If I load a PDF file on to a server, how can I prevent that the file is 
being copied or after being opened is saved on to some sort of storage 
device.

Bert. 

Bert wrote:

> If I load a PDF file on to a server, how can I prevent that the file is 
> being copied or after being opened is saved on to some sort of storage 
> device.



If it can be opened, anyone determined to copy it will copy it.

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> If I load a PDF file on to a server, how can I prevent that the file is
> being copied or after being opened is saved on to some sort of storage
> device.
>=20
> Bert.

Now can this also hamdle without any problems my large pdf files. 10 MB 
insize, 2800 pages.

Bert.
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Bert ??:

> If I load a PDF file on to a server, how can I prevent that the file is
> being copied or after being opened is saved on to some sort of storage
> device.
>
> Bert.

On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 19:57:36 -0000 in article <440c9433_3@mk-nntp-
2.news.uk.tiscali.com>, e.kruiswijkNOSPAM@tiscali.co.uk spoke thusly...
> If I load a PDF file on to a server, how can I prevent that the file is 
> being copied or after being opened is saved on to some sort of storage 
> device.

Are you saying, how do you disable the Save feature if the PDF is opened in a 
browser? 

Do you want people to view the pdf via the WWW but not save it to their hard 
drive? 

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Yes, that is what I am saying.
"A Man" <uce@ftc.gov> wrote in message 
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> On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 19:57:36 -0000 in article <440c9433_3@mk-nntp-
> 2.news.uk.tiscali.com>, e.kruiswijkNOSPAM@tiscali.co.uk spoke thusly...
>> If I load a PDF file on to a server, how can I prevent that the file is
>> being copied or after being opened is saved on to some sort of storage
>> device.
>
> Are you saying, how do you disable the Save feature if the PDF is opened 
> in a
> browser?
>
> Do you want people to view the pdf via the WWW but not save it to their 
> hard
> drive?
>
> -- 
> Sig: Say no to fixed width HTML tables. They look terrible in most 
> browsers. 

Greetings.

In article <440c9433_3@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com>, Bert wrote:

> If I load a PDF file on to a server, how can I prevent that the file is
> being copied or after being opened is saved on to some sort of storage
> device.

You can't.  Digital documents are not like physical documents; you can't
physically prevent anyone from making a copy.  Your only legal options are
to try to achieve widespread use of DRM systems, or to discourage people
from copying material to which you hold copyright by suing anyone who
does.  Neither option seems very effective at the moment.

Regards,
Tristan

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Hi

I have the same issue.

In order to just "increase the barrier" to copying the pdf, it would be
nice to disable the "save" "save as" buttons.

I understand the nothing is safe philosophy, and if it's not 100% safe
then don't try, but disabling still has value, this should be (and I
thought previously was) like "print" - where again if you really want a
copy you can print a screenshot.

But it seems in later versions, (Acrobat 7.0) you can't (easily)
disable the "saveas" button.

If someone knows how to do it - preferably like disabling the print,
I'd really like to know - Im wasting a lot of time trying things at the
moment.

Cheers

Mark

PS: Is this feature not working in 7.0, as part of some digital rights
push package, that you now need to buy?

Greetings.

In article <1143068265.600627.176690@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
mark.odonohue@gmail.com wrote:
> In order to just "increase the barrier" to copying the pdf, it would be
> nice to disable the "save" "save as" buttons.

This is like using JavaScript to disable the context menu in Internet
Explorer to prevent people from saving or viewing the source code of your
web page.  The only effect it has is to irritate users and make them
switch to a more sensible web browser such as Mozilla or Firefox.

As PDF, like HTML, is an open standard, disabling the Save or Print
functions of the Adobe Reader will eventually cause users to switch to a
different PDF reader that doesn't allow document authors to impose such
silly restrictions.

Why anyone would want to disable printing of a PDF eludes me.  The whole
point of PDF is to encode an exact facsimile of a *printed*, physical
page; they're not meant for online viewing.  If you'd rather users read
your documents on the screen, then HTML or some other structural rather
than physical markup is the correct choice.  The user is then free to
select a presentation suitable to his (dis)abilities and tastes.  With
PDF, the user is stuck with the font and layout *you* choose, whereas with
HTML, the *user* can select how the document is to be presented (for
example, by altering the dimensions of his browser window or configuring
his browser to always use a certain font and font size).  This is
particularly important for the blind and vision-impaired, or for normally
sighted people who resent being made to endure some aesthetically
challenged MS-Word user's idea of beautiful typography (e.g., one 8"
column of 9-point MS Comic Sans text stretching on over fifty printed
pages).

Regards,
Tristan

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In article <1405870.PRvnfg80j1@ID-187157.News.Individual.NET>,
Tristan Miller  <psychonaut@nothingisreal.com> wrote:
>Greetings.
>
>In article <1143068265.600627.176690@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
>mark.odonohue@gmail.com wrote:
>> In order to just "increase the barrier" to copying the pdf, it would be
>> nice to disable the "save" "save as" buttons.
>
>This is like using JavaScript to disable the context menu in Internet
>Explorer to prevent people from saving or viewing the source code of your
>web page.  The only effect it has is to irritate users and make them
>switch to a more sensible web browser such as Mozilla or Firefox.

Which is a worthy cause in itself :-)

>As PDF, like HTML, is an open standard, disabling the Save or Print
>functions of the Adobe Reader will eventually cause users to switch to a
>different PDF reader that doesn't allow document authors to impose such
>silly restrictions.

While I agree in principle, I suspect it may also depend a bit on your
target audience. If there is reason to believe that a substantial part
of the audience consists of computer illiterates or even computer
phobics, then this sort of measure may be just that little bit of
complication needed to keep them from making copies.

Just pray they don't have children or are friendly with the kid
nextdoors . . .

Cheers
	Bent D
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