First there was CSS (Content Scramble System) the copy protection put on DVD. Then there was AACS (Advanced Access Content System) which was supposed to protect high definition content from being copied. DRM (Digital Rights Management) system are failing left and right. The latest scheme to falter is the one deployed by NetFlix.
NetFlix allows subscribers to rent DVD off their website. The DVD are mailed to the subscribers. When the subscriber is done they just mail the DVD back and NetFlix send the next one in their list. Sounds easy enough, but it wasn’t. NetFlix extended their service to allow subscribe to watch movies on thier computers. This enabled users to get their movies instantly. Granted NetFlix did put on some restrictions. You can only watch 19 hours of dowloadable content. You cannot save the video to watch it later.
Like most things in life someone was looking for a way to “extend” the system. This time around it was DIzzIE from the Rorta forums. DIzzIE posted a thread giving detailed instruction to bypass the limitations imposed by NetFlix. I leave it it up to you to read the exact details.
