On some of my older DVDs, there is some kind of odd trace around the edge of the disc... you can see it in the image where the light is reflected. I can wipe it off, but it's really sticky and takes some time to clean up. More sticky residue is all over the disc, so the trace only seems to be some accumulation of stuff that's all over the bottom side. Best thing that worked so far was soap and water and a bit of patience. Any idea what this is and how to prevent this for my other discs? Or is it a known issue for some weird kind of disc? Discs obviously don't work until they are cleaned.
You could always just pirate the 14 seasons you physically have rather than trying to digitize them yourself.
Thats not even pirating then. You bought them. Youre just dowoading a backup.