Get a copy of Clone CD and Clony XXL. Clony will tell you what protection is on the cd and what settings to use in Clone CD. If the protection is Safedisk 2, then use Clone CD's Amplify Weak Sectors feature - this may or may not help your writer.
If it doesn't then download a crack at either:
www.gamecopyworld.com
www.megagames.com
http://gamefix.dxs.to/