Calling Mr Cybercop or any other backup geezers
 

So if your cd rom or writer is not compatible with cloneCd in 'readsubchannel data from audio tracks and read subchannel data from audiotracks' What other ways are there around backing-up the harder to backup cd's. If any?

Use for example Project IGI as it is a complete bitch.

I.G.I is a Safedisc2 game it doesen't matter if your CD-Writer can do Subdata or not for Safedisc you should be able to do a running copy.
But other protections like VOB and SecuRom can't ne copied on your CD-recorder.
Laserlock will run fine as Safedisc too.
They easiest way which I use to make Safedisc copies is read out with Blindread and burn with CDRWIN ort Blindwrite