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Microsoft DRM Code for Netflix Streams Hacked
reddburn writes "Macworld has posted a story by IDN News Service about a hacker who posted instructions for saving streaming movies from Netflix, defeating Microsoft's DRM code designed to prevent users from saving the content. From the article: 'A hacker who calls himself Dizzie wrote late last month on the Rorta hacking forum that "Netflix doesn't easily allow you to save the flicks and watch them at your leisure because the films are entrapped in some ... Windows Media DRM wrapper," referring to Microsoft's DRM system. Word of his hack spread more widely this week in various blogs and Web sites...He writes that the process for removing the DRM could take a few attempts, and the process does not remove the time limit imposed by Netflix on viewing the content. The Netflix site was down for maintenance early Thursday, although it was unclear if it was related to the hack. The site was back up later Thursday morning.'"
Oh shut up.
You whiners are half the reason linux has made so little progress as a desktop platform.
This is a rental model -- they want some sort of control to stop people from downloading everything once and than dropping the service. What does linux offer that can do that? Anything?
And remember, this is an EXTRA service that they've given to their customers WITHOUT any additional charge. If you don't have a compatible computer (or broadband, or any computer at all) you aren't being cheated out of anything. You're just missing out on the free bonus.