The latest release of the VLC media player is a huge hit, racking up nearly 8.6 million downloads since the 1.0 release last week, according to the makers of the software VideoLAN. But some observers ...

Want to make backup copies of your DVDs? This utility, which normally costs $50 but is free today only, gets the job done. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, ...

RealNetworks will soon let users rip DVDs to their hard drives -- legally. The company will be unveiling the RealDVD software at Monday's DEMOfall conference in San Diego, but CNET got an early look ...

When RealNetworks debuts new DVD-to-PC copying software Monday morning at DEMOfall 08, one major selling point will be that users can sleep soundly knowing for the first time that their homemade ...

How would I go about copying a DVD to my computer? Can I use my internal DVD player to rip it, or do I need some special program? Or even worse, would I have to buy a DVD-RW or DVD-R?