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"Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

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449 points bertman | 2 comments | 27 Dec 21 12:55 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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sydthrowaway ◴[27 Dec 21 14:25 UTC] No.29702696[source]▶
I've often wondered how easy it would be for people in the scene to rip Netflix or others streaming content. Isn't it as simple as getting the URL of the video player element in the browser and using cURL or wget?
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1. 0x0000000 ◴[27 Dec 21 14:32 UTC] No.29702745[source]▶
No, because the video is protected with the Widevine DRM. You can't just curl a resource, you will not get a usable output.

That said, it can't be all too hard as Netflix exclusives are all over the open seas.

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2. themitigating ◴[27 Dec 21 14:33 UTC] No.29702756[source]▶
There's a software kit distributed in "the scene" that downloads and decrypts Netflix content