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Old 05-09-2020, 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Hans53 View Post
costco does a great job transferring them to discs
The OP is referring to "original movies" on VHS. Costco will transfer personal content from VHS tapes to DVD and other digital formats. But, they will not copy original movies or any other copyrighted material. It would be illegal, and their terms of service contain very detailed legal disclaimers regarding what they will and will not copy. Also, most original movies made on VHS tapes are protected by Macrovision, which makes it difficult, but not impossible, to copy them. I purchased a VHS to DVD copy machine when they first came on the market. But, when I tried to copy a VHS movie rented from Blockbuster, it would not copy it, because the machine had a built-in detection system that indentified copyrighted material.

But, why bother? Most old movies are available on a streaming service, at the library, or for purchase on Amazon. If you have VHS movies, I would just buy a VHS player.