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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.

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.

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

strubdog wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 09, 2024 11:04 pm

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.

strubdog wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 09, 2024 11:04 pm

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.

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