Yes roadworker...you are riight in this part...
" they could easily modify the software online to prevent or to track down certain things.....maybe they activated a secret command" .
But they said that they would explain how to get around it if you are a legally activated customer.
Anyway, last night I also copied that movie with DVDshrink, and , even though it takes more fiddling around and longer time, it does a good job.
Clean install of Vdr 4038 works fine as long as you block the home site. As explained in my long post above, 321 studios told me they agreed to minimize the illegal copying, but will not interfere with people who own and use legal copies