Comments on: Extending the time limit for iTunes’ Rented Movies http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/02/08/extending-the-time-limit-for-itunes-rented-movies/ Ted Landau is the founder of MacFixIt. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:17:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Chas http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/02/08/extending-the-time-limit-for-itunes-rented-movies/#comment-32 Chas Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:16:37 +0000 http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/02/08/extending-the-time-limit-for-itunes-rented-movies/#comment-32 I'd bet on 72 hours becoming the defacto standard, eventually. Apple doesn't want it too long 'cause they want us back at it renting another movie. But the Apple people who decided on 24 hours must not have children. ;-) I’d bet on 72 hours becoming the defacto standard, eventually. Apple doesn’t want it too long ’cause they want us back at it renting another movie. But the Apple people who decided on 24 hours must not have children. ;-)

]]> By: iBill http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/02/08/extending-the-time-limit-for-itunes-rented-movies/#comment-26 iBill Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:25:38 +0000 http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/02/08/extending-the-time-limit-for-itunes-rented-movies/#comment-26 [quote comment="23"][quote comment="22"]You're a bit late on the news and the fact that they plugged that hole on January 20th![/quote] I assure you that Apple has <i>not</i> plugged the hole that I describe here. I am still able to play today the movie I rented and started playing on February 4th. Whatever Appletell.com is talking about, it is something else.[/quote] This is good to know if you get in a bind, but it's a nusance if you ask me. Whoever decided that there would be a 24 hour time limit needs slapped around. 3 days is reasonable and I think most people would find acceptable. I think the 24 hour time limit will definitely turn many people off.

You’re a bit late on the news and the fact that they plugged that hole on January 20th!

I assure you that Apple has not plugged the hole that I describe here. I am still able to play today the movie I rented and started playing on February 4th. Whatever Appletell.com is talking about, it is something else.

This is good to know if you get in a bind, but it’s a nusance if you ask me. Whoever decided that there would be a 24 hour time limit needs slapped around. 3 days is reasonable and I think most people would find acceptable. I think the 24 hour time limit will definitely turn many people off.

]]> By: randompro42 http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/02/08/extending-the-time-limit-for-itunes-rented-movies/#comment-25 randompro42 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:34:03 +0000 http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/02/08/extending-the-time-limit-for-itunes-rented-movies/#comment-25 The appletell plug only appears to apply to changing the date and time to a time prior to the initial rental of the movie (and presumably after the beginning of the 24 hour period). e.g., if you rented the movie on February 3 2008 then prior to the appletell fix you could change the date to December 8, 1977 and have the movie for a full 30 years. It appears that if you meticulously make your computer think its groundhog day (the same day over and over for those of you who have not seen the film) then you can possess the movie <i>ad infinitum</i>. e.g., If you began watching the movie on February 3, 2008 at 6:00 pm, then on February 4th you could change the computer date and time to February 3, 2008 at 6:30 and have the movie available for viewing a full 23.5 hours longer. This is speculation because I have not, and do not plan on renting movies from iTMS. TRO The appletell plug only appears to apply to changing the date and time to a time prior to the initial rental of the movie (and presumably after the beginning of the 24 hour period).

e.g., if you rented the movie on February 3 2008 then prior to the appletell fix you could change the date to December 8, 1977 and have the movie for a full 30 years.

It appears that if you meticulously make your computer think its groundhog day (the same day over and over for those of you who have not seen the film) then you can possess the movie ad infinitum.

e.g., If you began watching the movie on February 3, 2008 at 6:00 pm, then on February 4th you could change the computer date and time to February 3, 2008 at 6:30 and have the movie available for viewing a full 23.5 hours longer.

This is speculation because I have not, and do not plan on renting movies from iTMS.

TRO

]]> By: Ted http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/02/08/extending-the-time-limit-for-itunes-rented-movies/#comment-23 Ted Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:30:31 +0000 http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/02/08/extending-the-time-limit-for-itunes-rented-movies/#comment-23 [quote comment="22"]You're a bit late on the news and the fact that they plugged that hole on January 20th![/quote] I assure you that Apple has <i>not</i> plugged the hole that I describe here. I am still able to play today the movie I rented and started playing on February 4th. Whatever Appletell.com is talking about, it is something else.

You’re a bit late on the news and the fact that they plugged that hole on January 20th!

I assure you that Apple has not plugged the hole that I describe here. I am still able to play today the movie I rented and started playing on February 4th. Whatever Appletell.com is talking about, it is something else.

]]> By: ziploc http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/02/08/extending-the-time-limit-for-itunes-rented-movies/#comment-22 ziploc Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:06:53 +0000 http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/02/08/extending-the-time-limit-for-itunes-rented-movies/#comment-22 Uhhhhmm Dude.... You're a bit late on the news and the fact that they plugged that hole on January 20th! http://www.appletell.com/apple/comment/itunes-movie-rental-cheat-squashed/ Uhhhhmm Dude….

You’re a bit late on the news and the fact that they plugged that hole on January 20th!

http://www.appletell.com/apple/comment/itunes-movie-rental-cheat-squashed/

]]> By: Baroque http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/02/08/extending-the-time-limit-for-itunes-rented-movies/#comment-21 Baroque Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:03:52 +0000 http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/02/08/extending-the-time-limit-for-itunes-rented-movies/#comment-21 Still unexplained behavior: the one (and only, so far) time I tried an iTunes rental, it lasted for 36 hours before expiring. That was with no fiddling or attempts to trick the system. I haven't heard other reports of this happening, though. Still unexplained behavior: the one (and only, so far) time I tried an iTunes rental, it lasted for 36 hours before expiring. That was with no fiddling or attempts to trick the system. I haven’t heard other reports of this happening, though.

]]> By: Joe Bruno http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/02/08/extending-the-time-limit-for-itunes-rented-movies/#comment-20 Joe Bruno Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:33:08 +0000 http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/02/08/extending-the-time-limit-for-itunes-rented-movies/#comment-20 This seems rational. The aim is not to make keeping movies for ever impossible, just awkward. If you want to stretch the time to accommodate your viewing habits, that's fine - it's a bit fiddly, that's all. If you want to build a huge library of titles you keep forever, you can; but you'll have to remind yourself every day that you're doing something dishonest. This is sensible DRM at work! This seems rational. The aim is not to make keeping movies for ever impossible, just awkward.

If you want to stretch the time to accommodate your viewing habits, that’s fine - it’s a bit fiddly, that’s all.

If you want to build a huge library of titles you keep forever, you can; but you’ll have to remind yourself every day that you’re doing something dishonest.

This is sensible DRM at work!

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