[Joe Garvin]

Some protection is better than NO protection
now that I figured out a system that works with my template it will only take a few seconds to add to each DVD

A number of things prompted my interest
On the web a lot of people talked about the idea of using a scratch to protect but No one listed a way to do it.
So I enjoy a challange.

recently I was asked to video a school play… I stopped a few years ago because very few of the kids bought copies of the VHS tape and dealing with the parents was a pain…. I never worried about people copying my tapes because copies of a VHS tape don’t look that good. so you get what you pay for…….

Now everybody wants DVD’s but still expect to pay the same price they did fot the old VHS

So I added to the order form that I needed a minimum number of orders before I whould video the play.
as it turned out I only needed 4 more tapes to meet my minimum . So I video the play anyway hoping to get a few more orders. after the show was over a parent walked up to me and asked if I was going to make the DVD’s available So I asked him if he had placed an order…..he replyed NO and walked away.

My impression….. Why was he concerned about the availability of the DVD if he did not place an order ?? unless he just wanted to get his hands on a DVD to burn one for FREE.

At that moment, I really wished there was a way to copy protect a DVD and my hard work. Just so this guy would not be able to steal my work. He did not seem to have the brain prower to rip a DVD but the sad truth is that he would get his 8 year old son to do it for him……..

If I ever agree to video a School Play …somebody please Kick me…

This copy protection is very basic and will only stop people who don’t know about the technical side of DVD’s

But I will at least be happy knowing That someone wasted at least 2 or 3 hours ripping and re-authoring my DVD just to save $28

It would be better and cheaper for them just to buy their own DVD…But some people never learn…..

Thanks for reading
Joe G.