Is it illegal to change your DNS?

it's legal , based on rights enshrined in international law. furthermore, paying netflix licensed content , recognize rights access account in country operate. difference between physically being in place , cybertraveling there airlines don't benefit. studios lose nothing, local licensee loses nothing, netflix loses nothing, , consumers enjoy benefits of human technological achievement.

netflix not limit accounts use in single country. "how watch instantly work?" article , terms of service make clear: http://support.netflix.com/en/node/412

here's detailed academic paper on topic of "cybertravel," when use proxy service's dns: "the future of cybertravel: legal implications of evasion of geolocation. marketa trimble, university of nevada, las vegas, william s. boyd school of law." http://ssrn.com/abstract=1937960

abstract:
"although internet valued many of supporters particularly because both defies , defeats physical borders, these important attributes being exposed attempts both governments , private entities impose territorial limits through blocking or permitting access content internet users based on geographical location — territorial partitioning of internet. 1 of these attempts, example, recent stop online piracy act (“sopa”) proposal in united states. article, opposed earlier literature on topic discussing possible virtues , methods of raising borders in cyberspace, focuses on internet activity designed bypass territorial partitioning of cyberspace , render partitioning attempts ineffective. activity — cybertravel — permits users access content on internet not available when connect internet geographical location. utilizing internet protocol address not correspond physical location, location access content permitted, users can view or use content otherwise unavailable them. although cybertravel not novel (some cybertravel tools have been available number of years), tools allowing have proliferated , become sufficiently user-friendly allow average internet users utilize them. indeed, there increasing interest in cybertravel among general internet public more , more website operators employ geolocation tools limit access content on websites countries or regions.

article analyzes current legal status of cybertravel , explores how law may treat cybertravel in future. analysis of current legal framework covers copyright other legal doctrines , laws of multiple countries, special emphasis on u.s. law. future of legal status of cybertravel affected desire of countries , many internet actors erect borders on internet facilitate compliance territorially defined regulation , enjoy advantages of territorially partitioned cyberspace. article makes attempt identify arguments making or keeping types of cybertravel legal, , suggests legal, technical, , business solutions cybertravel may permitted."

i live in canada , want american netflix, don't want if it's illegal. want know if it's illegal change dns 1 different country.

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