Cannot copy imovie DVD to a DVD recorder

I made some still images into a movie clip using imovie HD. Then I burned the clip to a standard definition dvd. The DVD will play on all my DVD players and recorders. Of course, since the DVD is DVD-R, Video mode, it cannot normally be copied on some recorders. Could not get a DVD-RW, to copy to my recorder hard drive either in the Video mode or the VR mode. One of my DVD recorder/players allows me to work around this and copy a DVD-R, Video mode DVD. However, this procedure would require me to copy the imovie clips to DVD, copy the dvd to the dvd recorder hard drive, then copy the clip from the hard drive to another dvd, and use that copy in my other recorder, which would then be able to copy it for combining the clips with other movies. Wastes two DVDs and is very complicated and time consuming.
So, to try and simplify the process I tried to copy the imovie DVD back to my video camera, JVC GMX-157, then copy from the camera to my recorder hard drive for combining the clips with other movies. However, when I try to copy to my video camera I get the message that the disc is copyright protected. Anybody got any idea why is this happening on my homemovie creations???

when I try to copy to my video camera I get the message that the disc is copyright protected. Anybody got any idea why is this happening on my homemovie creations??
No, that's a mystery, since iDVD cannot make copy-protected DVDs!
I have no experience with what you are attempting, but have you tried feeding the DVD directly from your Mac to the DVD Recorder via the usual cables?

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//discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3822853&#3822853
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