Unable to copy DVD with home movies

I am able to play a DVD that has home movies on it on my Imac and MacBook Pro. I am not able to import into IMovie to try some editing and I cannot copy or burn another disk to share. The copy company stated there was no copy protection on the disk. I made a folder on my Desktop and dragged the icon of the disk to the folder and files appeared in the folder but they appeared as black screen with the file name under them. I can use any assistance or advice.

I am not able to import into IMovie to try some editing
Use MPEG Streamclip and Apple's MPEG-2 playback component to convert the VOB files on it to DV.
I cannot copy or burn another disk to share
Use the Disk Utility in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder to image it as a DVD/CD master and then burn the image.
Neither method will work on copy protected DVDs.
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2. I have some older movies with clips that I would like to use in iMovie 6 -- should I stick to iMovie6 or use iMovie 7? I know how to use iMove6, but am happy to learn the new one. Just want something easy to use. End product will be projected on large screen at family gathering.
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