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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Grant Jennings" data-source="post: 283286" data-attributes="member: 746">I used to make copies of DVDs to take to work to play in the breakroom (old sitcoms like Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie and The Golden Girls and "family friendly" movies), not just for myself but for my co-workers (one of whom stole a copy of Home Alone). I could have used plain DVDs and written on them with a Sharpie but my printer (nothing special, I bought it at Office Depot) can scan DVDs and CDs and print the artwork to a blank DVD or CD. You can purchase glossy blank discs from Amazon. I'm able to make DVDs and CDs at home that look a lot like the original with the only difference being the reverse side of the disc is a slightly different shade.You don't need a large factory to mass produce counterfeit DVDs and CDs, just a machine that burns multiple discs at one time and a printer capable of printing on large size cardstock. A year or so ago I watched several videos by a Youtuber who featured unusual houses. One of the houses had been added onto and was foreclosed after being "seized by the authorities". The addition had shelves filled with video games, DVDs, CDs, etc. There were several machines that the Youtuber didn't recognize but I could see that they were DVD burners. It was pretty obvious that someone was running a counterfeiting operation out of this building. This wasn't a factory in China, it was a former church parsonage in Kentucky.</blockquote>