Cloning DVDs has gotten a bad reputation because of its association with pirated DVDs that contain copyrighted movies. However, while the movie industry and other associations have spoken out against cloned DVDs, it is important to remember that there are legitimate reasons that people are interested in cloning DVDs. Legitimate uses of cloned DVDs include backing up sensitive information on your computer on more than one DVD (you may want to store one DVD near your computer and another in a more secure location, such as a lock box) or sharing a homemade movie or pictures slide show with the members of a sports team or family members (home made movie DVDs and picture slide show DVDs make a great Christmas gift). There are obviously additional legitimate uses for cloned DVDs, but these are common examples that best demonstrate the point.

If you are looking for a software program that allows you to create cloned DVDs for these purposes, one popular program is SlySoft. In business since 2003, SlySoft sells a program called CloneDVD 2. If you have a computer with Microsoft Windows and a DVD writer, you will be able to use this DVD cloning program from SlySoft.

One of the nice things about CloneDVD 2 is that before you buy the program, you can download a trial version. The trial version lasts for a full twenty-one days, so you will have plenty of time to decide whether or not you are interested in using this program to clone DVDs. After the trial period, if you are pleased with the program, you can purchase it for 26.52 EUR.