Um ... maybe you don't understand how the copyright law works.
From Wikipedia: "In the United States, statutory damages are set out in 17 U.S.C. ยง 504 of the U.S. Code. The basic level of damages is between $750 and $30,000 per work, at the discretion of the court. Plaintiffs who can show willful infringement may be entitled to damages up to $150,000 per work."
Ripping off a magazine's work product for several issues a year, for not just several years, but for decades, would seem to meet the standard for willful infringement, so if there are 12 issues per year at $150,000 per work, that would be $1.8 million for each year's worth of stolen work product, or $18 million for each decade's worth of stolen work product, with each sold DVD constituting a separate willful violation. For anyone other than Jeff Bezos, that is worth a bit more than 1,000 hours worth of time.
But hey, don't take my word for it -- ask a lawyer who specializes in intellectual property law, and let me know what he says. 
David
