Copy protection statement

memory maker wrote on 7/21/2008, 12:59 PM
I make life tribute videos for a funeral home. Although many people order copies through me, I know many families make their own copies. While still trying to be sensitive to the nature of the project, I would like to let people know it is illegal to do that, but I don't want to be obnoxious in my placement of the message. Suggestions?
On the case? on the DVD itself? at the end of the video? And asking for one more suggestion.... how do I tastefully and correctly word this. Thanks to anyone who helps.

Comments

musicvid10 wrote on 7/21/2008, 5:36 PM
Putting a statement on the video isn't going to deter many people from making copies -- especially if they feel "entitled" to do so.

Why just not use copy protection on the dvd? There are several options in the DVDA Pro project properties.
TheHappyFriar wrote on 7/21/2008, 6:14 PM
that doesn't stop anything unless you send it to a replicator. Plus, that doesn't matter, there's lots of DVD rippers out there.

memory maker wrote on 7/21/2008, 7:52 PM
That is what I have found by searching the forums- that the DVDA pro doesn't do anything unless sent to a replicator. So I just wanted people to at least think about it for a minute before they decide if they should or should not do it themselves. The sad thing is I only charge $10 a copy, and for all the work I do in a very short amount of time, I would hope people would appreciate that and get the copies legitimately.
TheHappyFriar wrote on 7/21/2008, 8:19 PM
in truth, people don't care if they use pirated DVD's. Those same people won't care if they copy your stuff. Best thing to do is to get all your sales right away then forget about it. :(
PeterWright wrote on 7/21/2008, 9:46 PM
You could try shame - something like ...

"As a mark of respect to the departed, we trust you will honour the time and effort put into the production of this video and not make unauthorised copies."
MPM wrote on 7/22/2008, 6:17 AM
As others have posted, copy protection really isn't much of an answer - DVDFab (free) even handles some pretty sophisticated stuff at the file system & disc structure levels. Plus the latest trend out of the east seems to be just capping the display during sped up playback... not as good quality obviously, but good enough for many.

OTOH if you wanted you could make it more inconvenient, adding more of a menu structure & using less compression so it takes a DL disc - burning those is still a hassle for a lot of folks, the added cost of DL blanks goes against the grain of the people into copying, and menus are harder for some copying software to handle well. IN a nutshell, makes it less worth their while to copy instead of buy.

You might also consider putting more into the packaging... Anyone can collect some flowers, but folks still use florists for their design & presentation. By having something discreetly displayed at the funeral home, perhaps receiving a home made copy of the DVD would be considered a real snub?

Many designers in different fields, & even quite a few photo centers & video services, charge a set-up fee, just to handle the expense of the creative end of things... Could sell it by having cheaper replication fees, discounts based on quantities etc - it's actually in the clients favor overall. And it wouldn't be worth a client's time & money to duplicate discs themselves.
TheHappyFriar wrote on 7/22/2008, 6:31 AM
Could sell it by having cheaper replication fees, discounts based on quantities etc

That's what I do. I do duplicated for, at most $20. $20's a lot of work in the individual set though. For a single DVD with printed disk & cover I charge ~$5 to 7, at most. I did my costs one time: ~$1 per DVD (includes print on disc, full color cover printed @ printer & case). I make all my $$ on the editing/taping/etc. Also, telling them "if you find someone cheaper you can have them copy it for you" seems to put faith in the client so they DO choose me & stay with me.
Jeff9329 wrote on 7/24/2008, 1:35 PM
Do most families, especially elderly, really fire up the computer and create a disk image & then burn it to another DVD?

It seems unlikely that most families in that market would do that or be able to do that. I think you are too close to the technical end of it to see the reality. Of course, maybe Im very naive.

Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending) it is somewhere between extremely difficult and impossible to burn CSS encrypted media.

https://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=348912
Aivar wrote on 7/24/2008, 4:24 PM
no point to add any copy-protection, they're all decryptable... sad, but true, CSS does not help, old good dvddecryptor does the job(crack's it in 5 sec)...
but from other side not all people know how to remove protections..
Jeff9329 wrote on 7/25/2008, 7:10 AM
I use AnydvdHD to back up the kids movies. You are right there is no way to prevent duplication, but the people with this software are mostly techno geeks. I don't know anyone in real life who uses it, or even a NLE for that matter.