On Tue, 2006-09-19 at 17:59 -0700, Vitaliy wrote:
> 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!

Try opening the document on a linux machine running kpdf. It has an
option "obey DRM limitations" which you can deselect.

Personally, I avoid ANYTHING DRMed at all costs. The thought that I'm
PAYING to have my rights taken away from me is beyond ludicrous. The
public is finally starting to realize how BAD DRM is, whether there will
be enough public will to banish DRM is doubtful in my mind
unfortunately, but one can always hope.

The only thing DRM does is restrict the rights of the people paying for
the IP, the criminals ALWAYS find a way around it making it completely
useless for it's intended purpose.

Anything created by mankind can be destroyed/bypassed by mankind.

TTYL

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