Originally Posted by
clickwir
AnyDVD usually helps.
I have an NEC 3520A drive but the Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9A2 firmware. check out
www.cdfreaks.com for all the reasons why.

For dvd backup, I've always been able to get passed security with the use of AnyDVD, DVD Shrink, DVD decryptor, and DVDfab. I've probably burned around 300-400 dvds over the past 2 or 3 years.
I'm using the NEC 3500AG drive with Liggy's (from cdfreaks) updated fw. cdfreaks is awesome!