content: That being said, not legally being able to copy DVDs that I own onto my HDD is quite annoying (even if it can be circumvented).  It's pretty rare for anyone to get prosecuted for that, though. Unless someone gets busted for something else and the computers go in for forensics, most of the time they don't even know if you make personal copies. Of course, that's what makes it such a stupid law -- it's almost impossible to enforce, and only gets used to bludgeon people if they can't be pinned for something bigger.