Loaning iTunes movie to friend

[slimbek]

So I've been searching, but all I get is answers on Home Sharing... not what I want.

I've finished ripping all my owned DVDs to digital, and am now looking into no longer buying physical discs - only iTunes/digital... BUT - what happens when a friend wants to borrow a movie?

For all of history, it's been fine to let a friend borrow a cassette/vhs/cd/dvd (at least I assume it's been fine!?), is there a way to do that with iTunes movies?

Can I burn them to DVD or something? Or just authorise their machine for that period of time etc.?

 

[maflynn]

You can't, Apple's movies and videos are protected with DRM to prevent this.

 

[Quad5Ny]

You can transfer rentals between computers by using iTunes, provided they are on the same network and are authorized with the same Apple account (also works between iOS devices).

 

[iDuel]

It is not possible unless you sign into your iTunes account on your friend's computer and authorize it to stream your purchased content.

I wouldn't recommend doing so though.