Corruption in the handling of DVD encryption may lead to garbled DVD playback. Here's how to clear it up. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt ...

It's happened to you. I know it has. You've just finished watching your favorite movie on DVD, then press the eject button on your DVD player. Nothing happens. You press again. And again. And again.

[Editor’s note: The MPAA and most media companies argue that you can’t legally copy or convert commercial DVDs for any reason. We (and others) think that, if you own a DVD, you should be able to ...