This is the first DVD ripping program from a well known U.S. company that can handle protected commercial DVDs.  Hollywood studies put encryption codes on almost all commercial movies to prevent copying and, until now, respected software companies avoided letting people get around those codes.
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You can even copy Xbox or other game system DVDs from one DVD to another. A lot of DVD copy software do not have this capability. A 1 Click Step to Copying DVDs - DVD neXt COPY offers a very user-friendly interface that anyone can use.
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DVD copy software performs a variety of functions, including DVD copying (also known as ripping, cloning or duplicating), DVD converting and DVD burning. ... DVDs can be converted into a number of formats that perform various functions and work with several types of technology. With the growing popularity of portable...
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Protect Your DVDs from Scratches or Loss! ... Fast Copying Speed ... Copying a single-layer DVD movie can be finished in 20-40 minutes depending on your system performance.
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The company will take commercial DVDs and rip them for use on portable devices for $10 for 1 DVD, $20 for 3 DVDs or $30 for 5 DVDs. That is, until their legal department hears what's happening. ... A plethora of software is available for copying DVDs online, but all of it is technically illegal to use the United States.
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by Rick Broida ... Mac users have an easy solution in the form of open source gem Instant HandBrake, which not only rips DVDs but also converts them to the iPod-friendly MPEG-4 format. (Hurry up with the Windows version, developers!) If you need help using it, try this tutorial.
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Online merchants, like Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store, could start to allow video downloads to be transferred onto DVDs. ... The association said it will soon expand licensing to movies that are digitally distributed on demand or a la carte — and not just for movies that are mass produced on DVDs.
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Fair Use advocates, take notice. Circuit City is apparently putting its neck on the line to provide customers with DVD transfer services. Ars looks at the issue and the status of the DMCA's attack on fair use copying of DVDs. ... Ars looks at the issue and the status of the DMCA's attack on fair use copying of DVDs.
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But there's a catch - the process of copying DVDs onto a CD takes a long time, maybe almost too long to be worth the effort. ... There are three steps in the copying process. First, you copy the DVD content from your DVD drive onto your hard drive. The software warns you that you will need between 4G and 6G bytes of space.
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