Hi all, I have two general questions: 1) Does using Windows DVD ripper application softwares (like DVD Shrink or DVD Decrypter etc.,) damages/corrupts your DVD reader? 2) What is the legal status upon using such softwares? (Most of these softwares are either freewares or sharewares) Thanks for your replies, Have a nice day
1- Ive used these pieces of software for ages sucessfully never broken a drive, and never have any of my mates. 2- Legality differs country to country - I think the general idea or argument is that if you own the original dvd you can make a copy of it for personal back-up.
Hi Thanks for your reply. I agree with you that copyright laws differ among countries and no copyrighted DVDs or CDs should be copied or backed up. I remember somewhere reading at internet that frequent usage of such DVD ripper softwares might damage the DVD player (like having difficulty in playing the DVD etc) because (I don't understand the following part) the mechanism of the DVD reader/writer have to work in a different way than the normal reading techniques. Unfortunately I am unable to quote the original reference. Nevertheless it said something to this meaning. Your opinions please,
Sounds like industry scare-mongering to me, the only way i've ever heard of a possiblility of damaging your drive is performing an overburn - which i have also managed on many occasions. And anyway, you can pick up a semi-decent dvd burner for about 20 squid now, so we are laughing either way
