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I don't understand the point of these. Couldn't I get any content from a streaming service via streaming it and screen recording? Does this allow you to download the videos without an account?
You can’t screen record content being delivered over HDCP. Only <= 720p is generally allowed to be streamed without copyright protection.
But no, I'm not gonna throw my dollars on every little platform out there like Disney+, HBO, Vudu, Fandango, and other crappy services from other companies just because some content I needed exists only there. Guys, if we look closely this is basically all back to TV Channels all over again. So, no thank you. I'll keep pirating my content with a VPN.
One of the best layman hacks to rip all these services is still using ffmpeg/sse with Xvfb. They can DRM and engineer all they want but nobody can stop me from recording what's playing on my screen :D
Who has time to program something like this? To be this good at making software but not employed making it? Or is this teams working in their spare time?
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There has never been a better time to be a consumer of home media than today. I wouldn't trade the (legal) access I have to essentially any film or TV show I can imagine wanting to watch for any conceivable bookshelf full of DVDs. The Blockbuster Video and Comcast Premium Channel Package era was no more cost effective, and things just get worse as you go further back in time.
> the (legal) access I have to essentially any film or TV show I can imagine My imagination runs amok.. There is a Disney+ but https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Little_Dog_Lost is not on it. Nor is any other Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color or whatever name the anthology ran on television since 1954 but to me this is the only one that matters, what can I do, I love corgis :) The Mists Of Avalon mini series from 20…
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It's an unauthorized copy.
Copyright applies to the entity doing the distribution. It could be violating of DMCA though I am not a lawyer and don’t fully understand the law.
Why is it possible to pirate 4k content from these sites but not simply view 4k officially on my mac? (disney+ in particular)
Presumably the piracy apps tell those sites you're using something like Windows XP and need a certain version of the file.
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Christmas is a good example. A couple years ago I threw out all of my DVD's. We watch the same ten or so movies every holiday season. Now we scramble to find them on streaming services and pay $3-5 each to watch. At one point I had them all downloaded on a portable HD (along with others) but it failed, and why back up what you can just re-download?
I don't understand why the major streaming services don't have the good Christmas movies. They all have these new "made for TV" quality awful movies they push really hard. It's A Wonderful Life A Christmas Carol Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (old animated version) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (old animated version) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Home Alone Miracle On 34th Street Elf White Christmas There's…
Last time I watched tv I did the whole vpn + american tv package thing and I just was appalled at the sheer amount of unwatchable content (ads)... I pity these things, how did it even work in the first place?
I never understand what pushes people to download Netflix/Disney media and share it on torrent sites. Don't get me wrong, I am glad they do. But, what is the positive for them? The negatives (angry copyright lawyers from one of the richest corporations) outweighs the positives (some clout on 1337x or Usenet or wherever these guys dump it)
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AIUI, these (or similar) tools were used by some of the piracy groups, but never made public to avoid the keys being revoked.
You can release the tools without the keys. That way, anyone can get the tool, and anyone with a valid key can use the tool.