Then I remembered that they were released on laserdisc, which are not copy-guarded at all.

I wanted them in a digital format, so I looked on eBay and watched a few sets and eventually won a set of the "Special Widescreen Edition" of the original version. They arrived last week and I was so excited to start recording them! That night, I started recording the first side of the first disc of "Star Wars," and when it stopped, I hit the eject button on my player...but nothing happened! The drawer wouldn't open! I hit the button again and nothing happened. I hit the play button and nothing happened! I turned off the power and turned it back on and again, NOTHING HAPPENED! And nothing worked.

So, I left the disc in the player and the next day brought it to a local place that repairs all kinds of players. They were able to fix it AND get the disc out! I just got it back yesterday and was FINALLY able to watch and record my own DVD of "Star Wars"! I will also be making copies for several friends. Granted, it'll be windowboxed, but it's copyable.