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Old Jan 9, 2006, 6:18 pm
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Originally Posted by SylviaCaras
Is it really possible to copy NetFlix DVDs to a hard drive? I thought those disks were protected.
They're "regular" DVDs, so the only copy protection they have is the CSS copy-protection system found on all DVDs. So you can copy them and rip them to your HDD, though doing requires breaking the CSS system and therefore is in violation of the DMCA and probably a few other laws, as noted.
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