What is a CD Clone?
A compact disc or CD clone is an exact copy of an original data or music CD. Countless software programs are available that can produce a CD clone, great for making backup copies or extra copies of a CD for personal use. In the case of copyright-protected discs, a smaller number of cloning programs will defeat imbedded Digital Rights Management (DRM) schemes designed to prevent copying. Copy-prevention schemes are intended to thwart piracy, though some people believe it is their right under the fair use doctrine to make copies of legally purchased or legally obtained materials for their own use. A good CD clone program should work with the four basic or standard optical disc formats. These include the write-once formats of CD-R and CD+R, and the rewriteable CD-RW and CD+RW. Some programs might not recognize lesser used standards such as Super Audio CD (SACD) or Video CD (VCD), so check software specs for compatibility before investing time or money in the cloning program. Special burni
