Talk:DVD Shrink

message: The Wikipedia Foundation has servers in the United States, is it legal for us to directly link to download sites for software which violated DMCA? --Matthew 05:20, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Legal Issues 

message: "Copy protection algorithms, such as Sony's ArcCos, which have bad CRCs in unused sectors, require a dedicated ripping tool. The freeware DVDFab Decrypter [3] does a very good job at this."
That sounds like a guide for users wanting to rip DVDs. Regardless, an encylcopedia shouldn't say "xxx does a very good job" since that is more of opinion, rather than fact. If it was backed up be research that proved DVDFab was "good", then that could be said, but perhaps DVDFab is actually poor, but the writer hasn't seen anything better. That sentence looks like a plug.
Whatever, I think that line needs changing.. Perhaps "Dedicated ripping tools are used..." perhaps?
:Agreed. The section is question has been removed, although now no metion is made of dedicated ripping tools. I do not see the need for such a section in this article on DVD Shrink. —Stimpy 11:47, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dedicated ripping tools 

message: The "Easy tutorial to copy Dvds..." is not very easy to understand. In fact, the enlish is extremely poor. I'd guess it's a automated translation. Anyhow, it's a poor tutorial. 212.181.143.229 21:45, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Links

message: FIXED: Official site is .org not .com. Make sure it stays that way.
I followed the link from "free downlaod" and I find no option for a free download.... and clealy the one time charge does not apply to the monthly or annual fee.... 
DVD shrink
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Please follow the "Fair-Use" policy that applies to your country so as to make sure you have the legal right to backup your DVDs.
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Wedrowan3399 (talk) 21:19, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: All I can say to this is...Lurk Moar. Tazz (talk) 04:33, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  It does not appear to be free 

message: Freeware needs sourcing, I have tried but all i get is downloads claiming it is freeware where what we need is a reliable third party secondary source. Thanks, ♫ SqueakBox talk contribs 16:15, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Freeware

message: As refs go its marginal at best and of course no indication in the pc article that this is the official site, and given this is disputed that is what we need. A google search reveals that at least 2 sites are claiming to be the official one. We need to sort this issue as its absolutely essential that if there are several who claim to be the official that we in wikipedia do not choose one & say it is the "only" official site. Thanks, ♫ SqueakBox talk contribs 17:10, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Why is an article in PC Magazine "marginal at best"? — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 17:25, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: pc mag aren't marginal per se, absolutely not, its the lack of info in this particular article to support the ref which makes this ref marginal. We need a third party source to confirm this is the official site and this ref does not do that, it merely makes a connection. And the problem is that more than one site claims to be the official one. WP:NPOV is at play here so its important. Thanks, ♫ SqueakBox talk contribs 17:27, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The review includes a link to the DVD Shrink site. It doesn't use the word "official", but I don't think I've ever seen a review that does. Wait, here's a review that uses the word "official", but I don't know if Bitwise Magazine is an RS. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 17:38, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Have you ever tried to visit the forum? There are clear statements ragarding the legal status of this program. See here and here --Denniss (talk) 18:04, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the links. As soon as time permits I'll investigate these as well as the issue generally; we must be neutral in how we deal with this obviously somewhat complex subject, and I wont edit the article again on this point until I have some sound information. Thanks, ♫ SqueakBox talk contribs 18:37, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

text: Here's an article from PC World that doesn't use the word "official" but says "You can download DVD Shrink from the company's Web site." Is that sufficient? — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 18:29, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Shame the pc mags link is to a 404 but yes it is to the site and that is an okay ref in a way the other one simply wasnt. Thanks, ♫ SqueakBox talk contribs 18:41, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmm. I'm not getting a 404 error. In any event, the article was reprinted in The Washington Post. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 18:45, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The 404 is to the link on the pc magazine page, http://www.dvdshrink.org/what.html, but it is the same site which is certainly working. Thanks, ♫ SqueakBox talk contribs 18:54, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

text: Please read the site again: They had to remove the download or face legal threats. There are instruction how to get a valid version from mirror sites. Soem simple click lead you to the forum with instructions how to get the software via google search or similar. --Denniss (talk) 13:12, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Removed the download? go to http://www.dvdshrink.org/much_en.php and click on the version number next to "Current stable version:", the link I get is this which goes to a valid download... which I have now installed to my pc, by the way --Walkman (talk) 00:53, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know what this is but this file is not the original dvdshrink version, the original setup file has a different name and a size just above 1 MB. --Denniss (talk) 07:58, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes you are correct, it is not the original installer, but a downloader for it, it asks if you want to install other junk (note there is a decline button) then downloads the installer.--Walkman (talk) 13:56, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Official site

message: How is this ripping off the original? I strongly disagree. Can you please explain why you think this is so. OrangePotassium (talk) 22:11, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Read the discussions above, plenty of information about these fakes available. --Denniss (talk) 22:33, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

text: What's the source for this claim ? In any way, this "new" software is not related to the software in this article despite having a similar name. --Denniss (talk) 15:38, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

text: DVD Shrink is nothing you claim to be, these fake ones claiming to be official DVD Shrink are often scams or even dangerous. There's no download from the official site for legal reasons. --Denniss (talk) 07:22, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Rip off

message: I am not an expert, but I do know that DVD Shrink works fine on my 32 bit Windows 7 system. I have rewritten the section on Compatibility with Windows Vista and 7 so that it now indicates that there MAY be compatibility issues. ---Dagme (talk) 11:01, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I have Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. Never had an issue using DVD Shrink.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.205.179.220 (talk) 20:58, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Compatibility with Windows Vista and 7