i've heard good things about this program. However it seems to be always mentioned in conjunction with 3 other programs, which seems to make the process way more complicated than it should be ...

Does anyone else have issue with some of the copy protections on DVDs these days? If I buy a movie, and want to watch it on my iPod, should I really have to jump through that many hoops? Shouldn't I be able to watch it wherever I want, since I own it? Fair use gets on my nerves sometimes.