Importing from DVD created with iMovie or iDVD

Hi All,
My friend and some crew guys recorded themselves doing sound check, playing some songs, and being silly. It looks like whoever gave him the DVD of him singing created the DVD with iDVD and it has an audio_ts folder and video_ts folder.
He wants to put it on his myspace. So how do I import this DVD using premiere? Or how do I get the video and audio off the DVD so that I can put it on his myspace?
Thanks in advance!

FAQ: How do I import VOB files / edit a DVD?
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