Is there a way to circumvent copy protection

[The Czech Republic]

I'm trying to copy a drum corps DVD for my friend but I haven't gotten home yet to do it so I don't know if it's copy-protected or not. Drum corps is pretty bush-league in terms of making stuff so I doubt it, but if they did wise up, is there a way I can get around it anyway? Sounds like a stupid question, probably is, but I figure there's a way to do almost anything. k thx bye

[haws bah gawd]

I se a program called DVDShrink. It copies an image of the DVD to your harddrive, or wherever you want the image to go, enabling you to copy protected discs.

[razazteca]

Use an old VCR to copy it to tape.

[yankovic fan]

Use an old VCR to copy it to tape.

That doesn't work.

 

Tried it.

 

 

 

The copy came up as if I was watching a scrambled channel with the occasional clear spot.

 

Now that's if it's copy protected.

[JJMc]

Use an old VCR to copy it to tape.

That doesn't work.

 

Tried it.

 

 

 

The copy came up as if I was watching a scrambled channel with the occasional clear spot.

 

Now that's if it's copy protected.

If you want to go the VCR route, you can buy a cheap video stabilizer on ebay for around $20. There's an almost 100% chance that it'll work.

[razazteca]

My Sharp VCR has been circumventing the Macrovision copy protection for years.

[Jobber of the Week]

Sure, it's easy to rip.

 

http://www.dvddecrypter.com/

 

However, do you want to make a direct copy or encode a compressed Divx-style AVI to play on your computer or what? Which choice you make affects which programs you download and what you do with the data after you ripped it.

[The Czech Republic]

I'm just making a copy of the DVD onto a DVD-R.