Is there any free software for DVD copying?

Killesr

I love to use free software, especially because it saves me hundreds of dollars. Here, I am looking for software that can give high conversion speed. Actually, I want to copy some of my some old DVDs. Can anyone suggest me good software?
Thanks!

slcsnkman

Im pretty sure piracy will not be discussed here

edders

Believe he indicated he wanted to make copies of HIS old DVD's. That is not Piracy if it is a back up copy for his own use.

Heath

While he may be being honest, EVERYONE says that...

Chris Gerhard

If it is a commercial DVD using digital copy protection, it is in fact piracy as defined by the owners of the rights and as far as I know illegal according to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.

Chris

edders

I thought the DMCA was rather vague about this point and that it was considered ok, again for your own use as a b/u. Think there is still debate if the DMCA's prohibition of circumventing copy protection schemes is at odds with the long established "fair use" doctrine.

At any rate, no one wants to encourage REAL PIRACY, on that we can agree!

edders

We buy our movies....

Ed in Sacramento

Chris Gerhard

My understanding is no provisions are made for defeating digital copy protection, period. Consumers have the right not to buy software with digital copy protection, but no right to use any method to defeat it and make copies for any use. Software can include managed copy provisions that do allow making one or two copies or copies for specific uses, but as far as I know commercial DVD's either use no protection or copy protection that is intended to prevent copying. No copy protection, copy to your heart's content for personal use not prohibited by law. If digital copy protection is being used, copy using an analog recorder to your heart's content for any legal personal use. There are no laws I am aware of that prohibit copying of the analog outputs.

You can probably find the DMCA on line if you are interested, but it is pretty boring reading, I read it a few years ago. I am not an attorney and a copyright attorney could explain it far better than I can, I am sure.

Chris

edders

Let's not get into analog copying as I do not think that was the subject.

There still are software vendors, some quite well known, that offer what appears to be digital copying software. Just looked up one from COREL which certainly seems to allow DVD to DVD copying, and copying of copywrited movies for use on portable devices (both digital). Obviously they are circumventing copy protection to rip a movie onto a hd or portable device. Possibly the DMCA did not allow for technological advances and the studios are now casting a blind eye on a practice that they do not deem harmful to their sales.

While not law, there is fair use legislation under consideration in the House that would clearly permit such practices.

Would you agree that there is some vaguery between current law and practice? And that we do not condone Piracy personally or in this forum?

That being said will not post again to this thread for concerns of being miss understood as endorsing Piracy!

Ganders

Yeah! You may like to try www[dot]1-click-dvd-copy.software-com[dot]com. I recommend this to anyone who wants brilliant output quality. 1Click DVD Copy PRO™ is a fast, easy-to-use, full featured software for copying the latest DVD movies. Hope you will appreciate it. Best of luck!

Chris Gerhard

I don't guess it matters to me whether a lot of people are breaking the law or abiding by the law. I only want to understand the law. I often get caught up speeding when traffic all around me is speeding and I have been the one pulled over. Just as the highway patrolman explained it, there are no provisions in the law for speeding. Yes, I know that there is software sold that defeats digital copy protection used with DVD. I also know there are legal uses for the software. It is the old "there are legal uses for a crack pipe argument".

Chris

Ratdaddyo8

Spend just a little bit of money get 1 Click DVD Copy and then get the free download of DVD43 dectypter and your all set just do yahoo search for both items I use it all the time no prob's
http://www.lgsoftwareinnovations.com/1clickdvdcopy.asp
http://www.dvd43.com/

Iv'ed even heard of people getting to the rental store on release tuesday and renting pristine dvd's and making a copy and then taking the movie back ,i don't think your breaking any laws since you rented it.
(They got thier money)

edders

Was just trying to separate what can and can not be done...but the thread has already gone to the pirates...so I'm outa here!!!

Ed

Loves2Watch

Actually there are provisions in several laws that strictly forbid copying a rental movie.

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Ratdaddyo8

I think there is ,im just saying others on dvd forums have tried this,