Before AnyDVD was released, I did a backup with CloneDVD (ripped using DVD Decrypter) and it did not seem to remove user Prohibitions.

Now with AnyDVD, I have "Prohibited User Operations" checked. I backed up a DVD just now and can skip by the warnings at beginning but I cannot with the original DVD.

Before I do tests and rip it again with that option in AnyDVD unchecked... I will ask:

1) Does CloneDVD remove the prohibitions?

2) If not then does checking "Prohibited User Operations" in AnyDVD remove the prohibitions on the backup made with CloneDVD?

Can anyone see any drawback to removing prohibitions? Can it possibly affect playback of some DVD?

1) No CloneDVD by itself does not remove prohibitions. 2) Yes AnyDVD does remove prohibitions both from the copy you make and if enabled any dvd you put in your dvd-rom drive on your computer that your using anyDVD with will also have its prohibitions removed becuase any dvd does it on the fly.I have heard of some standalone dvd players that didn't quite play the dvd correctly with the prohibitions removed but have not been able to dupe the problem myself so not sure if that caused the problem or something else they were doing.