Is It Illegal to Rip DVD and Blu-ray Disc or Not?

Is it legal to backup Blu-ray or DVD?

This issue has been in argument for many years. In most countries, it’s illegal to circumvent the CSS and AACS in any forms. Thus, Blu-ray and DVD backup would be at a risk of defying the Digital Copyright Act.

However, in some countries, the law allows people to make a single backup for the purchased DVD or Blu-ray for the learning and research purpose. While in some other countries, you can freely deal with the things you purchased but you can’t infringe the copy right. That means you backup the Blu-ray and DVD discs then spread them. The law may allow your backup but don’t allow you to spread the backed up content or use the backed up content in commercial occasion.

According to our understanding, you may make single Blu-ray and DVD backup for your purchased discs for the purpose of storage, learning and research. But any form of spreading the backed up content is illegal. Sometimes, you will find it unfair. As you have purchased the Blu-ray or DVD Disc, it means the disc is your own property. You have the right to deal with your own property, right? This will be debated for years and the overall opinion is that you should be able to make a copy as a backup if it’s for personal use only.

The last thing is that if the DVD or Blu-ray is recorded by yourself, for example, you made a Blu-ray or DVD Disc to memorize the happy time or event, it means you have the whole right to the Blu-ray and DVD discs, you can freely copy, rip, convert and backup them.

Backup Blu-ray and DVD, what you need?

As one of the most popular DVD ripping software, Brorsoft DVD Ripper for Windows | for Mac has the capability to convert DVD to any frequently-used video and audio format.

You can read the Windows version review here, and Mac version here.

As one of the most popular Blu-ray ripping software, Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper for Windows | for Mac has the capability to convert Blu-ray to any frequently-used video and audio format.

You can read the Windows version review here, and Mac version here.

Waht you can with Brorsoft Blu-ray/DVD ripper?

Feedback by our customer:

I buy many Blu-rays and DVDs, in fact I now have about 300 discs. As I have four daughters, I have a lot of the Walt Disney movies that get played dozens of times. Although these Blu-rays and DVDs are very good, they are one of the more expensive brands. A lot of people think that Blu-rays and DVDs are virtually indestructible and last for ever and never get faulty. I have to say, Blu-rays and DVDs can be destroyed, especially by pets with sharp teeth, and stop playing if they are spread over with jam. Also if you are not very careful taking them out of their cases and putting them into a player, can easily get scratch and when they are played have video jumps or lock ups etc.

In order to prevent illegal copying, the anti-copy protection methods that some video companies put on their Blu-rays and DVDs, also prevent legal backing up. I would recommend the Brorsoft Blu-ray ripper to all people who do not simply buy a Blu-ray/DVD, play it a few times, then buy another copy when the last copy gets ruined, and repeat this again and again etc etc.