Luckily, it's easy to get Handbrake deal with encrypted DVDs and rip them to your computer if you download and install the free DVD playback library called libdvdcss. And that's why an alert box with 'HandBrake does not support the removal of copy-protection from DVD discs' will show up if it is a commercial DVD. Out of the box, Handbrake can rip any DVD that isn't copy protected…but almost all DVDs you purchase in the store are copy protected. Preparation - Install Handbrake and libdvdcss for Ripping Protected DVDs