In order to rip a DVD, you have to break the CSS encryption, which is illegal under the DMCA. Hollywood (the industry) has fought hard against allowing exceptions to the DMCA for fair use of any kind, and they terrorized the hackers who reverse-engineered CSS in the first place.
Hollywood has also fought to force other countries to outlaw fair use. Here's an example:
Yes, I'm aware of this. But I don't think lumping fair use in with people downloading torrents makes a lot of sense. Hollywood want complete control over all access and distribution of their content, while the Pirate Party want copyright abolished. As usual the reasonable position will lie somewhere between these extremes.
Hollywood has also fought to force other countries to outlaw fair use. Here's an example:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/05/us-in-2005-l...
So yes, it is quite clear that Hollywood considers ripping a DVD to be criminal activity.