[mythtv-users] DVD Rip and Recent DVDs

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Mar 10, 2007, at 1:43 PM, tgate wrote:

> I have a large library of DVDs all of which play fine on my mythbox,
> however, on some of the newer ones that carry a "copy protected"
> label I cannot rip them into my video library.  Which is a bit of a
> pain.  Browsing the library is great but kind of pointless if I have
> to then go look in a closet for the rest.  Is there a way around
> this?  When I try to rip these all I get is a federal warning and
> ratings screen.

It sounds like you're trying to rip copy-protected DVDs that you  
bought in the U.S. or some other country where it's illegal to rip a  
DVD. There is no legal way around this and therefore you won't get an  
answer on this list since discussing illegal activities isn't allowed  
on this list.