[Sahara]

Originally Posted by wetcamelfood

DVD Decrypter (free ripper, not updated anymore but still works fine for me) here:

http://www.mrbass.org/dvdrip/

For copying whole disks, I wholeheartedly second this!

My ripper of choice is the AOA Ripper; not freeware but free to try. Great for extracting single chapters or clips from a movie.
http://www.aoamedia.com/dvd_ripper.htm