Your skepticism is understandable. However…

DVDXCOPY DOES work!
DVDXCOPY DOES NOT include any freeware or shareware and is completely proprietary and is the result of 8 months of intensive, internal development
DVDXCOPY will be available for download on or before Oct 28, 2002
DVDXCOPY will be available in a demo/time limited format which will burn 15 minutes of video and audio. You will need to use a DVD/RW so as not to end up with a DVD/R coaster for the demo
DVDXCOPY DOES NOT use DeCSS
DVDXCOPY DOES NOT re-encode or compress video in any way
DVDXCOPY technology IS patentable and is currently underway
THIS HASN'T BEEN EASY, but the results are unbelievable and well worth it!
DVDXCOPY WILL be available in retail in November. Retail orders have already been received that will ship by the end of October, 2002.
Burning DVD to DVDR has been simple, but restructuring Video pointers in IFO and VOB files has not. Proper splitting and common sense behavior have proven to be a most difficult undertaking and are at the core technology of our product

New legislation that would completely eliminate all cloud of illegality has been introduced within the last 3 days by Congressman Rick Boucher. Read all about it at

http://www.house.gov/boucher/internet.htm

This is the DMCRA (Digital Millennium Consumer Rights Act) of which we are a staunch supporter and have been in contact with the Congressmen’s office before this bill was introduced.

Any one of you that post here can receive a FREE PRE-RELEASE BETA by emailing me at Robert@321studios.com This will be available around Oct 16th.

Also, email me with any more questions and I’ll be glad to answer them. Although, DvdCopyPlus has been very popular, I’ve never been completely satisfied with the end product. But…DVDXCOPY delivers on every level.

Cheers!

Also, I must point out the three technology initiatives we incorporate to discourage piracy and encourage fair use only. These are not unbreakable (neither is CSS) but to the extent that we are trying to reach a fair compromise and a sense of balance with the copyright laws, DVDXCOPY will include the following three anti-piracy measures:

1. Disclaimer in front of FBI warning indicating this is a backup/archival copy and is not to be sold or redistributed

2. Anti-copying technology using our software that will prevent a copy of a copy

3. Electronic watermark embedded in video stream. As long as the product is used for its intended purpose there will be no knowledge gained of legitimate copying. However, if a video stream is released into piracy mainstreams, the license of the DVDXCOPY product can be determined from this watermark and potentially, the original infringer could be identified. At the very least, the license will be deactivated for the DVDXCOPY product which will disable the product.

Again, these measures are not hack-proof, but neither is a door lock. It is important though to demonstrate to the community at large that we are willing to be reasonable so long as fair use is acknowledged and protected.

Cheers!

CORRECTION:

Pursuant to my first post, I mistyped and wrote Digital Millenium Consumer Rights Act, when in fact, it is the Digital Media Consumer Rights Act (DMCRA).

Thanks Mike! Appreciate your confidence, even if you are still sitting on the fence. :) Email me and I'll add you to the list for the beta version, so you can have it to play with even if you just get a burner for 14 days from Best Buy! ;)

Just so you know, your beta version will be upgradeable to a full featured version at no cost when it is released. And as an added thank you for helping us test this product, we'll send you five, usable once, activation codes to give to your friends so they can have a free copy when it is finally released too.

Cheers!

I'm receiving a lot of requests for the BETA. Unfortunately, due to spam problems with our affiliates, some of our email is blocked. We are working to resolve this problem.

If you have requested a BETA and have NOT received a response from me, try sending your request from a HotMail account and I will respond.

Unless I can send you an email without it bouncing back as undelivered, I cannot add you to the list.

Cheers!

I don't know where this last post came from, but since we haven't even shipped the beta yet, let alone the full version, I have to say this person has no idea what he is talking about. We are accepting PRE-ORDERS on our website at a substantial discount, but will not release it to the public till October 28, 2002. So I assume this is a rogue post.

We'll let our software do the talking!

Cheers!

dRD: Thanks for the confidence and insight. After reading your two suggestions, I have to make a few things clear.

#1: There are plenty of scam outfits that have tried to mimic our success, and to the extent you mention "porn-y" flashy animation crap and scantily clad women advertising in this space, I know to whom you refer, and it is not us.

The only URL's we have ever offered our product is 321studio.com, 321studios.com, copymydvd.com and copysuite.com. All other URL's known or unknown to us do not represent us, even if they appear to look like us. They are cheap rip-offs and imitations.

#2: With respect to affiliates: Our affiliate base has been whittled back from 15,000 to around 600 primarily because of affiliate spam. We continue to take action against those who spam our product, but it has been a tough road. It seems for everyone we find and terminate there are two more to take their place. But we keep persevering.

Also, we have had many others fraud spam our web site in an attempt to take us down and make us look bad. It's exasperating to have to defend yourself for something you had no part in, but it seems to be par for the course and in some measure, the price of our success.

Anyway, we've looked into CJ and though they are more expensive, we would gladly use them if we were assured that they handled the spam problem better than we could. So far, we remain unconvinced, but on your advice, we'll look into them again.

Also, our contact page contains, and has always contained, our address, phone number and fax number. We answer our phones live in tech support, provide online support and maintain an online knowledge base for our customers. That is probably why our return rate is less than 3% on average. We stand behind our product with solid customer service and technical support.

Thanks for your insightful comments.

Cheers!