How do I change a read-only cd to be able to edit the files on it?

I am downloading a cd with photos on it but they are read-only and I'm not able to crop them. How do I fix this?

The desktop is a magical place that can have very different attributes than you expect. It is not a good place to put Photos to be edited.
Try copying them to a Folder in your Photos folder. Make certain that you do not merely create an Alias to the photos on the CD. (An Alias will have an Icon with a little arrow in the corner). Alias take up only a very small amount os space, like 4K or 8K, rather than dozens of MegaBytes for the actual Photos.

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