Problems ripping DVDs I legally own to my media server

[Thomas Cameron <thomas cameron camerontech com>]

All -

To make clear - I am only doing this with DVDs I legally own.  I am not 
pirating, I am just trying to get all my DVDs onto a media server I am 
building instead of having them strewn all over the entertainment center.

Specifically, I tried to rip Transformers 2 Revenge of the Fallen.  It 
apparently has some new copy protection scheme where it reports that it 
is 80 gigs, and every method I tried to decrypt them under Linux failed.

I wound up having to fire up my dusty old Windows box and use Ideal DVD 
Copy to rip them successfully (http://tinyurl.com/yg8269g).

What, if anything, are you using to make legit backups of your newer, 
copy-protected DVDs under Linux?

--
Thomas