default behavior of the git protocol is to have a backup. I'm like "wait did they actually lose something?" so since that seems to be the case, yeah, gotta remind people.

Re: "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

#49

Post by caillougris »

unbanned wrote: post #25
sovietmudkipz wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don’t know why but for some reason I was hopeful to see unit tests in any of the repos. Searching “test” for that user doesn’t reveal any tests. :( Even the digital property liberators/internet pirates don’t test their software. I feel like I’m on an island with a small population of test enthusiasts.

>Even the digital property liberators/internet pirates don’t test their software. I feel like I’m on an island with a small population of test enthusiasts. Ultimately, what's the point. The tool either works, or it doesn't. Then you patch what doesn't work so it does work. Heck even the Linux kernel isn't tested. Unit tests are so management can have a good metric to sell code quality. I don't know any time unit test…

> I don't know any time unit testing has actually benefited shipping faster

It's of huge benefits to me when I have to make a small tweak (fix a bug, or add a new specific corner case) into an existing codebase that I didn't write and don't know very well. Being able to make a small change and being confident that it will not send everything burning in hell.

Re: "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

#50

Post by gentleman11 »

unbanned wrote: post #25
sovietmudkipz wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don’t know why but for some reason I was hopeful to see unit tests in any of the repos. Searching “test” for that user doesn’t reveal any tests. :( Even the digital property liberators/internet pirates don’t test their software. I feel like I’m on an island with a small population of test enthusiasts.

>Even the digital property liberators/internet pirates don’t test their software. I feel like I’m on an island with a small population of test enthusiasts. Ultimately, what's the point. The tool either works, or it doesn't. Then you patch what doesn't work so it does work. Heck even the Linux kernel isn't tested. Unit tests are so management can have a good metric to sell code quality. I don't know any time unit test…

Why isn’t the kernel tested? Too close to the hardware to be practical?
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