paulcardoza wrote:
If he's reselling or giving away the material he's recording, he's pirating. If he's time shifting for personal use only, it's perfectly legal. He's not "renting" Netflix movies. He pays a monthly subscription to access their database of material.
It's no different than me recording a show off HBO to watch at my convenience.
toedtoes wrote:
No I wasn't being funny. Recording movies off of Netflix is pirating. It's the same as video taping a movie at the theatre.
If you want to do this, that's fine - but don't suggest that it is perfectly legal (at least not in the manner you have promoted it).
Recording over the air shows is legal - recording rental shows is not.
I am not arguing either way but this is what Netflix TOS says.
"The Netflix service, and any content viewed through our service, are for your personal and non-commercial use only. During your Netflix membership, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, license to access the Netflix service and view movies and TV shows through the service on a streaming-only basis for that purpose. Except for the foregoing limited license, no right, title or interest shall be transferred to you. You agree not to use the service for public performances."
Note, it says streaming only.
