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Hello,
If you attempt to make a copy of...say the game...The Sims on CD-ROM onto a CD-R using Nero Burning ROM, then nothing will happen to The Sims CD-ROM, except that it has spinned a few times in the drive. It's impossible for a disc to stop functioning after attempting to copy it. The only way to stop a healthy CD from working is scratching its surface severely.
Nearly all purchased and legit CDs (such as music, software and games) are copyright protected....not just by law but also physically. Usually all that happens when you attempt to copy a copyrighted CD, is that the CD Burning Program will simply be unable to copy and burn the data. However, not all CD Burning Programs are unable to copy copyrighted discs (one example is Alcohol 120%).