Spotting Pirated Content

[strubdog]

2 years ago I bought Shout Factory release of "Homicide: Life On The Street" (Complete Series) on DVD. Every disc that I use to rip via MakeMKV. I get a message that the disc was made using DVDFAB MacTheRipper. Is this a sign that the copy I bought was actually pirated/counterfeit or is this likely Shout Factory being lazy when they pressed the discs?

Just mildly curious.

[segfaulted]

Check the color of the disc's bottom side. If it's some shade of purple, it's probably a counterfeit. (Do note however, there are legit examples like manufacturered-on-demand movies that are shipped on DVD-R)

What does MakeMKV say for the disc protection? Typical DVD releases should have CSS. Counterfeit discs never do.

This next one isnt 100% conclusive, but: how many gigabytes of data is on the disc? If it's around 4GB, that sounds fishy in my opinion. 6-7GB on a disc is usually where legit DVDs would be.

[strubdog]

I'm pretty sure it's a bootleg The amazing thing is that I bought this on Amazon.

[MartyMcNuts]

I'm pretty sure it's a bootleg The amazing thing is that I bought this on Amazon.

Nothing amazing there! There's tons of bootleg discs on Amazon.

[Billycar11]

I'm pretty sure it's a bootleg The amazing thing is that I bought this on Amazon.

It all about the seller not the store front
Amazon random seller who knows
Shipped and sold by Amazon likely not a fake.

[strubdog]

I know what to look for now. I also know how to tell when I open the disc in MakeMKV.