VCR Tape to DVD - Need HELP !!!!

[lugesm]

Recently bought a DVD recorder for the express purpose of converting my wife's VCR tape library to a DVD library.

I connected my Panasonic VCR audio/video output to the appropriate inputs on the DVD recorder and attempted to record "The Man From Snowy River." The DVD recorder quit and posted an on-screen message, "Protected." I then tried a second movie, "Black Beauty," and it recorded properly.

This is very disappointing. I was not attempting to pirate anyone's intellectual property; I just wanted to convert my wife's VCR library to DVD. I believe that VCRs will disappear in a few years, and we will not be able even to find a VCR recorder or player.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
LGS