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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

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Post by mtsr »

searine wrote: post #52
specialist wrote: post #44

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, especi…

FYI There is a great chrome extension that allows you to control playback speed, and it works on just about every video site.

Similar extensions exist for Firefox as well.

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

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Post by ohthehugemanate »

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

There's a lot of empirical research about this. A. Lot. Starting in the 80's, even. It's as close as it gets to empirically proven that software testing greatly reduces bugs and regressions, and accelerates delivery over the long term. It's not as clear if the acceleration is entirely freed up resources that would otherwise be spent fixing bugs, or if it also makes people develop faster. Also, it's pretty clear that Automated testing doesn't accelerate short or short term projects.

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

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Post by jrm4 »

ShamelessC wrote: post #70
jrm4 wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Okay, I know I might be breaking some kind of HN rule here, but I'm super genuinely curious as to why the downvotes here. Seriously. Is it "because people already know and I'm being condescending?" Is it "No, they shouldn't do this and instead allow the code to be censored?" Where are y'all going with this?

> Don't want to be (too) condescending was what did it for me. basically claiming superiority prior to any actual engagement/discussion.

:) Fair.

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

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Post by tomc1985 »

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.

"Cloud-native" youth seem to have forgotten a huge chunk of computing

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

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Post by alias_neo »

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.

It continues to amaze me that so many people in my profession (software) don't know that Git is "decentralized".

GitHub et al have taken over so ubiquitously that many developers I know have no idea that a bunch of what they do isn't even Git, and a bunch of what they don't do, is.

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

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Post by alibert »

sydthrowaway wrote: post #3

I've often wondered how easy it would be for people in the scene to rip Netflix or others streaming content. Isn't it as simple as getting the URL of the video player element in the browser and using cURL or wget?

I think there is actually no challenge to rip them because everything streamed seems to be almost immediately available for download in the original bitstream format without any recompression (at least for 1080p content).

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

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Post by bckr »

eatbitseveryday wrote: post #63
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

You can fork and detach. Then it is no longer linked.

> You can fork and detach.

I wonder if GitHub will volunteer your detached fork for an experiment in touching hard drives with magnets

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

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Post by londons_explore »

hatware wrote: post #57
betterunix2 wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is something amusing about weaponizing the key revocation process like this...

Everything about it is fascinating. These people all have day jobs yet they provide a better experience than the multi-trillion dollar corporations that are releasing the product in the first place.

These people probably all have day school... I think most people who get past school age tend to retire out of this crowd of people...

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

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Post by malermeister »

GekkePrutser wrote: post #30
e3bc54b2 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's why they now embed displays with verification modules. Basically whole stack from server to your display is a giant chain verifying you are not doing what they don't want you to do.

And see how well it works. 2 hours after airing everything is online. The only ones they're giving any hassle are legitimate consumers.

This is a similar charade to airport security: It doesn't actually do anything but satisfy a bunch of suits and create some pointless jobs around it.
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