Can I record a rented DVD?

[mMargeSimpsonm]

Hi, if I hire some dvd's can I record them from a dvd player onto my recordable dvd player?

[hatlaltatltat]

well you can & lots of people do...but it is illegal as all dvds etc., are protected by copyright!

[muffinman]

No you can't. You need to decrypt the DVD prior to copying it. Your best bet is to find a piece of software on line that will enable you to copy DVDs using your DVD-RW drive in you PC. I would suggest you try the website http://www.videohelp.com/ it is a great resource for all things digital video related. You will also need to shrink the DVD file.

[WEheartYOU]

NO its illegal anyway.

[GaTitA]

Sure you can BUT it's against the law... it's one of the first things that you see when you start a movie.

[youngnfun]

you're not supposed to.. i'm pretty sure it's illegal.. but whatever! everyone does it! it's not like you didn't pay for the movie at least once!

[OrenIshii]

No!!!!! That is against the law. You are criminal.

[dad5]

It can be done, but if you do you are choosing to break the law. Even if you don't get caught you will have that on your conscience.

[ElleW]

i think that's illegal so probably not, if you don't want to get arrested.

[circa_1948]

Yes, but you need a program that removes the block (there are a few progs and I can't remember the names but easy enough to find out). My son rents several a day from Netflix and saves to hard drive and burns later. Sends those back the next day as more are coming in etc. Has about 4,000 now after a couple years of doing so.