> Hi List,
> 
> I've bought a technical paper that is protected by DRM. The limitations are 
> ridiculous. Once I open the document, it's permanently locked to that 
> computer. And, I can only print it once -- even if the print is unsuccessful 
> (as was the case this time).
> 
> I want to be able to open the document on my laptop, as well as the work 
> computer. And I want to be able to print copies -- to write notes on, 
> replace pages with coffee stains, etc etc.
> 
> Are there tools that can disable DRM? Commercial solutions will be 
> considered, as I plan to purchase other protected documents in the future.
> 
> If that's not an option, is there a way to convert a DRM-protected PDF to a 
> plain PDF, while preserving appearance and formatting? The best I could come 
> up with, was to print the PDF, scan the pages into Acrobat, and run them 
> through an OCR.
> 
> Any help is greatly appreciated!
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Vitaliy 


Only slightly better then printing and scanning - can you printscreen to the clipboard one page at a time and then stitch it back together?

With the recent discussion of Acrobat reader alternatives, I wonder how Foxit would handle the DRM aspects?

-Denny


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