Itunes TV Shows to DVD

macjones · #1 November 30th, 2006, 04:27 PM

Does anyone know how to burn mp4 videos purchased on Itunes to a DVD or CDR?

eric2006 · #2 November 30th, 2006, 08:52 PM

From apple.com;

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How do I burn my purchased videos to CD or DVD?
You can burn back up copies of iTunes videos to a data CD or DVD. However, you cannot burn iTunes videos to a DVD for playback on your home entertainment DVD player.

kaijal · #3 January 3rd, 2007, 01:25 PM

Thank you Apple - great way to upset users and make them consider more "open" platforms. I paid for these movies!

**fryke** · #4 January 3rd, 2007, 01:55 PM

Wow. I find it great how people carefully evaluate services before using them.

... Sorry, but I couldn't resist. It's not as if they'd advertise you could use the videos on DVDs or anything... Instead, like eric mentioned, they clearly state you can't.

kaijal · #5 January 4th, 2007, 12:53 AM

I do not complain I did not know. I do complain about the policy Apple applies, which is driving long term Apple users to look for alternatives. There is no reasons I can see to limit the use in this way. The argument that this is for copyright protection is weak as we all know the freaks that are seeking to break the law are not the once to be stoped by this. It is hindering me to clean up my harddrive by exporting TV Shows on CDs which I can insert if and when I want to watch them. Same stupip protection policy is applied on iTunes Music Store btw - which is why I do purchase most of my music now online elsewhere directly on MP3 format now - without the need to convert via burning on CD first. And I am using an iPod btw..... Why should I be disabled to easily burn an MP3 CD for my Car Stereo and private use?

**fryke** · #6 January 4th, 2007, 04:05 AM

Well, this discussion is long and old. We'd all rather live in a simpler world where DRM would never matter, everyone pays the money for the music and video licenses without being asked for it - alas we don't. Apple had to make some rules in order to get the big five companies on board for music, and compared to other services around, Apple's is perfectly alright. As for video: It seems to me it's _harder_ for them to get movie content on the iTunes Store, so they surely couldn't have more loose rules about the movies.

I think that "stupip protection policy" makes sense to the companies - and the numbers tell us that people don't really bother that much. They actually _use_ the service and come back for more.

Tommo · #7 January 4th, 2007, 04:16 AM

It does bother a lot of users, me for one. See the following web page for the lawsuit just filed in the US regarding this very subject

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01...tunes_lawsuit/

Also Apple's seeming reluctance to release figures for actual sales through the iTunes stores I would be sceptical and say things aren't going as well as planned.

As I have said before this issue has nothing to do with DRM or music piracy and everything to do with apple tying all products it sells exclusively to it's own hardware.