Copy Protection Removal Methods

By Rob Boirun
Lead Reviewer for BurnWorld
August 2, 2011

Why would you need to Remove Copy Protection from a DVD?

Many people like my next door neighboor have asked me if it's possible to copy his kids DVD's. My answer is Yes it's possibls as long as you remove the copy protection found on all these DVDs. A good question to ask yourself is, If they put copy protection on a disc, should I use a software scanner and break it for my personal use?

Ok, Legal or Illegal to Copy a Protected DVD?

This is the gray area of the law. I'll just say this, it is illegal to circumvent the CSS in most countries. There are available protection removers available on certain sites hosed in China and other countries where there are no laws for this. However these are 3rd party decrypters that run in the background and look for DVDs with copy protection on them, once found that will work with today's top DVD Copying apps.

Recommended choices to use to Copy DVDs

- 1 Click DVD Copy (Download Here) - By far the easiest to use and has good support.
- DVD neXt Copy (Download Here) - another good solution for backing up dvd's

It's best to go with a trusted software if you choose the route of removing copy protection on DVDs where you normaly can't backup using the freeware burner in Windows. The 3 listed above are the most popular ones in use today.