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This is why I strip the DRM and backup anything I purchase locally, and don't use services that don't have any method to acquire a raw copy (like the google play store). It's a strong selling point if it's provided by the vendor (e.g. GOG for video games), but sadly hollywood is an industry that hates the concept.

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>and don't use services that don't have any method to acquire a raw copy (like the google play store)

are you sure you're not confusing that with the app store? it's trivial to get the .apk from a bought app after it's on your phone, but it's not trivial to strip the playfair DRM off an .ipa.

I'm pretty sure the reference is to video content from the Google Play Store, not apps or (even easier to get raw content) audio content from the same store.

Yes, I was talking about the movies on the play store.

> it's trivial to get the .apk from a bought app after it's on your phone

I'd argue that while it might be easy today, that's just an implementation detail. The play store does not advertise anywhere that you can backup APKs for installation later in case an app is pulled from the store. Tomorrow Google could invent a new kind of delivery mechanism that makes this stop working.

Unfortunately, that option is not available to the majority of consumers. Distributing a consumer-friendly application that would allow users to strip DRM and backup their purchased content is illegal.

in the United States.

Other countries may have different exceptions about personal use.

I purchase a decent amount of digital-only content, and I always strip the DRM off of it. It's relatively easy to do this with content purchased in iTunes.

I'm not certified in pirate but how do you do that? I have purchased stuff in iTunes that I would rather not have just disappear.

Personally I use a Windows app that I'm not sure if I'm allowed link here, but ends in Kit. I would recommend doing so as soon as you download the content, as DRM methods may change in the future.

"Personally I use a Windows app that I'm not sure if I'm allowed link here, but ends in Kit."

This site (HN) is hosted in the United States so you can post any link you want to here.

Please don't propagate the mistaken notion that a URL can be illegal.

Please, further, don't malign HN by suggesting that they would moderate a post discussing a digital tool.

You can discuss the LOIC here[1]. You can discuss DeCSS[2] here. You can discuss Demuffin[3] here. You can discuss ToneLOC[4] here.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Orbit_Ion_Cannon

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeCSS

[3] http://www.textfiles.com/apple/CRACKING/adtech.txt

[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ToneLoc

Dang I'm on a mac. Thanks for the info.

OP is referring to TunesKit. There is a Mac version.

https://www.tuneskit.com/tuneskit-for-mac.html

Thank you!

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