How to keep someone from copying a DVD?

extremekicks · Post by **extremekicks** » Sat May 23, 2009 3:49 pm

Hello fellow VS peoples. Back again been busy from being sick for almost 3 months.

So is there a program out there that can deter anyone from copying your DVD?

I know that its impossible to do this but something that can thwart someone with less knowledge is a good thing.

Coral · Post by **Coral** » Sat May 23, 2009 4:03 pm

Ask Slysoft

Just joking !

qtrim · Post by **qtrim** » Sat May 23, 2009 6:29 pm

The only way to stop someone from copying your DVD is to not give it to them.

Post by **Ron P.** » Sat May 23, 2009 6:33 pm

The only surefire way is to take a sharp object like a key, knife, razor, and press it against the recorded surface firmly while dragging it in a circular motion over the surface...

Those commercial DVDs use a form of copyright protection that costs tens of thousands of dollars, and yet there are some ways to circumvent it. So if you're concerned that someone is going to copy your work, do as qtrim suggests, don't give it to them..

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Sat May 23, 2009 6:40 pm

I have yet to find a DVD that I couldn't copy - unless of course it was faulty!.
Not being able to copy a DVD belongs in the same famous quotation book that contains

"The world is flat"
"Man will never stand on the moon."
"There will never be a woman Prime Minister in the UK"

Coral · Post by **Coral** » Sun May 24, 2009 9:04 am

sjj1805 wrote: "The world is flat"
"Man will never stand on the moon."
"There will never be a woman Prime Minister in the UK"

May I add What my mum used to say "Son you will never grow up to be a man" How I wish, after all these years

extremekicks · Post by **extremekicks** » Mon May 25, 2009 9:08 am

Thought so

richmg821 · Post by **richmg821** » Sat May 30, 2009 12:56 pm

How I always understood it. If I can see it, hear it. I can copy it. It may not be a exact copy. People who buy bootlegged copies, aren't exactly worried about quality; otherwise, they buy the original. Putting an expensive, anti-copying encoding on your disc; will be like putting a $10,000 burglar alarm on your car. It will deter some rookies, but not the pros. Just think, Blu-Ray disc, are loaded, with anti-copying encoding. But you can probaly put a HD camcorder in front of your monitor, and make a copy. (hence quality). A few years back, I think all manufacturers, of blank CD/DVD media, are made to pay; a certain percentage (pennies), on each disc they manufacture; to copyright organizations. Because, they know a great percentage, are going to be used for illegal copying, of video & audio. The reality is this; you hope to sell enough, DVD's to offset the pirating. Pirating is not new, Reel to reel tape decks, cassettes, etc. It's just today, almost everyone in the US; has a recording or playback device, and a damn good one.

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Sun May 31, 2009 7:09 pm

I think all manufacturers, of blank CD/DVD media, are made to pay; a certain percentage (pennies), on each disc they manufacture; to copyright organizations.

I agree pretty much with what you say, except illegal copying and copyright infringement are two different things. Copyright deals with "intellectual" property (the idea), while illegal copying is the physical aspect of copying a disc.

extremekicks · Post by **extremekicks** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:49 pm

Yeah I agree.

The studio owner said a mom made copies of her DVD and gave them out.

Sucks for her and sucks for me.

I totally agree where theres a will there is a way. Even if you record it from a monitor with a cam.

Sucks you cant pay low end for some software from preventing this.

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:36 am

About the only thing you can do is put a copyright notice at the beginning or end of your video, explaining that copying your work is illegal. It may deter some who do not realize it. For others it will not matter and they will copy anyway.

As for the mom who made copies, maybe you could write her a nice letter explaining the copyright laws and about all the hard work you put into your productions. Again, maybe she did not realize she was "breaking the law".

extremekicks · Post by **extremekicks** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:23 pm

Lab good point however how can I go after someone that makes say 2 or 3 copies?

Wouldnt be feasable on my side.

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:05 pm

I didn't mean to "go after" them in a legal sense. Maybe mom just doesn't realize that, technically, she is breaking the law. Maybe pointing that out to her will stop it. Then again, maybe it won't.

And no, it's probably not feasible to go after someone who only makes 2 or 3 copies. But that's a question only you can answer. How important is your work?

Here's an example. I taped a soccer game with the intention of using some of the clips for a season highlight video.

A few weeks later I randomly did a search on YouTube and I find excerpts of my video there. During the game one of the kids committed a silly foul that resulted in a penalty kick - a goal that ultimately decided the game. Someone took a clip of this play and then made derogatory statements about this player, all for the world to see. Now I know that I didn't do this, but nobody else knows that. Heck, I'm the guy with the camera! I was shocked and furious. I was also confused. How in the world did this clip get on YouTube? I hadn't even edited it yet. Was it my son? Or one of his friends? I was about to go ballistic on him when my wife reminded me that the coach asked for a copy of this game, as a teaching tool. When the coach was done with it the team captain asked if he could have it, and he's the one who edited it and put it on YouTube.

Well you can believe that I immediately picked up the phone and called this kid's parents and politely demanded that he take the video down, which he did.

That's just one example of why you don't want people copying your work.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:20 am

You can of course do what the film industry does, and that is put up an FBI style copyright notice at the very start of the video. Heck you could even "Steal" an FBI notice from a commercial DVD and put it at the start of yours.
(Of course that would be a very interesting court case - stealing a "don't steal this" notice)

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:41 am

No need to steal it.

Get it here

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