In the United States, ripping the DVD's to a drive violates the DMCA. You are illegal either way, just by transcoding you are violating a grossly unjust law in

In the United States, ripping the DVD's to a drive violates the DMCA. You are illegal either way, just by transcoding you are violating a grossly unjust law instead of a disproportionate but justifiable one. And no one will catch you for ripping discs, except possibly if you brag about it on the internet.