Ripping DVDs to iPod

Is ripping a DVD that I bought from the store (not iTunes store, a real store), onto my computer illegal? I did some Google-ing and ran across software I could hypothetically rip DVDs or TV shows onto iTunes and my iPod. If it were Legal, then it raises the question, "why in the world am I paying to buy TV shows from the iTunes store (that will never leave my desktop/iPod), when I could buy them at a real store, play them on a DVD player, Play them on iTunes, and Watch them on my iPod?! Not only that, but I can play the DVDs anywhere and actually SEE them and TOUCH them!!"
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Is ripping a DVD that I bought from the store (not iTunes store, a real store), onto my computer illegal?
No. It is illegal.
If it were Legal, then it raises the question, "why in the world am I paying to buy TV shows from the iTunes store (that will never leave my desktop/iPod), when I could buy them at a real store, play them on a DVD player, Play them on iTunes, and Watch them on my iPod?! Not only that, but I can play the DVDs anywhere and actually SEE them and TOUCH them!!
Irrelevant, It is still illegal, even if it was, multiple versions of the same basic product exist in multiple types of items.
And if it were Illegal, then screw the FCC and their rediculous rules. It's legal so long as I don't sell or distribute, right?
No, that is a horrible misconception. Breaking any sort of encryption is against the law.

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