Extent of copy protection...and ability to tell is a DVD has been copied

[SM9]

I am using a program called Dvdnextcopy... I was wondering if I copy a copy protected DVD...does that ruin the copy protection on the DVD I am copying? If it doesnt, is there any way at all someome can determine if a copy was made?

[SLK001]

I was wondering if I copy a copy protected DVD...does that ruin the copy protection on the DVD I am copying?

No, so you'll be able to return that rental with no problems.

If it doesnt, is there any way at all someome can determine if a copy was made?

Yes. They can access to on-disk usage log to see if you actually made that copy. The rental store will then push a button, and erase all of your hard drives. Also, it will erase all DVD copies that you made. It will also demagnify all of your refrigerator magnets. If you have any floppies around, it will erase them, too.

So, you really can't win.

[pstedman]

Oh no! Not my magnets!!! Would the magnets I bought in Australia be safe...Australia magnets have different region coding, right?

[IKnowNothing]

Arrrgh
What about my fridge magnets that are glued to the fridge?

Can I get round the erase button by making a copy and then copying the copy - or does the magic erase button just erase every DVD-R I have near my computer?

[poisondeathray]

You can find some region free magnets on ebay for cheap

[didikai]

You can find some region free magnets on ebay for cheap

Beware I got two fridge magnets of San Francisco off EBay and they were copies

[tinker]

Beside destroying all the DVD and magnets, it will also destroy all boxes equipped with HDMI plug.

[fatbloke88]

I wondered why my fridge magnet was laying on the floor :P

[hudsonf]

Not to worry. When you are done making a copy just reinsert the original DVD into the player backwards and copy again. This will reset the DVD back to zero. Your DVDs, Hard Drives and Magnets will be safe.

[Number Six]

To prevent them from detecting that you made a copy of the DVD, you MUST run the original disc through a cross-cut shredder before you return it.

[GKar]

So that's why my toupee kept falling off when I was backing up my DVD's...damn magnets

[SCDVD]

Make sure that you aren't connected to the Internet when you make the copy. The Peterson-bias auto remosifier reports the event over the Internet.

[GKar]

Make sure that you aren't connected to the Internet when you make the copy. The Peterson-bias auto remosifier reports the event over the Internet.

Is that true even if you are using the Auto-Degaussing Windows XP firewall?

[MOVIEGEEK]

If you play a copied DVD in your DVD player it will brick the player and HDTV due to HDCP protection.
HDMI is evil!

[painkiller]

You can tell when the DVD log file has been transmitted to the authorities when you notice the dye leaking from the DVD.

Don't let it touch your skin!

[DannieA]

so you must be an expert in doing this..

[VegasBud]

SM9,

Copying a dvd has no effect on the original, and there is no way to determine if a dvd has been copied.

Welcome to VideoHelp.

[ricky1756]

Yeah, and besides ruining my kitchen magnets, it also made me sterile!!!!

[dcsos]

You forgot to mention if the DVD is from Emperors Club VIP in Washington DC
Windows Defender will force your computer to call Andrew Cuomo at home

[snowbabe]

Don't forget about the spike strips as you attempt to leave the store. And if you attempt to leave on foot they will release the dogs.
your best bet is to sit in the parking lot on top of the roof of your car for 2-3 hours to see if the authorities come,
if they don't, you might be lucky to survive the night. If they do, don't hide or fight them, cooperate fully and admit to everything you have done bad in the past, they will go easier on you and won't press for the electric chair, they will just make you sit through a 1000 hours of the worst movies ever made.

[Noahtuck]

Where do people come up with this crap

[painkiller]

Hey now.

The OP started it.

[guns1inger]

I have heard that if you copy one disc, then put that disc too close to other discs that haven't been copied, they will, after a short time, look like they have been copied to. I keep all my discs on a bookshelf with at least 1" of books in between each disc. Apparently the copiness cannot pass through paper.

[filmboss80]

Well, I perfected a workaround for the refrigerator magnet issue, but then the fillings fell out of my teeth. Back to the drawing board.

[SLK001]

SM9,

Copying a dvd has no effect on the original, and there is no way to determine if a dvd has been copied.

Welcome to VideoHelp.

Wow... There's always one guy trying to steer the inexperienced poster in the wrong direction. Shame, shame on you!

[Noahtuck]

Hey now.

The OP started it.

Yeah.. that's kind of who it was directed at

Notice he has ONE post.... this one 8)

[Ethlred]

Notice also that it brought out pstedman who has 47 posts in 4 years. And a newbie actually joined up just to post:

so you must be an expert in doing this.. realmad.gif

Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing I will leave to others.

[GKar]

DVDnextcopy:

"BREAKING NEWS! DVDShrink is Finally Beaten" is the headline on their website.....

[MOVIEGEEK]

DVDnextcopy:

"BREAKING NEWS! DVDShrink is Finally Beaten" is the headline on their website.....

This is the first time I've heard of this software and after browsing their website I found out their software doesn't break encryption it only transcodes.Well at least they give links to Videohelp on their support page.
Here are some glaring reviews of their products:
http://club.cdfreaks.com/f144/

[lacywest]

I am using a program called Dvdnextcopy... I was wondering if I copy a copy protected DVD...does that ruin the copy protection on the DVD I am copying? If it doesnt, is there any way at all someome can determine if a copy was made?

Only if you tell someone