Calling all Peep Show fans! Channel 4’s hit comedy series, Peep Show Series 4, is now available for pre-order on DVD! If you missed it on TV now is your chance to get your mitts on a copy of the funniest show of the year.

This Peep Show DVD is the most side splitting of the lot. Taking off where series 3 left off it explores Mark’s doomed relationship with Sophie and Jeremy’s constant time wasting activities, including some “handy” work for a male pop star.

Episode 1: Mark takes Jez along when he meets Sophie’s parents. Mark admits his love doubts to her Dad by mistake while Jeremy gives her mother a bit on the side.

Episode 2: Mark takes the lead in his company conference, alienating most of his team in the process. Jez accepts an indecent proposal from Johnson and manages to lose big Suze to him in doing so.

Episode 3: Mark joins a gym to get fit for the wedding and begins to use it as a hiding place to get away from Sophie. Jez falls for gym receptionist and ex crystal meth addict, Nancy, who only has eyes for gym instructor, Matt.

Episode 4: Sophie’s business trip with her ex, Jeff, leads Mark to go to the school reunion with Jeremy. Mark rediscovers the charms of Sally, school hottie, who has got it together with the old school bully. Jez starts work as a handy man for a rock star and ends up providing more of a personal service than he pictured he would.

Episode 5: The stag weekend gets under way and Jez chats up sisters Aurora and Lucy. Soon Mark is finding new ways to escape the wedding promises and pitches for a job to run a call centre in India for the girls’ father.

Episode 6: The wedding day. Mark is still trying to escape an eternity of unhappiness while Jez makes a last-minute start on the best man’s speech. Mark not only has puke in his top hat and shoes (compliments of Super Hans) to deal with but also lets his fate be decided by the flip of a coin.

Favourite Quotes from the Series 4 Peep Show DVD:

“There’s got to be a catch. You’re going to be his drugs mule, he’s going to sell you organs or invite a German around from the internet to eat you.” - Mark

“I will now do my best to give Mark the six most uncomfortable minutes of his life, and the six most uncomfortable minutes of Sophie’s life will be coming up later this evening courtesy of Mark.” - Jez

“Stop moaning, we’re out with a man who owns guns. You’re chucking his daughter and I’ve screwed his wife, tonight is going, if a bit weird, extremely fucking well for us!” - Jez

“Tonight should be a free-fire ideas zone, watch a DVD, eat some pizza, fuck each other. I’m serious; fuck a chicken if that’s what it takes. Watch a chicken fuck a horse.” - Johnson

“I’m much more concerned about my mis-shapen scrotum.” - Mark

“You’re disgusting… but I like it! It’s like going to a strip joint with the Pope.” - Jez

“As you’re always saying, The Beastie Boys fought and possibly died for my right to party.” - Mark

“Oh my God, India – could be my way out. Goodbye Sophie, Goodbye sexual humiliation, hello Corrigan the neo-Colonial overlord.” - Mark

You can get a copy of the Series 4 Peep Show DVD on pre-order now. Also newly available for the avid fan is the Peep Show Series 1-3 Box Set DVD and of course each of the individual show DVDs are widely in stock in case you already have some of them.

Have fun, I know I’m going to be first in line for my copy when Series 4 comes out in November and will probably have most of my friends popping over for a Peep Show DVD marathon night!

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The movie studios as a whole continually complain that they are losing revenues to the pirate. They constantly say that it’s the street level movie seller that literally cuts into thousands of dollars in potential profits. They also claim that sophisticated pirate rings throughout the world are cutting into production studio profits by the millions.

This is a flat out lie, a fabrication by the movie studios. Sure they lose some profits but the problem of pirating is not as problematic as they claim. First off, pirated movies are not the big business it claims to be. Yes, many are profiting from this new form of digital theft but the reality is; the biggest pirating is done in impoverished countries where most of those buying the bootlegged copies of movies would not be able to afford the price of a legitimate movie ticket anyways.

The fact is the movie studios are too stupid to realize that they can profit from movie pirating and in the process create a new revenue stream to fund more of their productions.

The studios in their infinite greed and stupidity have not truly analyzed the problem of pirating and the selling of bootleg copies of films. If they did they would find that the problem is not necessarily per se the pirate, it’s the buyer.

Without the buyer or client there would be no potential business for the pirates to profit from. In a word, to stem or slow the tide of pirating the production studios need to simply realize the average bootlegger would not be in business if there was not someone interested in buying, and in identifying the potential type of clients that bootleggers sell to, the production studios can thereby create a niche market that will afford them even more profits for their films.

There are three types of buyers in the world of pirated films and we will analyze and look at all three. Understanding their motives for purchasing bootleg films will go a long way to curb the tide of pirating.

The movie studios need to first and foremost understand one simple fact; no matter what new technology they implement they cannot and will not stop pirating in all of its forms. The sooner the studios realize that there are “acceptable losses” that have to be allowed, the better they can manage the potential new market this could create for them as a whole.

To look at the breakdown of it all; there is only one type of pirate and that is a person driven by the idea of making money selling items that they acquired in an illegal fashion. The items they acquire, in this case films, are generally obtained free of charge, making their profit margin 100%, an ideal business indeed.

But we need to look more closely at the buyer, for the pirate would not have business if there was not a ready supply of people waiting to buy from them. That being said, there are three types of buyers of pirated films.

1. Those that live in other countries or regions that are several months behind the U.S. release dates. For example, if a film is released in the states in July, it will not be released in say, South America for several months after the fact. This has a tendency of alienating this group of people making them feel as if they were less than viable than those in the premium markets of the U.S. and Europe as a whole. Those that live in regions where they see the film months after its U.S. release want to feel as mainstream as the rest of the world, and most buy pirated films from the street because they just do not feel they should have to wait to see it.

Many feel out of place when speaking to colleagues or relatives who live in other regions when asked in casual conversation if they have seen a latest film that’s out in one part of the world and not in theirs. This creates a subconscious resentment toward the movie studios as a whole and why many do not even bother to go to the movie theatres to see a first run film. Now while it is evident the movie studios as a whole do not care of the alienation of one group to another, this again has to be stressed that by implementing new measures the studios can easily generate a positive cash flow from a new market.

2. Those that don’t relish the movie theatre experience. There are many in the world who find going to a movie theatre quite unpleasant and this was my main reason and motivation for purchasing pirated films from the streets. Personally, I did not like being in a crowded movie theatre with people constantly talking through the film, or the ever persistent person sitting behind me who kicked my chair constantly throughout the entire film, not to mention the sordid conditions of the movie theatre itself; i.e. sticky carpeting, gum in the chairs and general uncleanliness.

The main advantage to buying pirated films from the street is you can watch in the comfort of your own home. You can watch it as much as you like, and if there is a scene you wish to see again you only need to rewind to a specific scene again. This is most of the appeal of having the ability to watch a film from home. Many need the movie theatre experience to feel they have really “seen” a film but most, if given the chance would prefer to watch a new film at home. With the advent of plasma tv’s, bigscreens and high definition surround sound systems, it is now possible to get the same experience as in the movie theatre in the comfort of ones home. You can take off your shoes without the fear of getting something on your feet. You can also pause the film if you need to go to the bathroom, thereby not missing anything, getting the full value of the film. You can repeat scenes to enjoy again and again, whereby in the movie theatre it is definitely a “one shot deal” type of situation when it comes to viewing.

3. The third type of pirate client is someone who simply put, could not afford the price of a ticket anyway. The rising cost of movie tickets can be very discouraging to those on a fixed budget or income. In many countries families are very large and not the typical “2.4 kids” expected by the average American family. So many would not be able to afford to take their whole family out for a movie night. Pirates, albeit illegal in nature, exists because they can see the needs of the potential client and fill it. If the movie studios themselves took the time to look at the potential moviegoers and not the demographics they would know this and be better equipped to meeting the needs of all thereby making more of a profit on films.

Again, the problem with pirating is not the pirates themselves but those that buy from them, remember, there clearly would not be a market for bootleggers if there were no buyers willing to buy. It’s the buyers that drive the market and not the pirates themselves.

In the past the movie studios have thought of “clever” ideas in their efforts to prevent pirating and all of their bright ideas have met with failure, embarrassing failure. For example, when the film Matrix Revolutions was released, it had a world wide release. Meaning the film was released simultaneously all over the world. This was done to supposedly prevent pirating, and it had disastrous results. The movie was still pirated all over and in many cases copies were sold just a few hours after its initial release in the theatres. Why did this happen? Because the studios were too ignorant to realize the different types of buyers that exist for pirated films.

Even though this movie was released worldwide at the same time, it was still pirated for reasons number 2 and 3. Although the Matrix films were big box office draws, many did not want to sit in a crowded movie theatre around devoted Matrix “true believer” type of fans, not to mention the overall unpleasant conditions that exist in just about every theatre for a big box office draw.

So the “brilliant” idea of a world wide release did nothing to stem the tide of pirating. This is again because the studios have taken the time to profile what types of piraters are out there selling but they have never taken the time to profile the types of buyers of bootlegged films. Once you understand why people are willing to buy films from the street, even knowing that many will be low in quality, you can then figure out how to put the bootlegger out of businessŅ…or profit from him.

Is it possible for the movie studios to profit from pirating? In a wordŅ…..yes and very easily. They can not only profit from pirating but create a new revenue stream in the process.

The easiest way to profit from the dilemma is to give potential consumers a choice. Free choice is the key to creating a revenue stream outside of the mainstream movie industry. How? Since just about every film that is released in theatres will eventually wind up on DVD, the best way to cut out the bootlegger is for the studios to bootleg their own movies.

If the movie studios made released DVD’s at the same time as the theatre release and gave people a choice to buy them for a slightly elevated price, the profits would be astronomical. For example, if a new movie is released at the theatre one could go to the movie theatre in his designated area and instead of buying just a ticket they could also purchase a copy of the film to take home and watch, the theatres would generate double the profits. There would be the general ticket sales for moviegoers and then the sales from those who purchased the DVD’s at the theatre. If the movie studios also made a limited number of available DVD’s for sale at the theatres, it would be an incentive to make potential buyers/collectors move faster to ensure obtaining a copy. The discs could also be encoded so that the movie studios would know which theatres got which copies thus keeping track of potential pirating. Also as an advent the studios could stipulate that to buy a DVD release version of the film one had to show a driver’s license, it would greatly reduce the possibilities of pirating.

The thing that makes pirating work is its anonymity. One can easily walk up to any seller on the street and buy anonymously but when its necessary to show some type of identification to buy a copy it thereby makes the buyer responsible for his or her own copy, and since most are afraid of the possible repercussions of pirating, most would end up protecting their copies for fear of reprisals from the movie studios on a whole.

If the price for a single movie ticket is around $12 dollars per person, the studios can fairly charge approximately $30 dollars for the “Theatrical Release DVD” or TRD and would generate a new stream of profit from these sales. These special DVD’s will include the movie, a menu and some deleted scenes along with the film trailer as well as other trailers of upcoming productions by the movie studio releasing the film.

This is a great way to advertise for new and upcoming films by the production studios as well as distributing the DVD and drastically cutting down pirate sales. The movie studios should not feel in any way that releasing a TRD disc will take away from sales of the regular retail release of the DVD after the movie has made its theatrical run.

The reason for this is that the TRD will not have all the features and extras that will be found on the retail version. What this means is if one were to purchase the TRD disc from a local movie theatre, the version they obtain will differ entirely from the version sold at retail once the DVD is officially released. True DVD collectors will purchase the “Special Edition” DVD release just for the sake of curiosity to see how it may differ from the DVD released at the theatres.

It should be noted that most DVD’s that are released for retail all seem to have the words “Special Edition” listed on the DVD. The disappointment to the consumer is that when you purchase these DVD’s there is very little about it that distinguishes it as truly being a “special” edition. In fact most of these so-called “Special Edition” DVD’s have just the standard features that most consumers have come to expect from any DVD purchased. But if the studios release a TRD that is limited to only a few deleted scenes, trailers and the movie itself, then when the regular retail DVD is released months later, collectors will be curious what other features are listed on the disc, so the curiosity factor alone will generate more sales also this making the retail release truly a “Special Edition”.

By making the TRD as competitively priced as the retail version, the price will not seem out of reach to the average consumer who is used to paying $24.95 for a standard DVD anyways.

What separates the TRD from the retail version is the features. The TRD DVD will have the film, a menu, and possibly a few deleted scenes. Whereas on the retail version there will be the commentary consumers are accustomed to getting on their DVD’s as well as a host of other features.

The main features can then be placed on the retail version of the DVD such as the behind the scenes documentaries, the commentary, some deleted scenes as well as trailers and possibly an alternate ending. The alternate ending is also a tool used to insure that there will be just as many buyers for the retail version of the DVD then for the TRD.

Now while this may represent an added cost to the studios, in reality the benefit of added sales and a new revenue stream far outweigh the costs of the production of this limited edition TRD. This would be a successful method in deterring pirating and creating a new source of ticket sales for movies.

Proof that this in fact works is that the studios themselves have experimented with this technique on a small scale and lower level and met with great success. The film, The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants, was released to moderate ticket sales and success in the U.S. but in some parts of the world the studios chose to experiment with this film by releasing it on DVD at the same time it was released in the theatres.

The feeling at the time was that this particular film would not generate a big blockbuster response and the studios, being interested in recouping as much of the invested capital in the film as possible decided to gamble on this film by releasing it on DVD at the same time as the theatres. The result was overwhelmingly positive. This particular film was pirated far less then normal and many got to purchase the DVD from authorized outlets and watch it at home which then turned a film that had no projected large ticket sales into a cult classic in some venues abroad.

If the studios as a whole took this approach with more of their so-called blockbuster films they would find that overall receipts for the TRD and ticket sales would increase profitability of the films by a possible 70%. This would be added revenue that the studios would collect directly, thus cutting out the pirate or at the very least minimizing his client base drastically and also satisfying all types of potential bootleg buyers.

A poll was taken in the San Francisco area by this writer. What I was trying to determine is, if given the chance, would people prefer to buy a high quality DVD of a new release or would they rather watch the film in the theatre. Seven out of ten people asked said they would buy the TRD release of a movie if doing so would not get them into any trouble with regard to it being a pirated copy. Most said they would gladly pay up to $30 dollars for a DVD that they could obtain at their local movie theatre. They liked the convenience of it all and most said it was the thrill of having an authorized copy of the film that they could watch at home over and over again that would drive them to buy a TRD.

When asked if they had any problems with showing an identification to obtain a copy of an authorized studio DVD, almost all said they did not find it intrusive in any way and would have no problems in doing this.

Many expressed a safety factor that had not been considered at that time. Most felt that going to a late evening movie or a movie on opening night was something they would not consider due to the fact of potential danger of car accidents when going home, or possible dangers from the area, as many said some movie theatres are in or near high crime areas.

Many had told of past movie going experiences that turned to violent altercations due to the subject matter of films being shown. It should be noted that when the movie Boyz in the Hood was released a few years ago, there were several reported cases of gang violence when patrons were leaving the theatres.

Even when the classic film The Warriors was released, the studio execs were worried of potential violence stemming from the subject matter of the film. Because of these past situations there is a whole category of people who no longer go to films at night and due to their work schedules find it very difficult to see films during the day and these people are the ones who usually tell co-workers and friends, “I’ll just wait till it comes out on DVD to see it” when asked if they have seen a new release that may happen to be out at the time. With this new method of distributing films the studios can cash in on the category of consumer that would like to see a new release but that does not feel comfortable with the “theatre experience” anymore.

When one thinks of the thousands of dollars that are put into trying to catch and charge film pirates this then seems like a more cost effective alternative. Studios should not waste resources in trying to apprehend and shut down the pirates, it’s impossible, there will always be a measure or pirating, but if the studios offset the pirating by putting out their own high quality product, they can greatly reduce the number of buyers of bootlegged films.

If people are given the choice of buying a low quality copy of a film that may or may not play in their home players versus a studio authorized high quality copy that may cost a bit more but legal and problem free, the studios would be surprised to know that most would happily purchase the authorized studio DVD.

The studios would then be seen as pioneers, in that they are creating and catering to a whole new genre of film watcherŅ…..the home viewer.

The selling of the TRD version of the movie would in no way cut into the rental sales either from Blockbuster and Hollywood video. Why not? Due to the fact that there are always going to be people who just choose to view the films and not own them and for this reason there will always be a good steady rental base, besides that the TRD versions that one could obtain from the local movie theatre would be limited editions of say only a few thousand or even a few hundred per movie theatre. Once they’re gone they’re gone. This type of supply and demand will really increase sales if potential consumers know that TRD DVD’s will only be available for the first 72 hours of the films major release or however long the studios specify.

Not to mention the people who will go the local movie theatre and be satisfied with just paying $12 dollars for a movie ticket and then later after they have seen the film they loved it so much that they choose to also spend an additional $30 dollars to buy the film as they walk out of the theatre.

So many times I personally have walked out of a theatre from seeing a film and thought to myself, oh yeah I’m going to buy this movie the day it comes out on DVD. Sadly due to the fact that the studios make you wait months before the film is released on DVD, many lose their enthusiasm for purchasing it. Having TRD’s available for sale as one walks out of the theatre, would cater to the impulsive buyer who is interested in instant gratification and getting their copy “now” versus waiting for the official DVD release months later.

The music industry employs this same technique in principle with the release of CD singles for upcoming albums. Usually, it’s the single for the forthcoming album and possibly an acoustic version along with a remixed version as well as the music video on one CD. The prices for this CD range, sometimes they sell for $1.99 and up to $9.99 and it’s basically just one song. This creates even more of an interest and demand so that by the time the full album is released there are plenty of consumers just waiting to spend their money on the album. If the movie industry did this as well with their films, they would definitely see a marked increase in ticket sales and overall receipts.

All the way around it’s a profit environment that the studios cannot and should not ignore, if they truly wish to reduce pirating and gain more profits, not to mention create a whole new category of movie watcher, this is by far one of the best viable options for them.

Unfortunately Hollywood studios are all driven by greed and many cannot see the moon for the stars, but some of the farsighted execs in those steel towers in Hollywood should definitely want to consider this as an option to generating more capital from a new release and combating piracy.

With the slump in box office business, the studios really have nothing to lose. Now is the time to get creative, to take chances and take the movie industry in a whole new direction. It could be this simple idea that could jump start and revive the film industry in Hollywood.

Hollywood needs to realize there’s a new type of moviegoer and that there are many who like films but no longer like the theatre experience or can’t afford the skyrocketing price of tickets and by catering to these consumers they cut out the pirate or at the very least they use a pirate like approach to gain the revenue that would otherwise go to the street seller.

It’s definitely something to think about.

About The Author

Jon Steele writes primarily about what it’s like to live overseas in another country. His specialty is articles about Chile, yet he has broached many other subjects in recent months. He occasionally lectures about how to make money while living abroad if you don’t have a work permit and other topics. Get on his mailing list by sending an email to the above email address and get notified when he has new articles or information that’s out.

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There are plenty of DVD copy applications on the market, most of which are a dime a dozen. It’s hard to find unique DVD copying software that truly stands out. If you’re interested in burning DVD’s and CD’s, then you’re probably confused over all the software choices. Considering many of them are so alike, you may find it hard to tell them all apart. Thankfully, there’s a program called DVD Next Copy that will give you everything you’re looking for.

DVDNextCopy developers are constantly updating it and adding new features so that it’ll always be kept up to date. In order to meet the demands of DVD owners, it’s highly essential that software developers meet with all requirements. DVD next copy really does live up to its hype, and it will meet any requirement(s) you may have about DVD copying.

DVD Next Copy delivers on ease of use, speed, friendly customer support, quality, and more. As far as first impressions go, its neat interface will impress you. The design is wonderful, and the interface is easy to navigate. All you’ll need to get started is a DVD burning drive, movie, and a blank DVD! Just as long as you have at least Windows 2000, you should be able to run DVDNextCopy on your computer.

Here are just some of the many features DVD Next Copy offers:

· The ability to copy ALL DVD’s, including movie, software, and games.

· The ability to make MULTIPLE copies.

· Ease of erasing rewritable discs.

· The ability to actually preview tracks, even during the burning process.

· Friendly, 24/7 customer support.

· The ability to copy all features associated with DVD’s, including: subtitles, audio, video, titles, trailers, commentaries, and more.

· Support for all blank media speed, up to 16x.

· Detailed instructions for downloading, installing, and using.

In other words, DVD Next Copy pretty much offers everything. Anything that can be conceived about DVD’s and copying will be undertaken by the software itself. Since you’ll be able to make perfect, exact copies of all your DVD’s and software, you can save a lot of money by never having to buy new copies.

Speaking of costs, DVD Next Copy is very affordable. It’ll be the greatest investment you can make for your DVD collection. If you’re still reluctant to buy it, make sure you read a compatibility chart to compare it with other programs. Sure, there are a few other good copying programs out there, but the good ones only make up a small percentage of the entire market. You obviously need to be very careful, since you don’t want to end up with a lackluster application.

DVD Next Copy should be on the top of your list, so keep that in mind when doing your research. Investing in DVDNextCopy will be a very wise decision, and your movie collection depends on the choice you make. Choose wisely, and you’ll never have to worry about scratched or lost DVD’s again!

Disclaimer: Copying a DVD movie for any reason other than to backup up personally owned copies violates international copyright laws.

by Matthew Henderson

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When it comes to copying DVD’s, many individuals are worried whether or not it is legal. A lot of people have concerns as to whether or not they’ll get into trouble by breaking any DVD copying laws. Obviously, this is a highly controversial topic, therefore it’s important to set the record straight once and for all.

Just what are, exactly, DVD copying laws? The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) states that it is, in fact, illegal to break the CSS protection located on most DVD’s. This DVD copy law doesn’t specifically state, however, that it’s illegal to make a personal, back up copy of a title already paid for an owned by the owner. This means that, according to these laws, just as long as you don’t rip the original movie’s coding, it’s not necessarily illegal to make your own backup copy for personal use.

So how do you know whether or not you’ll be ripping the original copy’s coding? By reading reviews on DVD copying software and blank DVD products to ensure that every step you take will be legal. DVD copying laws also state that selling any copied movies or software is illegal, so you should never, ever do anything like that under any circumstance.

There are DVD copying products out there that rip off the original movie’s coding. These software programs are created to bypass the copy-protection mechanisms. If you choose to make back up copies, then do so at your own risk. If, however, you wish to stick to the law for moral reasons, then make sure read those reviews to find out which programs don’t bypass any coding illegally! DVD copying laws are hard for some to understand, so if you’re truly worried about breaking any, do some research first.

The thing about DVD copying laws to remember, though, is that they’re always changing. As technology becomes more advanced, film and music production companies are just going to have to accept that the times are ‘a changin’. It takes the entertainment companies a few years to catch up with technology. Try keeping up with all the latest laws if you can. You also may be able to find some alternative solutions.

It may seem silly that there actually ARE DVD copying laws to begin with. The industry claims that the laws are in effect to protect consumers such as yourself from being ripped off by a bootleg seller. Obviously, the industry doesn’t give people like you and me enough credit for our common sense. It’s also heavily debated as to whether or not they truly care about the welfare of the consumers or just their own pockets.

Whatever the case may be, however, there are still DVD copying laws, and they need to be followed until better laws come along. If, for any reason, you choose to copy some DVD’s, try doing so without breaking the copy-protection mechanisms. Even then, do so at your own risk. For now, DVD copy laws aren’t the greatest, but hopefully, in time, the industry will catch up to modern technology and will make the laws more appropriate for everyone.

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DVD copy software is very popular these days, and one of the most popular among them is 1 Click DVD Copy. In the early days of DVD copying and burning, only computer enthusiasts understood the programs enough to use them successfully. These days, there are different types of software used to copy DVD’s, many of which can easily be used and utilized by a complete novice.

In other words, practically anybody can copy DVD’s now, and all it takes is a bit of research. And if you’ve done any research, then you’ve probably come across 1 Click DVD Copy. This software is popular due to its ease of use and user-friendly interface. With this program, you will be able to duplicate your favorite DVD’s. If something should ever happen to your DVD collection, you’ll be glad to know that you can have them backed up.

This software is completely simple, yet it produces copies with amazing quality. The interface is utterly simple and user-friendly, and you will be able to use it with no problems at all. Even if you’re completely new to copying DVD’s, 1 Click DVD Copy is a program that anybody can use, regardless of their technological experience.

Created by LG Software Innovations, 1 Click DVD Copy truly lives up to its name: it can make DVD copies with just one click of the mouse button! Not only is it simple, it is also fast. Unlike other DVD copying software out on the market, you won’t have to wait around for hours just for one copy to complete. Just as long as you have a computer that can handle the process, you can have yourself an extra copy of your favorite DVD with 1Click DVD Copy in no time at all!

If you want to put your favorite movies and videos on your iPod or iPhone, you can download a feature that goes along with 1 Click DVD Copy that will allow you to do so. It doesn’t matter what generation your iPod or iPhone is, you’ll be able to move all your movies to it (or them) with just one click!

Clearly, there are plenty of neat features that go along with 1 Click DVD Copy. Despite having tons of great features, it’s still simple to use, and you’ll be catching on to it in no time at all! If you do end up needing customer support—for any reason—you will be able to receive help instantly. Their customer support is top-notch and very friendly. Your questions or concerns will be answered thoroughly and courteously.

If subtitles and other features are a concern, then there’s no need to worry: 1Click DVD Copy will even add those to the new copies! Everything the original DVD has, its copy will have. 1Click DVD Copy does not simply burn copies of the movie, it burns all the features of the DVD itself! In other words, your copy will be exactly as the original in every single way!

Disclaimer: Copying a DVD movie for any reason other than to backup up personally owned copies violates international copyright laws.

About The Author

Matt Henderson, owner of http://DVDCloningSoftware.com has worked with nearly every dvd copy software on the market. You can read his reviews on each company and their product at http://www.dvdcloningsoftware.com

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No matter how much we like to see the good guy triumph in the end and those who have committed crimes be punished for them, we can never quite shake off that sneaking enjoyment that comes from bad guys doing what they do and being good at it! Gangster movies have been a part of American cinema from the beginning and by taking a quick look at the genre, we definitely can see why.

The two movies that are considered the grandfathers of this film genre are Little Caeser, starring Edward G. Robinson and Public Enemy, starring James Cagney. In both of these films, the gangsters get their comeuppance, but often, that’s not what the audience remembers. In Little Caeser, you remember the scenes of Robinson’s character Rico living it up in the lap of luxury and in Public Enemy, you fondly remember Tom Powers, played by Cagney doing a delighted little two step on a public street when a girl smiles at him.

Gangsters in Hollywood come in a variety of different flavors and Al Pacino has played two extremely different archetypes. In the Godfather movies, he is the elegant and doomed Michael Corleone, the war hero who got dragged reluctantly into the family business, while in Scarface, he plays the crazed killer Tony Montana, a Cuban who rose from immigrant to drug kingpin. Both of these characters were (in very different ways) extremely charismatic and its easy to see how we’re drawn to them.

There are also quite a few movies that pay homage to the classic gangster movies, or satirize them, depending on your point of view. The prime time show, The Sopranos, features a modern day organized crime association where the members are quietly and sometimes not so quietly obsessed with Goodfellas and The Godfather and will quote them at any opportunity. Brick, a movie about love and death in high school, was heavily influenced by the classic Miller’s Crossing in terms of tone and language.

The story of the gangster can be seen as the American Dream that is played in fast-forward. It usually starts with a young boy looking for a way out of poverty and with some luck and some help, he makes it to the top. Maybe that’s the appeal of the gangster genre, and maybe that’s why we’re so willing to forgive the things they do to get there.

Don’t look for a morality lesson when you watch gangster movies. You’ll end up rooting for the wrong guy and when he inevitably gets what’s coming to him, you’ll be annoyed and disappointed. Gangsters top the charts in charisma, but their life expectancy and chances for lasting happiness are practically nil.

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U.S. copyright laws forbid the sale of software that bypasses DVD copy protection. Despite this there are hundreds of the software packages available online that have that capability.

In recent cases brought under the existing law the claim was made that the vendors were unaware of the capability of the software they offered for sale. Specifically, the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act bans providing information or tools to negate copy-control features. This includes the Contents Scramble System currently employed by DVD’s. Individuals and companies are forbidden to sell DVD-ripping programs and copyright attorneys maintain that people who use the software in the US to break the protection are breaking the law.

While the US Movie industry fights to protect it’s rights under copyright law, the vast array of DVD ripping software now offered for sale online and the ease with which consumers can use it, make it a foregone conclusion that Hollywood is fighting a losing battle. Today the copying and conversion of DVD and audio files is totally simple and, in fact, much of the software now offered free online automate the technique. Even the non-geeks can do it!

John Malcolm, antipiracy chief of the Motion Picture Association of America disputes the freedom of use claims made in the case of DVD’s being copied by someone who has bought the DVD for their personal use as backup etc. The MPAA plans to stop the piracy of movies before movies go the way of the music industry where piracy is so widespread as to have completely negated the laws of copyright in the US. MPAA was successful in getting a court order to ban 321 Studio’s flagship product DVD-X Copy. After a number of unsuccessful court battles, the company went out of business despite the fact that the product was a highly popular and successful program.

Many of the companies distributing DVD ripping software sold at major outlets warn US customers of the illegality of copying DVD’s with copyright protection. At the same time, consumers are directed to other sites (many of them offshore) where the necessary software elements to complete ripping copyright protected DVD’s. While MPAA continues to promise direct action to stop piracy, the actual ability of the Association to effect this intent in such situations has to be questioned.

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Tim Moss owns and operates http://www.topdvdripper.com DVD Ripper

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When CD was first introduced, not too many people took to duplicating CDs. However, within a few years, things have changed completely and today one cannot even imagine that there was a time when no-one did CDs duplication work. To say that millions of people across the globe today do CD duplication work would probably be an understatement. They copy data; audio and video onto CDs. CD burning and duplication process are the part and parcel of the present hectic life in present day competitive world.

Let’s get down to the core aspects and take a look at how exactly these CDs are duplicated. First of all, we need a master. This is the CD that is going to be duplicated. Then, first need is the blank CD and that will be the one that will duplicate the master onto. You will of course, need the hardware on which the copying is done, which is the computer where you will need to have a CD-RW or DVD-RW drive. Just in case you have an old computer that does not have this drive, you will need to buy one and fit it in.

In case you are thinking of buying this drive, it might be worthwhile to get a DVD-RW drive so you can copy both DVDs and CDs. You can also set the speed with which you want your duplication done. 4x is the slowest speed and 48x is the fastest. Not all drives can duplicate at the very fast speeds however. If your drive can do a 48x speed, your CD will just take a few minutes to be duplicated or CD Duplicator can help you with this.

So you’ve got the DVD-RW or the CD-RW. You’ve got the master and you’ve got CDs on which to need to do duplication work. Now what you need is the software. After completing software-loading process onto your computer, all you have to do is to run the software and then duplicate the required disk. All you have to do is to select the media from the menu that you have on your software and just burn your CD. The great thing is that it is so easy to learn and to do. Duplicating CDs is a whole lot of fun. You can use it to do so much. You can back up your files, you can save your pictures or make a CD of pictures like an album for a loved one, and you can put your music on or a video clip, whatever. Whatever you select to duplicate, you can perform that activity with complete accuracy.

Very much sure above lines going to put you all out there in command when it comes to duplication process.

by Nathan Davies

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Legal DVD copying is a highly controversial subject and is often the topic of heated debates, especially since nobody can agree on what the laws actually mean. Is it illegal to copy dvd’s? Even as backup copies for personal use? If a consumer goes to the store and buys a DVD the legal way, brings it home only to find out that it skips in some places, is it still illegal for the consumer to burn a working copy of it for personal use?

The answer, in short, is both “yes” and “no”.

For the most part, there isn’t such thing as LEGAL DVD copying. However, some aspects of the law aren’t specifically clear, and are open for interpretation. When it comes down to it, copying a DVD is illegal whenever the CSS (content scrambling system), which is an encryption code used to protect DVD’s from being copied, is unscrambled.

The CSS encryption code, unfortunately for Hollywood, is incompetent. The code has been cracked, and there are now countless DVD copy programs that will burn exact copies anyway, despite the entertainment industry’s best efforts. Although technically, legal DVD copying is nonexistent, according to Hollywood, anyway, their security measures failed and many people are copying DVD’s anyway.

When it comes down to it, there *IS* such thing as legal DVD copying. What is ILLEGAL, however, is unscrambling the CSS encryption code. So unless one has access to old copies of DVD’s, DVD burning software, and an old DVD burning drive, it’s hard to copy a DVD in a legal manner. This doesn’t stop the fact that there are countless software programs out there being made and upgraded every single day in order to burn successful copies, even it means to unscramble the scrambled code.

Some of these software programs are for advanced users. Technological savvy individuals can manually go straight through the encrypted protection themselves. Illegal or legal DVD copying—none of it matters to some people, just as long as they can make nice, quality copies successfully. Even those who don’t have a lot of knowledge about how DVD copying software works can find the automatic process easy. None of it’s really hard to catch on to.

What about making backup copies of software and/or games rather than movies? There are a lot of legal DVD copying purposes out there. After all, if copying EVERYTHING is 100% illegal, then why are DVD and CD burners even made in the first place? Why are DVD-R’s sold on the market? Obviously, there are a lot of legal uses. Many people do backup important software and files on DVD’s.

In order to find out more about legal DVD copying, it’s best to read reviews on all the different software programs out there to find out how they all work. For some, none of it’s a big deal and they could care less whether or not it is illegal or legal. For others, though, all of it *IS* a big deal, and they don’t want to take any risks. Until Hollywood catches up with advanced technology and finds a way to change the laws so that everybody can be happy, we’ll all only continue to debate about illegal and legal DVD copying.

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Know what you can and can’t do regarding legal DVD copying. Since some programs are legal and others illegal, Matt Henderson created a DVD copy software reviews website in order to provide consumers with complete and in-depth information. Visit http://www.dvdcloningsoftware.com to find out more.

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Thanks to the latest technology it’s extremely easy to copy a DVD movie these days. Some DVD movie copy software programs make it as easy as clicking a few buttons. However there are many things one should keep in mind when shopping for DVD movie copy software, as all are not created equal.For starters the software should be easy to use. There is no point in buying new software that is too hard to use and will just end up collecting dust. Fortunately there are many great DVD copy software choices today that are very easy to use.

The next thing to consider is what you will be using the software for. Different DVD movie copy software programs have different features. Many programs will allow you to copy:

· CSS encrypted movies. This means that you can copy a full length DVD movie. Although according to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act this is illegal.

· Data from CD’s.

· Music CD’s from MP2 & WMA files.

· Video games such as Xbox, Playstation, PSP, Dreamcast, etc.

· Damaged or scratched DVD’s. Limited error correction attempts to recover damaged DVD’s to make an undamaged DVD copy.

· VHS tapes

Other important features to consider are quality and speed. There is no point in copying a DVD if the quality is going to end up looking like a VHS recording. Many DVD movie copy software programs will copy a DVD with virtually no noticeable loss of image quality, in other words, high quality output. Speed is also something to keep in mind as some programs will copy and burn a DVD in less than 45 minutes where others take a few hours.

Many DVD copy software programs now allow you to try before you buy. This is a great feature as you can make sure the program will do all that you need it to do and that it is easy to operate. Some even let you burn a few DVD’s.

So before you purchase any DVD movie copy software make sure you know what you will actually use it for. It’s great to be able to copy DVD movies easily with fast high quality results.

by: Jay Smith

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