Steamhead,
The CD's are protected using a commercial anti copy device called Safedisc. You are of course entitled to make a backup of your CD's, and it's often a good idea to store these off site.
You should find everthing you need at the following site:
<A HREF="http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_protections_safedisc.shtml" TARGET="_blank">http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_protections_safedisc.shtml</A>
Feeton
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