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Netflix "View It Now" Service Hacked - Users Downloading Movies

by Tim Stevens on August 8, 2007 at 09:42 AM

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Blockbuster and NetFlix are embroiled in what's quickly becoming a knock-down drag-out fight to the death. Blockbuster -- the new entrant in the mailed DVD rental business -- offers subscribers the option to return movies at brick-and-mortar stores and get a new rental instantly. NetFlix is, of course, the biggest name in mailed rentals, and recently responded to Blockbuster's turf invasion with a feature that lets user stream movies directly to their PCs. The movies are supposed to be completely protected from copying, but it seems some intrepid hackers have managed to find a way around those copy protection measures.

The process involves the use of FairUse4WM, a program capable of stripping copy protection from many Windows Media protected files. There's a lot more to it, of course, including how to get at those protected files in the first place, how to edit them, and how to save them. It's a lengthy and likely frustrating process that may or may not be worth it, and it's almost certainly illegal, but for those NetFlix subscribers who double as Internet pirates may want to check it out so they can watch movies while on long trips.

From Engadget

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