I currently use nero to burn dvds, but it won't let me copy dvds because of copyright laws. Is there any program that will help me copy dvds?

DVD Shrink, DVD Decrypter, a couple commercial ones, VLC I think (but that way isn't very elegant).

I use DVD Fab HD Decrypter (http://www.dvdfab.com/free.htm). It's free and is constantly updated. Once you download the free version it'll try to get you to download the trial version once there is an update. Don't do it. It'll restrict your usage to just thirty days. The free version will continue to work forever. Do download the update, but do it from http://www.dvdfab.com/free.htm. OK?

You can also try dvd43 - Free program which removes copy protection.

thanks a lot guys