First of all, I edited this threads title, Stealing or theft is usually defined as an unauthorized taking, keeping or using of another's property which must be accompanied by dishonesty and/or the intent to permanently deprive the owner or the person with rightful possession of that property or its use.
Ripping is making a copy and does not deprive the legal owner use of his property. And before this turns into a big debate over whether piracy is stealing or not, lets get back on topic...
I found that Realplayer is good for ripping embedded videos...