I have developed a copy protection program. Can anyone direct me to a site where I can get information on how copy protection code is implimented, embedded etc into a game, at what part of the manufacturing process etc, I am not familar with the production process and I would like to read up on it before I contact anyone, also if I was successful in getting a contract how does a developer keep track of the number of cd's were produced or downloaded using his code so he could keep track of per unit sales etc. Robert.

If it is code then the developer implements it prior to manufacture. How early in the dev process they do this depends on how well organised they (or their publishers) are.

As for payment I believe most companies would charge a one off fee. Best way to find out is just to contact the competition claiming to be a developer and ask how much their system costs.