DvD Ripping?

hey guys, im looking into a imac and was wondering if it has or can get software to rip dvds?... i got alot of dvds that my buddies converted from vhs (alot of older downhilling videos) and would like to save all those on my computer so that i can just burn another copy when that dvd gets messed up...

if i cant post about this stuff let me know, or if you have any info and dont wanna post send me a pm its all good

What is not allowed to be discussed here at Mac Forums is any talk about Breaking copy protection. If they are non protected DVD, it's ok but anything that has to have it's copy protection broken is not allowed to be discussed on the forums.

Also even though I feel the law is unfair, we are not allowed to even make Backups of commercial DVD's if it means breaking the Copy Protection. Sad but it's the law.

If those DVD's are copies your buddy made by converting personal VHS movies..you should be able to open them up and just copy the files. There is nothing illegal about that.

Ripping DVDs only applies to commercially encoded disks (not as simple as copying a file) and requires special programs (one to rip it, and one to compress it so it fits on a standard DVD)

dtravis7 said:

What is not allowed to be discussed here at Mac Forums is any talk about Breaking copy protection. If they are non protected DVD, it's ok but anything that has to have it's copy protection broken is not allowed to be discussed on the forums.

Also even though I feel the law is unfair, we are not allowed to even make Backups of commercial DVD's if it means breaking the Copy Protection. Sad but it's the law.

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I have actually heard from a few different places that you are legally within your right to make ONE backup copy of a dvd you rent or any that you have purchased. It is called a "time shift", perfectly legal from what i have heard, but you can't distribute them if you do, it has to be for personal use only. Someone correct me if I am wrong

dbennett642 said:

I have actually heard from a few different places that you are legally within your right to make ONE backup copy of a dvd you rent or any that you have purchased. It is called a "time shift", perfectly legal from what i have heard, but you can't distribute them if you do, it has to be for personal use only. Someone correct me if I am wrong

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Wrong. "Time Shifting" deals with the ability to record Television broadcasts with something like TiVo.
By recording it when it is on, and then subsequently viewing it later, you have "shifted time". You are not legally allowed to retain those recordings, nor are you legally allowed to copy and/or archive them.

There is absolutely no clause or loophole that will permit the copying for the purpose of "backup" of DVD's in any fashion.

I would suggest that you read the sticky thread here before you continue this conversation:

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/announcement.php?f=70&a=20

I'm not going to say anything other than go to your favoriate search engine and search for mac and ripper. You'll find things that we can't talk about on these boards.

DMCA makes me sad.

Handbrake is also good look for that. It looks complicated but its really easy to use and save everything as .mp4

Technically either way you look at it your on a very thin line, when it comes to copyright law and they are really up to interpretation. Unless you are extremely careless with your DVDs there is no need for Backups.

Copyright laws prohibit the duplication and distribution of copyrighted material. Your best to avoid crossing these lines as the penalty is pretty steep.

This has gone far enough