Hello. I have managed to copy a few DVD that were scratched bad enough to not play. The player gives me Disc read error or something like that, on the original. The copies work fine. Almost like I removed the damage to the original. If your talking serious gouges then I don't think much of anything will help.So yes it is possible but not in all cases. Just try and see what happens. If it will not work then it will not fully rip.Good luck -Del