[firewired]

My 2 year old loves Shrek and I have gone through 3 copies of it, with her taking advantage of any opportunity to drag the DVD around the house with her. 3 copies of the DVD have ended up scratched to the point of uselessness.

Can anyone suggest an all-in-one program I can use to make a copy of the DVD?

I would really appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.

[threestain]

I would recommend MacTheRipper to get it off the disc and then DVD2OneX to put it back on another DVD... THey work very well and are nice and quick.

[Tuoder]

It is illegal to copy DVDs, even once for backup purposes.

[firewired]

Isn't it allowable to make copies of DVDs that ou own under the "fair use clause":

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[voodoo]

It is ok to make copies for personal use, but it is illegal to circumvent the copy-protection scheme.

Of course, this applies in the US only. In most countries it is perfectly legal to circumvent the copy-protection scheme.

V

[TETENAL]

Originally Posted by voodoo 

Of course, this applies in the US only.

Also Germany, and as far as I understood Germany got it because that's a European directive. So the law should be similar in EU countries.

For more details on how to handle this new aspect of copyright law read the following Wikipedia-article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_disobedience

[voodoo]

Originally Posted by TETENAL 

Also Germany, and as far as I understood Germany got it because that's a European directive. So the law should be similar in EU countries.

For more details on how to handle this new aspect of copyright law read the following Wikipedia-article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_disobedience

Yes, this has been implemented in most of the EU, but I don't know how well it is enforced. If at all.

So far this has not been implemented in Spain.

V

[mac128k-1984]

I'll make the obvious comment on not letting her play with the disc in the first place.

[Big Mac]

Originally Posted by firewired 

Isn't it allowable to make copies of DVDs that ou own under the "fair use clause.

The fair use doctrine has been neutered for DVDs. With that said, unless you're distibuting the content to others in a significant way, you're not likely to face adverse consequences.

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by Big Mac 

The fair use doctrine has been neutered for DVDs. With that said, unless you're distibuting the content to others in a significant way, you're not likely to face adverse consequences.

The doctrine hasn't been affected, but Hollywood says it doesn't apply-mainly because they want to make more money from people like firewired who run into problems with the physical media their legally purchased movies are on. The doctrine itself hasn't been fully tested in court.

But the only way anyone will find out about making a backup copy of a movie is if the person tells the world about it...

[siflippant]

Originally Posted by Tuoder 

It is illegal to copy DVDs, even once for backup purposes.

Originally Posted by voodoo 

It is ok to make copies for personal use, but it is illegal to circumvent the copy-protection scheme.

V

[Macintosh Sauce]

Originally Posted by threestain 

I would recommend MacTheRipper to get it off the disc and then DVD2OneX to put it back on another DVD... THey work very well and are nice and quick.

That is what I what I was going to suggest. Excellent programs IMHO!

[moonmonkey]

I always found Handbrake to work better than MactheRipper, just my experience.

[ChasingApple]

Mactheripper works kinda well for most DVD's.

[gooser]

for practical purposes no one will get in trouble for copying discs unless they try to distribute them.

i visit my post office at least three times a week. i always light a cigarette inside before leaving. just love smoking in a federal building.

[Tuoder]

Originally Posted by siflippant 

Our statements don't disagree.

[Dark Helmet]

Originally Posted by Tuoder 

It is illegal to copy DVDs, even once for backup purposes.

Thanks Jesus.

[IFLY2HIGH]

If your granted to make a backup copy of your DVD's why do programs like Toast not allow you to copy a DVD. I understand that unlocking that option would prolly cause piriting, but I'm allowed to back my stuff up, and in order to do so, you need to use 3rd party "rippers" that aren't really ?legal anyway? to do so.

[Tuoder]

Originally Posted by IFLY2HIGH 

If your granted to make a backup copy of your DVD's why do programs like Toast not allow you to copy a DVD. I understand that unlocking that option would prolly cause piriting, but I'm allowed to back my stuff up, and in order to do so, you need to use 3rd party "rippers" that aren't really ?legal anyway? to do so.

What is illegal is breaking the encryption of the DVD. The DMCA is fun like that. It would not be pirating, strictly speaking, if your owned the DVD, but it would be illegal.

That is an irritating provision of that law.

[Tsilou B.]

As Tuoder said, it's not illegal to make a backup copy, it's illegal to circumvent the copy protection.

If you really need a 100% legal copy of a DVD and you do not need 100% DVD quality, you can use an analog EyeTV. Simply connect your stand-alone DVD player to the EyeTV, press play on the DVD player and record the movie with the EyeTV. Then burn this copy to a DVD. 100% legal.

DVDs include an analog copy protection, too (Macrovision), but this copy protection doesn't work with EyeTVs. And if the copy protection does not work, it's not illegal to make copies. It's the same thing with all these audio CD protection schemes that only work on PCs. If you Mac isn't affected and can copy these CDs, it's not illegal to make a copy. (Strictly speaking, it would be illegal for a PC user to buy a Mac just to be able to make copies of the CDs, because he/she would buy the Mac as a means to circumvent the copy protection. But if you already own a Mac, this doesn't apply, of course.)