Is there an easy way to get around copy protection on DVD

[Jixby Phillips]

I want to make copies of some VHS home videos to DVD, but I can't. My Panasonic DMR-E50 won't let it on most videos, because they are copy protected.

It's driving me insane, because I can make as many VHS copies as I want of any VHS tape, but I can't cross over to DVD. I'd buy this shit if it CAME OUT on DVD, but it's not on DVD. So what else can I do? Am I stuck with this crap on VHS untill (IF) they come out on DVD? Is there a way to hack into my DVD recorder to make it not recognize the whatever copy protection has been put on a VHS/DVD?