Burning Video to DVD Is Just Like Burning Audio to CD

We can burn purchased audio (songs) to CD to play in a stand-alone CD player.
Why can't we burn purchased video (TV shows, etc.) to DVD to play in a stand-alone DVD player?

A workaround to this is to use Snaps Pro X (assuming you use a Mac, there may be a suitable program for Windows). Snapz records whatever you select on the screen as video/audio or screen shot. So that means rather than coverting a file you have to play the video and sit through it while Snapz records it, which can be rather tedious. The results are excellent though. Once it is recorded using Snapz you can do whatever you like with it, it's no longer copy protected.

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    Hi,
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