Comments on: Circumvent PDF DRM… with Scribd! http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html A research blog tracking copyright related policy & technology developments in Japan. By Andreas Bovens. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:00:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: saul mamani http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-302386 saul mamani Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:13:20 +0000 http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-302386 saul no entiendc por que te has enojado si yo te amo y nunca te voy a olvidar nunca dev esc estoy segura saul no entiendc por que te has enojado si yo te amo y nunca te voy a olvidar nunca dev esc estoy segura

]]> By: Anonymous http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-289028 Anonymous Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:27:32 +0000 http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-289028 toyzbenten toyzbenten

]]> By: Nektarios http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-269901 Nektarios Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:18:38 +0000 http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-269901 Hi this is a very informative site! Hi this is a very informative site!

]]> By: Jason http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-161565 Jason Tue, 20 May 2008 12:06:23 +0000 http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-161565 tried it on a locklizard document... no luck either tried it on a locklizard document… no luck either

]]> By: Josh http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-24843 Josh Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:46:53 +0000 http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-24843 I think this Scribd DRM-circumventing feature doesn't work anymore. I tried the GSView/Ghostscript suggestion but it doesn't seem user-friendly. I didn't make it. Any other way to do it? J. I think this Scribd DRM-circumventing feature doesn’t work anymore.

I tried the GSView/Ghostscript suggestion but it doesn’t seem user-friendly. I didn’t make it.

Any other way to do it?

J.

]]> By: C2162 http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-17249 C2162 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:59:43 +0000 http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-17249 Darn. Seems like this does not work anymore. Darn. Seems like this does not work anymore.

]]> By: Kay http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-12143 Kay Mon, 14 May 2007 13:43:54 +0000 http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-12143 I recently bought a book from ebooks.com without realizing that it can't be printed! can someone please provide a detailed instruction as to how i can overcome drm? Please? kitkatz23x@gmail.com I recently bought a book from ebooks.com without realizing that it can’t be printed! can someone please provide a detailed instruction as to how i can overcome drm? Please?

kitkatz23x@gmail.com

]]> By: David R http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-10059 David R Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:28:48 +0000 http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-10059 If you convert a PDF to a PostScript file, which is human readable, the DRM is hilarious. Here it is, in its entirity: % Removing the following ten lines is illegal, subject to the Digital Copyright Act of 1998. currentfile eexec 6ebb4949d640ad13b78a1bb8e40ddda64d5017a356a3e054d4e1051a6bef a74a655154d80bc1e572a832e3a113270ca21bc7f22bb0d921288f9fdb1b 65980fc8986fd90f583455f2d67b7cddc1be414b1a01e4209d1c1e5a5ece e16abdf9dc96d5b3286d08b880b27069f230eb17c6f5ffc4c814730800a2 858b048265b04bc3145f63150f12ba7b03c273e367942289c4c00caeea46 233185aa941a68a65553e43f51aef1632b74d2d237320932e572ba2c9a0e c068f285c48e9bdb0d645fbd86fb46c8cb99f2bb0d2d4db8b8d8f6be99f2 3f38cd9d077436b46d5e5048bcf0f4eb0c79c842bb074e92be0717220322 6641d3dbc7cda5576ac556416da0051814c2705e PDF DRM is a complete joke. If you convert a PDF to a PostScript file, which is human readable, the DRM is hilarious. Here it is, in its entirity:

% Removing the following ten lines is illegal, subject to the Digital Copyright Act of 1998.
currentfile eexec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PDF DRM is a complete joke.

]]> By: Don http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-10008 Don Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:23:44 +0000 http://chosaq.net/archives/2007/04/circumvent-pdf-drm%e2%80%a6-with-scribd.html#comment-10008 It's also possible to use gsview & ghostscript to do this. Just load a restricted PDF and convert to PDF, job done. It’s also possible to use gsview & ghostscript to do this. Just load a restricted PDF and convert to PDF, job done.

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