Posted by Netmask on 01/15/96 11:58

"Fenton" <no-spam@thankyou.com> wrote in message
news:0001HW.C1334EBF0018A97DF0509648@newsgroups.bellsouth.net...
> You have a real Hollywood DVD in your hands. How can you determine if it's
> copy-protected or not? Sure, these days you can pretty-well bet on it,
> but
> I'd like to know what test I can run -- tests that don't include wasting a
> blank DVD.
>
> For any software tools suggested, be aware I use a PPC-based PowerBook G4.
>
> Thanks.
>
Any of the ripping programs will tell you like DVDDecrypter - brings up the
protection. Or just try to copy files off the disc to your hard drive - if
it's protected they either won't copy or severe error messages come up.

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