Want to make backup copies of your DVDs? This utility, normally $35.95, will clone even copy-protected discs. But act fast: the offer expires at the end of the day. Rick Broida is the author of ...

March 3, 2004 -- One week after a California court ruled that DVD XCopy violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 321 Studios removed the ripping engine ...

A US company selling software called DVD X Copy which bypasses copyright protection mechanisms on DVDs has complied with a Californian court order to rid the software of its “ripper”. Since the court ...

The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld an order barring a Bay Area programmer from posting a program on his Web site that could be used to illegally copy DVD movies. In a unanimous decision, ...

Seldom does a new product land in court before it lands on store shelves. But that's the case with DVD X Copy, a new software program that gives consumers a relatively easy way to burn a backup copy ...

After a four-week trial that commenced on November 14, 2011, Judge William J. Monahan of the California Superior Court ruled in favor of the DVD CCA (DVD Copy Control Association), marking the end of ...

The latest release of the VLC media player is a huge hit, racking up nearly 8.6 million downloads since the 1.0 release last week, according to the makers of the software VideoLAN. But some observers ...

What is the best format to rip DVD? There is no single answer to this question. If you want to convert DVD for playback on a mobile device, MP4 is a good choice. If you want to create a 1:1 copy to ...