Blue Screen Warning On DVD Backup Copying Burning

Is it illegal to copy and sell games? Yes.

Can you back up your own games legally? Yes.

Blue Screen On DVD Backup Copying Burning

As the blue screens on DVDs warn us, it is illegal to copy a DVD. If one wanted to, hypothetically, make a backup copy of one of their favorite movies, here’s how it could be done.
Most DVDs come guarded with anti-theft software which prevents viewers from making a DVD copy. Even if a viewer simply wanted to make backup DVDs of their own collection, the Motion Picture Association of America does everything they can to keep the DVD contents out of hard drives.
In order to copy DVDs, you need to download some special software. FreeDVD, available at dvdfab.com/free.html, works great. It’s a quick, free download.
First, make sure the disc you want to copy is in your drive. Copy the folder named “VIDEO_TS” from the DVD Drive folder onto your desktop.
While you’re waiting for the files to finish copying, download FreeDVD. When three-step window appears, click the large button under step one (“Select VIDEO_TS folder of DVD movie on hard disk.”) and locate the DVD. Double click the movie, highlight the “VIDEO_TS” folder, and click “OK.” It will let you know which restrictions are being removed from the disc.

Blue Screen On DVD Backup Copying Burning

Finally, click “Free DVD!” button and voila! The movie is in your possession, restriction-free. To play the movie, open your media player, click “File,” “Open” and select all the files from the copied “VIDEO_TS” folder, and enjoy. To copy the movie, insert a blank DV-R and move the “VIDEO_TS” folder to the new disc.