[SATLUG] Creating an ISO image

[Alan L. Lesmerises]

The part that doesn't seem to make sense to me is that if I'm just making an image of what's on the DVD, then what does it matter if the data is encrypted or not?

I just think about what happens if I have an encrypted file.  The fact that it's encrypted doesn't keep you from copying it (as a binary, that is) -- it just keeps you from opening it.  Since all I wanted to do was create an exact image of what was on the DVD, why can't you just copy the bits (whatever they are, encrypted or not) just as they appear on the disk and burn them onto a new one exactly like they were on the original?

I'm sorry if I sound like I'm being obtuse.  I'm only looking for a little clarification and enlightenment.

Thanks.

Jim Wells wrote:
> John Pappas wrote:
>>> You are missing an important step, namely removing the encryption that
>>> is put on almost all commercial DVDs.  In the United States, it is
>>> legal for you to make a backup of a DVD you purchased yourself,
>>> however it's illegal to distribute or sell software that includes the
>>> DeCSS code necessary to do so.  There are ways to do it under Linux,
>>> however from what I've seen there's not really an easy-to-use single
>>> piece of software for backing up your DVDs.
>>>
>>> You need a "DeCSS" program to remove that encryption first.  I'm sure
>>> some of the wiser members of this list could point you in the right
>>> direction.
> 
> 
> If you are running Ubuntu, or one of its derivatives, run synaptic and
> search on DVD and the files that come up should include what you need to
> PLAY DVD's.  I believe at that point you should be able to use K3B to
> copy the disk to an iso & then burn it.  (At least that was what I did
> on my install of Ubuntu.)
> 
> Jim