Re: My DVD Library

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From: Jimbo (sdhi_at_please)
Date: 03/23/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:19:45 -0500

Well,

I am Canada - so the FBI can go run up a tree!

It is legal for me to make a copy of legally purchased copyrighted material
for my OWN use.

JS

"ShamusFu" <ShamusFu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3E2827BD-88BE-4DA0-816D-F1B9FDF19695@microsoft.com...
> ???
>
> I just about spit coffee out of my nostrils!!!
>
> Did I just hear an MS guy tell somebody how to break copy protection on
> DVDs?
>
> Yup, DVD Shrink is easy to rip DVDs to hard disk.
>
> I have found that it only works on MCE when you rip them to 'separate
> Audio
> and Video folders' (which is will ask you if you want to do that) for some
> reason.
>
> Very easy.
>
> But, yes, it does disable copy protection, which I am pretty sure is
> illegal.
>
> www.dvdsrhink.org
>
> "Bob [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> It's easy to do. I use DVD Shrink for ripping DVDs
>> to my hard drive. MCE plays them fine, however the
>> extenders will not play DVDs. You'd need to convert
>> them to another format (such as WMV) if you want to
>> watch them on an extender.
>>
>> --
>> -Bob
>> _______________________________
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP Media Center Edition
>> http://www.microsoft.com/ehome
>>
>>
>> "Jimbo" <sdhi@please dont spam me.rogers.com> wrote in message
>> news:eE36zo1LFHA.3356@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi again,
>> >
>> > So - here we go.
>> >
>> > I have a rather extensive DVD collection of disks. I would like to
>> > start by
>> > putting the DVD's for my kids ( too much Dora!) on my MCE box for easy
>> > access.
>> >
>> > Now, before I pop in a Dora meets Diego DVD, is there something I
>> > should
>> > know? Has MS 'protected' Viacom here in some way, or is the easy to
>> > do?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > JS
>> >
>> >
>>

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