I have a couple of DVDs I am trying to recopy but I am getting a CRC error. Is there away to fix this problem? The DVD plays fine on my computer so I know the disk is working. Second does anyone know of some good DVD copying freeware or shareware?
CRC usually indicates corruption of some sort and I’m not sure if this is recoverable. However if as you find the DVD plays OK, this could be down to the software you are trying to use to COPY them or possibly some form of copy protection.
If I ever want to do an exact copy of a CD I would make an .iso copy, an exact image of the CD in question. Then I would use may Nero software to burn a new disk from the .iso image. I have no idea if the method would work or for that matter be legal if the DVD is copyrighted, etc.
A google search for said software might return some hits DVD copying freeware or shareware
Hi Littlejohn and DavidR,
Copying most – if not all – prerecorded DVDs or streaming from them IS AGAINST US LAW. Setting up systems that bypass this requirement can lead to civil (you get sued and have to
pay) and criminal (you get sued and have to pay and can lose your freedom).
The civil penalties can amount to $150,000 per title, and that can be trebled(that is, tripled) in wilfull cases.
So far, Napster and MP3.com have gone down for this type of behavior – vicarious copyright infringement. The betamax decision doesn’t help; since that system did not have copy protection, and the DMCA addresses bypassing copy protection.
polonus
Copying most -- if not all -- prerecorded DVDs or streaming from them IS AGAINST US LAW.If it's done to pass along the DVD to a third party or if you sell the copy, your correct. I never play my purchased DVD's. I make 1 copy which I then use and store the original. If that's against the law, then come and get me cause I'm guilty just be prepared for a nice legal fight... ;D ;D ;D
I don’t see where Littlejohn said anything about copyrighted DVDs, so I’ll just assume he authored them himself.
Try turning down your burn speed to 8x or less.
Hi bob3160,
Ha, ha, ha, it is not that I will send the content holder, because he/they may not be responsible for the protection thereof (that is in the case of the pre-recorded DVD you bought), but the real protectors are the owners. You then will have a problem with them (if their name isn’t SONY!? hi, hi). Well jokes apart, can you feel a bit now how complicated this snake-pit area is, full of pitholes and angles. So play your media and don’t think about the consequences, 95% are never asked about these matters anyway).
friend polonus
Using CloneDVD from www.clonedvd.net, as it removes any protection in the spot, has dvd-9 to dvd-5 and to 2 dvd-5 functions. But it is not freeware.
Use DVDFabDecrypter to rip to HDD then DVD Shrink to fit on a 4.7GB DVD if the files are able to be compressed. Takes about 40mins for me for an exact copy.
Well thanks for the help I will try a couple of those programs and suggestion. For those who are worried about copywrites, no worries, I only burn for my pleasure not to sell and make money.
No one ever said you can’t make a backup copy. Original CDs tend to die way faster than you’d expect (had way too many such cases with Screamer 2, Mechwarrior 2, NFS4 High Stakes, System Shock 2 and now i’m somehow woried about Unreal Tournament 99). All originals. I mostly saved these by downloading cloned image from P2P (one reason why P2P is good). I managed to fix few by reading them in a very good optical drive with CloneCD or Alcohol 120%. Though you mostly can’t fix CRC errors. And all my CD-R survived much longer. Some are already almost 10 years old and they work like charm. In US they replace bad CDs (you send them original, they send you replacement), but doing this from another continent is simply not a logical since mail delivery would be more expensive than whole CD + its content. Not to mention risk of breaking CD on the way back to you…
I thought Napster and MP3.com was also legal ???
They are because they now sell the music and comply to RIAA rules. 
They have been selling the music for years though…