Rip DVD movies to videos for playback on Android devices.

[DonnyBoy36]

What free software is available to Rip DVD movies to videos for playback on Android devices.

[Domestic_Ginger]

The problem is getting the movies off DVDs and that is not really a discussion point on respectable websites :/

You need a ripper to extract the movies and then play around with res etc to get something you're happy with; handbrake is the choice of many.

[AETAaAS]

The problem is getting the movies off DVDs and that is not really a discussion point on respectable websites :/

You need a ripper to extract the movies and then play around with res etc to get something you're happy with; handbrake is the choice of many.

Is it not? I thought 'space shifting' content for personal consumption was ok? I am in so much trouble if that is not the case.

Agree with the suggestion for Handbrake (www.handbrake.fr), though it may work right off the DVD, depending on the content.

[kalniel]

Is it not? I thought 'space shifting' content for personal consumption was ok?

Nope. Only temporary time shifting, not permanent format shifting.

[Saracen]

Nope. Only temporary time shifting, not permanent format shifting.

And time-shifting is an exemption from the Copyright Act for broadcast transmissions, not DVDs (or CDs, for that matter).

What complicates it, DonnyBoy, is that while basic copyright provisions are similar in most countries, some "fair use" provisions aren't. What you propose might well be legal in some places, but not (yet) in the UK, though changes to that effect were suggested in a report to government, back under Blair. As far as I know, we're still waiting.

You aren't actually in much trouble, though. Personal infringement is almost entirely a civil matter. HEXUS, on the other hand, is a business and there is at least a potential for that opening up criminal offences.

So, I'll leave this thread open for while for discussions/comments about the issue, but please, NO advice about breaking copyright, and certainly not about measures designed to defeat protection measures.

[Dutchjonsey]

As a legal method for watching them on Andorid, albeit with a bit of faffery
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/samsu...ckup-pc-mac-io
(not got one myself, just remember being mildly intrigued the first time i saw it )

[star123]

If it is a homemade DVD, no law issues at all. Then you can try the Freemake video converter to convert not rip DVD for your Android device.

[Saracen]

If it is a homemade DVD, no law issues at all. Then you can try the Freemake video converter to convert not rip DVD for your Android device.

Well, to be pedantic about it, if the person doing the ripping owns the copyright, or has permission of the copyright owner, or if the material has been explicitly placed in public domain, then there's no copyright legal issues.

But, if I made a movie, or video, at home, and if it has enough originality to benefit from copyright protection, then nobody else can RIP it (legally, in the UK) because, despite being home-made, it still has copyright protection.

I take your point about "home-made" though, and the general implication of that term would be that it's the questioner's own work. But technically, being home made makes no difference - the issue is whether it's copyright-protected or not, and if it is, whether you either have own or have permission, or are covered by one of the fair use exemptions.

[aidanjt]

Either way, handbrake works like a champ in a single simple package. It's your responsibility to be on the right side of the law as far as copyright is concerned, or, indeed, if you care at all.

[DonnyBoy36]

I certainly do not wish to do anything illegal as I am far too old to do time & I can't afford even a small fine.
All I would like to do is to rip/copy/whatever-you-want-to-call-it some old DVDs I purchased legally some years
back (eg Saving Private Ryan etc) from my PC to my little Tesco hudl (pretty good btw), so I can watch 'em on
train/plane/cruise journeys to while away the time. If I can't do this legally, so be it, I wont do it - probably not
able to anyway!

[kalniel]

All I would like to do is to rip/copy/whatever-you-want-to-call-it some old DVDs I purchased legally some years
back (eg Saving Private Ryan etc) from my PC to my little Tesco hudl

Indeed, that's currently illegal. You purchased a single DVD print, not the full rights to the film in order to transfer it to another DVD or other media.

[DonnyBoy36]

Thanks kalniel, my wife will thank you for ensuring that I don't have to do Porridge.
Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to you & everyone.

[Saracen]

I certainly do not wish to do anything illegal as I am far too old to do time & I can't afford even a small fine.
All I would like to do is to rip/copy/whatever-you-want-to-call-it some old DVDs I purchased legally some years
back (eg Saving Private Ryan etc) from my PC to my little Tesco hudl (pretty good btw), so I can watch 'em on
train/plane/cruise journeys to while away the time. If I can't do this legally, so be it, I wont do it - probably not
able to anyway!

Just to be clear, given what you're talking about, it's illegal in that it breaches copyright law, but not criminal. That is to say, it's technically possible you could get sued, but not prosecuted, so no jail or fines.

In general, copyright infringement by private individuals is purely a civil matter, and the worst that can happen is :-

- damages for compensation. But as the losses will be minimal, that's trivial in your circumstances.
- a seizure order for "infringing copies. Extremely unlikely in your case.
- a court injunction prohibiting you from doing it again. As before, pretty much irrelevant in your case.

If you rip films in the course of a business, the game changes and then it is a criminal matter, with potential jail time. But you're not. If you make those rips available for upload, then potential losses could be huge, so "compensation" could be vast - you don't want to be compensating for 50p per copy loss if there's 10 million downloads, 'cos you're looking at £5 million in compensation. But you're not.

You're not doing anything that hasn't been done by millions of people since the first cassette recorder hit the high street (if not before) and people started recording LPs for their car, or for their Sony walkman (ironic as hell given that Sony is now a major rights holder) or by anyone that's copied their CD collection to MP3 to put on their phone or iPod (etc).

Besides, if you're copying films you own to put on your own device like a tablet, how is anyone ever to find out you've done it? I would advise against storing the films on the cloud, though.

In short, what you're seeking to do is technically illegal, but if everyone doing what you're proposing ended up in court, I'd guess at least half the population would be in the dock with you.

For copies as you describe, the chances of any legal bother at all are probably lower than being hit by lightning. Twice. Maybe the same as being abducted by aliens. Or elected Pope.

So I doubt it'll ruin your Christmas.

Our concern is that while you might be safe for copying, HEXUS is less safe if we advise on how to do it, and it's a risk we can do without .... we don't want a ruined Christmas either.

[DonnyBoy36]

I am forever in your debt Saracen, for clarifying the matter so succintly.
However, I ain't got no money -- so don't call in the debt!

[Saracen]

You're very welcome. I hope your Christmas is back on track.

PS. Consider yourself safe on the debt front .... early Christmas pressie. Probably the only one, though.

[DonnyBoy36]

Noli nothis permittere te terere. --- it's getting more & more difficult these days!!!!