If you turn off autorun you can use the cd as a normal cd. I learned that last summer with the new Velvet Revolver CD. It installed a program on my hard drive that required a verification and even then would only let me rip mp3s - not wav files. I did some looking online and found the name of the program it installed and deleted it, then I disabled autorun in the registry. From then on that cd acted like any other cd and I have had no problem with "protection" (for them) since.
**I am editing this post for clarity in case others want to try it**

If you have not disabled auto run and have installed the scrambling software on your computer - search for a file called SbcpHid it is in the Windows\System32\Drivers folder. Delete it and that will take care of the problem. Then follow the steps in the following article to disable autorun.

http://features.engadget.com/entry/4115667344500767/

Kathleen