Jason, get a grip on yourself dude.. No one here is trying to do anything but help you with the problem that you have posted about.
Yes it's junk, firmware and the drives physical make-up have changed in the last 4 years and yours is now out-dated.
I could give a shit less about how many copies you have made in a lifetime. If your drive will not burn to Verbatims, it's undoubtedly shot and needs to be relaced.
Nope, not the cops, but isn't this the same problem you posted about a few days ago?