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The present subject is a prime example of how complicated questions of the legality of backing up DVD's can become.
Technically, the act of copying any DVD is illegal. Whether you rented the movie or you actually own it does not make a difference. The only DVDs that are technically legal to copy are the ones for which the owner of the content (production company) states in print that it is legal to make a backup copy for yourself if you purchased an original (the whole reason why some DVD copy software can be legally distributed and DVD copying technologies have to be made possible). For example, assume I own a production company. I produce a movie and pay for it to be distributed on DVD discs, then I own the content. I can then state, in print, that people who purchase this DVD are legally allowed to make a backup copy of the content for themselves to use.
On the other hand, you pay good dollars for a DVD movie and knowing those discs are easily damaged/scratched, thus rendering them unusable, most people consider it morally acceptable to protect the content by making a backup copy of the media you paid for in the first place so you do not have to pay for it again.
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Computer: Intel Pentium D 3.0 Ghz dual core CPU, Philips DVD+-RW DVD8701, 1024MB RAM, ATI Radeon 256MB, Nero 6
Always use good quality blank media. Verbatim is always a good call. Don't be seduced by those 50-spindles you find in the $2.99 bin at your local car wash! :) This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 1. March 2006 @ 22:10
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