iTunes Rentals Hack

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Socoder -> Off Topic -> iTunes Rentals Hack
Thu, 17 Jan 2008, 18:59
Stealth	So I've rented a movie on iTunes. I was browsing around on Digg and found this article on how to hack the new iTunes Movie Rentals system. Apple gives you 30 days after you rent the movie to watch it. Well maybe I want a little longer? This is the normal, iTunes (before the hack): hack_before.png It's a pretty simple hack, just change the date on your computer! Here is iTunes again (after the hack): hack_after.png -=-=- Quit posting and try Google.
Fri, 18 Jan 2008, 06:06
Yo! Wazzup?	LOL! Apple really has to change that, maybe store the date in an encrypted file or omething? -=-=- Hi everyone! I'm new to Blitz and only 10 years old so all things coding is gush to me
Fri, 18 Jan 2008, 07:26
JL235	That is a very old hack and nothing new. Most trials are base by the date on your PC and so can be circumvented by changing it. However it gets very annoying to have an incorrect date on you PC. One idea I'd have, why not change the date forward before you download. When you change it back to normal it might have a very long time period.
Fri, 18 Jan 2008, 08:48
HoboBen	The clock battery in my old OS 9 but running OS X mac (not a bad machine, actually) didn't work, so every time it booted up it was January 1, 1970. It was nice to have all those infinite trials, because mac software is usually so expensive. @ The screenshots : ewww, that theme looks like Royal Noir meets Ubuntu-vomit! -=-=- blog \| work \| code \| more code
Fri, 18 Jan 2008, 09:30
spinal	I assume it would be easier to put your clock forward a few years before downloading, then put it right so you don't need to think about it again. -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
Fri, 18 Jan 2008, 09:39
Jayenkai	I'd be interested to know what happens if you hit a +30 day. I'd imagine it'd be a case of itunes deleting the files, or permanently locking them on you. Care to give that a try, Stealth? -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Fri, 18 Jan 2008, 10:02
spinal	I assume this ipod rental thing is cheaper than buying the dvd? I only have an old [dead] ipod with the b/w screen so haven't looked at much ipod related in a few years. -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
Fri, 18 Jan 2008, 10:49
Stealth	@jay When the file does expire it gets deleted. Which is why you have to be careful, if your computer went a-wall on you then you could quite easily whip out all your rentals. @JL235 Good idea but I'm a bit paranoid that iTunes uses the server to embed the date, and that my download will expire instantly if I try that. Plus, I have heard Apple has patched this. So thats unfortunate. But thats the Digg effect, heh. @spinal New release rentals are $3.99 (or $4.99 for HD, although I hear you can only get HD on Apple TV). -=-=- Quit posting and try Google.
Fri, 18 Jan 2008, 19:27
Scherererer	can't you just re-encode the video to a different format? -=-=- YouTube Twitter Computer Science Series: Logic (pt1) (part 2) (part 3) 2's Complement Mathematics: Basic Differential Calculus
Fri, 18 Jan 2008, 21:57
Stealth	It's in a protected format.
Fri, 18 Jan 2008, 23:04
Nolan	It's in a protected format. Which has undoubtedly been cracked. This is, after all, the internet. -=-=- nolandc.com
Sat, 19 Jan 2008, 06:52
Scherererer	Anything that you can see or hear is impossible to fully protect. even if it comes down to having to videotape the screen, but you wouldn't for this format. What is it? mpeg? mov? -=-=- YouTube Twitter Computer Science Series: Logic (pt1) (part 2) (part 3) 2's Complement Mathematics: Basic Differential Calculus
Sat, 19 Jan 2008, 10:35
Stealth	I do agree with you guys. The movies are protected MPEG-4 (.m4v) files. -=-=- Quit posting and try Google.