IMPORTING A RENTED DVD TO IDVD

hi, is there anyway to import footage from a rented movie into idvd, im throwing a party and want to make a loop of some james bond movie scenes to run on my digital projector throughout the night?
thanx-
ryan

Considering that it is illegal (at least in the US) to break the encryption on the rented disk, it should be no surprise that iDVD does not have this capability.

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