backup a write-protected CD in Linux

[YigalB]

>YigalB wrote:
>> I have a game which my kids love very much, run on XP. The company
which
>> made this CD is no longer alive, and the CD starts to be in bed shape
-
>> so I must back it up - the sooner is better.
>> Is there a SW to do it under Fedora core? I know some utils under XP
>> (clone CD, Nero etc).
>> Oh yea - one more thing - the CD is protected -  I guess it has some
>> "bad sectors" or similar.
>> Thanks
>> Yigal
>
>Have you tried K3B?
>Clint

[<Yigal>] I did: it failed. I used "clone mode" and yet it failed.
Should I change any default?