Importing DVD clips.

First let me get this out of the way. I work at a university and have, through our library, received rights to show commercial films in class (not an exhaustive list, but enough to do the job). For a few years now I've been showing the films and in later classes I would attempt to show small clips for discussion purposes. As a new apple owner I can see how this can be made so much easier. Especially if I were to compile clips in imovie and then export it into a keynote presentation.
But I just can't figure out how to get these films onto my mac. I do understand that, under any other circumstance, this would fall under copyright infringement. But, as mentioned earlier, I already do have permissions to show these films in class.
Any suggestions? I just want to import a commercial dvd into the mac, convert a clip or two into quicktime, stitch them in imovie and finally bring them into a keynote presentation.
Possible? Or is this beyond the capabilities of the mac?
Thanks in advance.

this is a two-step process...:
any advice for getting rid /'override' copy protection/DRM measurements is against ToU on this board..
step 2..
.,.. the usual advice for conversion of DVDs (which IS allowed) is as follows:
DVDs are in a socalled delivery format (mpeg2), which isn't meant and made for any processing as editing...
for using the iLife apps, you have to convert'em first, in recommended order, choose one of the following tools/workarounds:
DVDxDV (free trial, 25$, Pro: 90$)
Apple mpeg2 plugin (19$) + Streamclip (free)
VisualHub (23.32$)
Drop2DV (free)
Cinematize >60$
Mpeg2Works >25$ + Apple plug-in
Toast 6/7/8 allows converting to dv/insert dvd, hit apple-k
connect a miniDV Camcorder with analogue input to a DVD-player and transfer disk to tape/use as converter
none of these apps override copyprotection mechanisms as on commercial dvds...
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6018.shtml

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