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The Ethicist: Can I rip my Netflix DVD to my laptop/iPod for a

calacanis.com — I have a Netflix account and I'm about to go on a road trip. I'd like to rip the three DVDs I have onto my hard drive and iPod so a) I don't have to carry the DVDs and b) so I don't waste my battery life. If I don't send the DVDs back until after I delete the files when I return from my trip, and I don't share the files, have I done anything wrong?

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  • GMonkey, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Ethically, no. Legally, yes.
    • The_Wallbanger, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Kind of like putting quarters in other people's parking meters. It's ethical, but still illegal.
  • jdawg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Gmonkey: i think you have it reversed yes?
    • ThinkBox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1DMCA says you cant circumvent and DRM - which the DVD has.

      So it is illegal, but not wrong - i'd say.
    • minuo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@jdawg

      I think GMonkey is answering your question "...have I done anything wrong?" -- "Ethically, no. Legally, yes."
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