Is there a easy way to backup & burn copies of DVD's I already own?

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Looking for the easist way to make some backup copies of some of the kids movies i have so we can keep the copies in the car for my son to watch when we go on trips. I will only be making copies of movies i already own just so i dont have to worry aboutt he original copys getting damaged in the car. Some of the movies will be Disney movies and I think I have heard that they are harder to backup. Also is there a way when i back them up to remove the menu and extras options on the disc so the movies can be put in the DVD player and they would just start to play?

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Duplicating Rights: DVD


Many people make copies of DVDs for personal use, and many software programs are sold for this purpose. However, according to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), it's illegal to break the copy-protection system employed by most commercial DVD movies. Therefore, it's illegal to copy a commercial DVD for any purpose whatsoever.
 
[quote name='Sito']Duplicating Rights: DVD


Many people make copies of DVDs for personal use, and many software programs are sold for this purpose. However, according to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), it's illegal to break the copy-protection system employed by most commercial DVD movies. Therefore, it's illegal to copy a commercial DVD for any purpose whatsoever.[/QUOTE]

Wow sorry did not know this I thought you were allowed to backup a DVD/CD if you owned a original copy of it.
 
[quote name='Sito']Duplicating Rights: DVD


Many people make copies of DVDs for personal use, and many software programs are sold for this purpose. However, according to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), it's illegal to break the copy-protection system employed by most commercial DVD movies. Therefore, it's illegal to copy a commercial DVD for any purpose whatsoever.[/QUOTE]

Ain't it awesome how you purchase something yet don't own it LOL
 
Sito is unfortunately absolutely correct. There are many ways to backup and burn your dvd's, but I do not think discussion would be allowed here due to it being a legally gray subject. You can always try google.
 
Not that anyone in their right mind gives a fuck about the DMCA. Doesn't stop me from making my own fair use backups/rips one bit.
 
[quote name='Nogib']Not that anyone in their right mind gives a fuck about the DMCA. Doesn't stop me from making my own fair use backups/rips one bit.[/QUOTE]


That's not the point. OP did not know the law and discussion about illegal activities is not allowed on these boards. Don't really care what you think about DMCA but it doesn't make it not illegal just because you do it.

Last thing Cheapy needs is the MPAA on him because we are informing people on how to illegally burn movies. Hell, TRU got at him because our TRU Clearance topic had "official" in it
 
Yeah, as jirotokio suggested, google is your friend for this as this topic is outside of the scope of this site. Also, as a helpful hint for any software search on google, look for freeware alternatives before dishing out cash for anything as there are usually enthusiasts who develop similar software for free.
 
Happy i dont live in the states and have to deal with DMCA and all that crap :p

Here in sweden you are allowed to copies of the stuff you already own. HOWEVER you are not allowed to break any copyright protection. So legally you cant.

The easiest way to have an extra copy is to actually download a working version of the net.

Not that it helps you if you don't want to break the law because you want to have an extra copy of the stuff you already own. Way to go and screw the paying customer.
 
[quote name='Sito']That's not the point. OP did not know the law and discussion about illegal activities is not allowed on these boards. Don't really care what you think about DMCA but it doesn't make it not illegal just because you do it.

Last thing Cheapy needs is the MPAA on him because we are informing people on how to illegally burn movies. Hell, TRU got at him because our TRU Clearance topic had "official" in it[/QUOTE]

We can discuss it (As the 4-5 page thread about Ubi DRM shows) you just can't start handing out how-to's.
 
Don't know why but I can't find the law. In the past I have been able to find it with a quick google search. Now I can't. Anyway the law was that you could make one back up copy of all software you own. However what you count as software is they issue. I count DVD/HD-DVD/BD-DVD all as software due to the fact that they have a GUI. Their was more in the law about the companies that made it having rules that you had to go buy so for the most part the law is all fraked up and for the most part pointless.

Also about that free software to back it all up. It sucks. I have used it in the past and it didn't work. The one I use has worked great on everything I have tried it on.
 
The few times I've had to make a perfect copy of a disc I just used the trial copy of CloneCD and never had a problem. I make back ups of all my work software cause frankly they cost a fortune (Maya, Photopshop, etc)
 
It's extremely easy.

AnyDVD (to break the DRM) + DVD Shrink (to get it down to a single layer) + ImgBurn (to burn the .ISO) = a good backup for your kids' movies

fuck the legality aspect.
 
[quote name='NDarkness']You own a copy of the film- you don't own the film and allowed to make copies of it.

But hey I still do it. :lol:[/QUOTE]

Actually, it is fair use to make a backup of your DVD...but the tools to do it are illegal. :lol: This country is so goddamn stupid in some aspects.

In her ruling, Judge Marilyn Hall Patel said that the complex meant that it was not illegal for consumers to copy their own DVDs – just illegal to produce a program that allowed them to do so.

"While it may well be fair use for an individual consumer to store a backup copy of a personally-owned DVD on that individual's computer, a federal law has nonetheless made it illegal to manufacture or traffic in a device or tool that permits a consumer to make such copies."
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/aug/12/real-realdvd
 
I've found DVD Decrypter (google it) to work very well for cracking. Then I use Nero 6 to recode the movie. It allows you to "shrink" various parts of the DVD . . . so you can keep the main program in higher quality and reduce the bonus features.
 
As somebody stated the Fair Use Act gives you the right to make backups. And as some people are trying to fight.. Its breaking the law to "crack" the protection, but many state you are not doing that, somebody already did it, and the software you bought is LEGAL or you couldnt buy it. be they right or wrong i have no idea. but that is a discussion for another forum, time and place.

I would guess since your asking here your PC knowledge is "limited". That is in no way, shape or form an insult. Its just most people who uses computers alot would google and see the many ways to do this. But even I was new at it at one time, its really not to hard.

I prefer DVD FAB, but you will be updateing it all the time, and its not free. Nowdays the movie companies are swapping protection around monthly (weekly) so anyting new needs you to jump through some hoops (sometimes not always).

Nowdays its almost cheaper (if not easier) to go to the local rental place and pick up the extra copies for $3.99-7.99 (my local premiere sells DVD's for that about 1 month after release). Of course that wont work for older titles.
 
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