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Old Jan 9, 2006, 3:18 pm
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technically

Originally Posted by ScottC
No it is not sadly.

You are allowed to make a personal copy of a DVD you OWN, but since that doesn't work in the case of Netflix you are not legally permitted to do so. Of course, whether or not you do so is up to you
technically, i don't believe even copying a DVD you OWN, is legal. The legalit - or illegality comes in the breaking of the ENCRYPTION means on the DVD in order to copy it. Ownership was hard to prove and track, or enforce. But, making a copy involved without question, cracking the encryption and therefore they went after that as the reason for possible prosecution.
At least that is what ultimatly nailed DVD 123, Xcopy and DVD decryptor.

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