Questions tagged [drm]
DRM - Digital rights management
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Mac: DRM removal for Apple TV-purchased movies?
I have the latest macOS (Catalina). Are there any DRM removal software that will work with the Apple TV app on my Mac? The most popular software (DVDFab, TunesKit, etc.) work with iTunes only, but ...
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How are iOS apps protected from theft by other developers? [closed]
An app can contain proprietary resources like a Core ML model that a developer spent a lot of time developing.
According to this answer,
the app itself is not encrypted when it is downloaded to a ...
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With Apple Music Family Plan, can two devices with the same Apple ID stream at the same time?
Let's say I have the Apple Music Family Plan and two iOS devices signed into the same Apple ID. Can these two devices both stream at the same time?
Background: All the documentation around Apple ...
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record AppleTV output with USB Type-C cable and Quicktime. Are there no restrictions? DRM?
I followed the instructions here and was able to record the AppleTV output. Awesome feature. I tested Youtube, Periscope, a few games and some German Government TV channels.
I don't own pay apps (...
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What processes are used by DRM?
Whenever some content is DRM-protected, screenshots of such content are masked. Even using Terminal does not avoid such problems.
Which processes in ps ax are used by DRM that is implemented by ...
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Protected Audio File - Removing DRM on old iTunes Purchases to play Music on non-Apple Devices
I would like to learn how to remove the Digital Rights Management copy protection off of iTunes purchases I made prior to 2009 so that I can make use of my entire music library on my Android ...
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If I get a game from the Apple store, can I play it on other computers? [duplicate]
Let's say I buy a game from the app store from this computer.
Then I copy the game files to a external drive and go to a friend and copy them on his computer. Will my friend's computer play the game?
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Firefox 38 on OS X - there is no DRM - howto enable?
I found How to disable DRM in Firefox 38
I don't have those settings in my Firefox. See screenshots:
Howto enable DRM restrictions?
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Checking iTunes collection for DRM
How can I check which songs or videos that I purchased from the iTunes Store have DRM restrictions?
All of the mobile OSes are very impressive to me at the moment, and I'm thinking about trying a non-...
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Song cannot be played on this iPhone
I have recently added a number of songs to my iTunes playlist (all mp3s). When syncing them over to my iPhone I get an error saying that 'X track cannot be played on this iPhone'.
What could be the ...
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Password protected video
I want to protect my instructional video with a password. There is a use case.
When a user wants to play an encrypted file, the encrypted file will pop up a dialog box to request the user to enter a ...
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does iTunes DRM depend on the wifi connection with which the purchase was made
This might be a fairly specific question but my WiFi card was having issues (the Wifi:No Hardware Installed error). I started using an usb wifi adapter. The issue is that now none of my iTunes media ...
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Bought a movie on Apple TV 2. Can't play on computer
My Apple TV 2 is configured to use my single iTunes account. When I use my Macbook Pro to login into that account in iTunes, I can't play a move I bought (and can play) on the Apple TV. I get this ...
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Does iTunes put my iTunes account information in track files when I import CD albums?
Does iTunes put my iTunes account information in track files when I import CD albums? I never shared any music because I prefer to buy original CDs but if someone stoles some files of mine can my ...
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iTunes media quality and DRM? [closed]
Finally iTunes Store has come to Russia so I have multiple questions that I can't find the answers actual in Q4 2012 and I pretty new to some special Apple services.
Which quality have media ...
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Are all eBooks in the iBookstore DRM protected?
A few weeks ago I bought a book in the iBookstore. The title of this book is "Der Aurora Effekt" (German). Then a few weeks later I bought the book "The Tributes of Panem" (German version).
The ...
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How do I transfer my Disney Digital Copy movie to iTunes using Lion?
I want to try this "Digital Copy" to iCloud movie deal but when I pop in the DVD it says:
You can't open the application Up because PowerPC applications are no longer supported.
Is there any other ...
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OSX Preview: is able to display DRM protected PDF files? (mainly concerned about Adobe DRM)
I would like to know if the Preview application (last release) is able to open PDF files that are DRM protected, for example by Adobe DRM system.
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How does iOS app DRM work, exactly?
When I purchase an app in iTunes on my Windows computer, I get an *.ipa file that is a self-contained iOS application package. I can browse the contents of these IPA files with 7-Zip and even extract ...
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How can I remove DRM from my iTunes music without transcoding?
I have some iTunes files with the file type AAC audio (protected) on Windows 7. The problem is that these songs only work with Apple software, and I want to remove the DRM.
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How can I share apps and music purchased on one apple ID between 7 devices?
I have:
1 Macbook Pro for office use
1 Macbook Air for personal travel use
1 Mac Mini to run my home theater system
1 iMac that my wife and kids use
1 iPad v1 for the kids to play with
1 iPad v2 for ...
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Is your copy of music from the iTunes store the same as mine?
I was wondering how the DRM/Purchased/Protected thing works with the songs downloaded from the iTunes store.
If two people by a DRMed song from iTunes, are the raw bytes they download the same? Or ...
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Is there still iTunes plus upgrade for DRM'ed music?
Thanks to the tip here, I was able to make a smart playlist containing all the DRM encumbered music in my iTunes library.
I remember in the past there was an offer from iTunes Plus that lets you pay ...
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Can I share iBooks with another device that is authorized for the purchasing account?
Is there a way to share iBooks with a device without connecting it to the machine running iTunes with the purchasing account?
I know that it is possible to download iBooks to a device that uses a ...
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Play protected WMV files on a Mac?
I'm trying to watch a protected WMV file on my Mac, but it seems that neither VLC nor Flip4Mac support DRMs. Well at least all I get is psychedelic images, such as this one:
Is there any way to ...
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cant open any apps on my ipad
I got a iPad (1) and no mbp or windows for itunes so I hooked it up to another persons mac to get the latest updates for it.
It was all good for a while till the battery died the other day. After I ...
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itunes commercial podcast piracy security
I'm just wondering how secure commercial podcasts on itunes are protected against piracy?
Does it even matter for security if the podcast is provided over itunes or is it the content provider ...
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Copy tunes to 2nd PC without syncing
I just purchased an album on iTunes on work PC but can't sync because it will delete all my existing tunes from the iPad (I only sync with my music at home).
Can I copy the files to my home PC ...
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Application DRM
I wanted to know if there is a standard way of making licenses on Mac OS 10.6. For exemple, if I am creating an application and I want to create a licensing system, do I leave a file somewhere in the ...
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Which songs in my iTunes library are DRM protected?
Is there an easy way to obtain a list of all songs in my iTunes library that are protected by DRM?
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