Submitted by ScaryProfessional711 t3_y8s86w in movies
ScaryProfessional711 OP t1_it1o62e wrote
Reply to comment by Badwolf_131 in Why isn't legal movie downloading allowed? by ScaryProfessional711
Do you actually own a universal file though? Can you play it through windows media player or is it only playable through itunes approved player? I've never used iTunes so I'm unfamiliar. Amazon allows for downloads but it's downloaded to their app that you install on your device so it's still tied to Amazon. You can't play the downloaded movie through any other media player.
TheRealClose t1_it1r0g0 wrote
It only works in iTunes or QuickTime player. This is to protect it against you copying or altering it etc.
Pjoernrachzarck t1_it1uv63 wrote
You never own software. Even if you download a file, you’re purchasing a licence to use the data, you don’t ‘own’ it. And it is in the publishers legal right to disable the file you downloaded remotely.
So the ‘difference’ to streaming you’re talking about, apart from possibly convenience, is an illusion.
Badwolf_131 t1_it1pkx6 wrote
Didn’t try using anything beyond QuickTime. But it is downloaded in a folder on the computer as an MP4. So theoretically it should work. On that computer. Or any other computer that has authorizations through your iTunes. Theoretically.
It’s been some time since my external blew up. So I haven’t been able to use this option since.
TheRealClose t1_it1r1fr wrote
It doesn’t work outside QuickTime or iTunes. They are m4v “protected” files, not just mp4.
Badwolf_131 t1_it1ru9p wrote
Ahhh. Well. That answers that. Sorry OP.
Deadend-Video-0 t1_it215fk wrote
There are multiple programs out there that will convert the files. Do a little searching and you'll find them.
TheRealClose t1_it25s9y wrote
You need to removed the DRM first. You can get software that does that but it costs.
Fantastic-Watch8177 t1_it2anbw wrote
They will defeat DRM too. Trust me; I have done it, as have many others. Cost: sure, a little.
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