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Comments on: DRM on 9/11 Commission Report http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:51:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: fqfalpoklg http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-54817 fqfalpoklg Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:36:38 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-54817 <p>Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! gsonclzdarmyuw</p> Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! gsonclzdarmyuw

]]> By: fqfalpoklg http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-37028 fqfalpoklg Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:36:38 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-37028 <p>Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! gsonclzdarmyuw</p> Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! gsonclzdarmyuw

]]> By: Anonymous http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-54816 Anonymous Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:23:23 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-54816 <p>041976041976</p> 041976041976

]]> By: Anonymous http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-37027 Anonymous Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:23:23 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-37027 <p>041976041976</p> 041976041976

]]> By: Apprised http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-54815 Apprised Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:18:51 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-54815 <p>Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think we're looking at this the wrong way.<br><br>Because the non-copyrighted documents (published by the US government) are "protected" by these DRM restrictions, it should be lawful to create a piece of software that bypasses the DRM restrictions FOR THESE DOCUMENTS ONLY. And, once the software to crack these uncopyrighted documents is released to the public, the creator of that software can't really be held liable for the unlawful actions of people should they decide to use it against copyrighted works.</p> Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think we’re looking at this the wrong way.

Because the non-copyrighted documents (published by the US government) are “protected” by these DRM restrictions, it should be lawful to create a piece of software that bypasses the DRM restrictions FOR THESE DOCUMENTS ONLY. And, once the software to crack these uncopyrighted documents is released to the public, the creator of that software can’t really be held liable for the unlawful actions of people should they decide to use it against copyrighted works.

]]> By: Apprised http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-37026 Apprised Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:18:51 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-37026 <p>Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think we're looking at this the wrong way.</p> <p>Because the non-copyrighted documents (published by the US government) are "protected" by these DRM restrictions, it should be lawful to create a piece of software that bypasses the DRM restrictions FOR THESE DOCUMENTS ONLY. And, once the software to crack these uncopyrighted documents is released to the public, the creator of that software can't really be held liable for the unlawful actions of people should they decide to use it against copyrighted works.</p> Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think we’re looking at this the wrong way.

Because the non-copyrighted documents (published by the US government) are “protected” by these DRM restrictions, it should be lawful to create a piece of software that bypasses the DRM restrictions FOR THESE DOCUMENTS ONLY. And, once the software to crack these uncopyrighted documents is released to the public, the creator of that software can’t really be held liable for the unlawful actions of people should they decide to use it against copyrighted works.

]]> By: lartiste http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-37025 lartiste Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:51:08 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-37025 <p>Under windows, you can use Pdf password remover v2.2. It works fine, I tried on this document, and now I can copy past any part of it, without restriction.</p> Under windows, you can use Pdf password remover v2.2. It works fine, I tried on this document, and now I can copy past any part of it, without restriction.

]]> By: lartiste http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-54814 lartiste Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:51:08 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-54814 <p>Under windows, you can use Pdf password remover v2.2. It works fine, I tried on this document, and now I can copy past any part of it, without restriction.</p> Under windows, you can use Pdf password remover v2.2. It works fine, I tried on this document, and now I can copy past any part of it, without restriction.

]]> By: Lartiste http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-37024 Lartiste Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:50:47 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-37024 <p>Under windows, you can use Pdf password remover v2.2. It works fine, I tried on this document, and now I can copy past any part of it, without restriction.</p> Under windows, you can use Pdf password remover v2.2. It works fine, I tried on this document, and now I can copy past any part of it, without restriction.

]]> By: Lartiste http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-54813 Lartiste Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:50:47 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-54813 <p>Under windows, you can use Pdf password remover v2.2. It works fine, I tried on this document, and now I can copy past any part of it, without restriction.</p> Under windows, you can use Pdf password remover v2.2. It works fine, I tried on this document, and now I can copy past any part of it, without restriction.

]]> By: Lartiste http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-37023 Lartiste Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:50:05 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-37023 <p>Under windows, you can use Pdf password remover v2.2. It works fine, I tried on this document, and now I can copy past any part of it, without restriction.</p> Under windows, you can use Pdf password remover v2.2. It works fine, I tried on this document, and now I can copy past any part of it, without restriction.

]]> By: Lartiste http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-54812 Lartiste Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:50:05 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-54812 <p>Under windows, you can use Pdf password remover v2.2. It works fine, I tried on this document, and now I can copy past any part of it, without restriction.</p> Under windows, you can use Pdf password remover v2.2. It works fine, I tried on this document, and now I can copy past any part of it, without restriction.

]]> By: Richard Bennett http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-37022 Richard Bennett Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:38:08 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-37022 <p>Personally, I like to print the pages I'm interested in and than scan them and OCR the scanned images. It kills trees but gets the job done.</p> Personally, I like to print the pages I’m interested in and than scan them and OCR the scanned images. It kills trees but gets the job done.

]]> By: Richard Bennett http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-54811 Richard Bennett Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:38:08 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-54811 <p>Personally, I like to print the pages I'm interested in and than scan them and OCR the scanned images. It kills trees but gets the job done.</p> Personally, I like to print the pages I’m interested in and than scan them and OCR the scanned images. It kills trees but gets the job done.

]]> By: kees http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-37021 kees Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:15:53 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-37021 <p>Hi,</p> <p>I run Knoppix. Clicking the link just opened it without warning in xpdf....................</p> <p>Change platform/tools</p> Hi,

I run Knoppix. Clicking the link just opened it without warning in xpdf………………..

Change platform/tools

]]> By: kees http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-54810 kees Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:15:53 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-54810 <p>Hi,<br><br>I run Knoppix. Clicking the link just opened it without warning in xpdf....................<br><br>Change platform/tools</p> Hi,

I run Knoppix. Clicking the link just opened it without warning in xpdf………………..

Change platform/tools

]]> By: eric http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-37020 eric Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:49:49 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-37020 <p>Has anyone simply asked the publisher for the password? I don't know what would happen, but it might be very amusing...</p> Has anyone simply asked the publisher for the password? I don’t know what would happen, but it might be very amusing…

]]> By: eric http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-54809 eric Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:49:49 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-54809 <p>Has anyone simply asked the publisher for the password? I don't know what would happen, but it might be very amusing...</p> Has anyone simply asked the publisher for the password? I don’t know what would happen, but it might be very amusing…

]]> By: Reyito http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-37019 Reyito Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:54:16 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-37019 <p>This is user error on the part of the document publisher. There are multiple security settings that can be applied to the PDF. Obviously the Government wouldn't want someone making changes to the PDF, so that restriction should have been turned on. The ability to copy text out of the doc is harmless and should not have been turned on. How is this the fault of PDF? RTFM</p> This is user error on the part of the document publisher. There are multiple security settings that can be applied to the PDF. Obviously the Government wouldn’t want someone making changes to the PDF, so that restriction should have been turned on. The ability to copy text out of the doc is harmless and should not have been turned on. How is this the fault of PDF? RTFM

]]> By: Reyito http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-54808 Reyito Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:54:16 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-54808 <p>This is user error on the part of the document publisher. There are multiple security settings that can be applied to the PDF. Obviously the Government wouldn't want someone making changes to the PDF, so that restriction should have been turned on. The ability to copy text out of the doc is harmless and should not have been turned on. How is this the fault of PDF? RTFM</p> This is user error on the part of the document publisher. There are multiple security settings that can be applied to the PDF. Obviously the Government wouldn’t want someone making changes to the PDF, so that restriction should have been turned on. The ability to copy text out of the doc is harmless and should not have been turned on. How is this the fault of PDF? RTFM

]]> By: TheGoodReverend http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-37018 TheGoodReverend Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:58:56 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-37018 <p>You could use the official PDF of the 9/11 Commission Report available for download from the <a href="http://www.gpoaccess.gov/911/" rel="nofollow">Government Printing Office</a>. No DRM there--copy away.</p> <p>By the way, GPOaccess has all sorts of great PDFs of government material. Floor debates in Congress, for instance, tend to be up and running the day after they occur.</p> You could use the official PDF of the 9/11 Commission Report available for download from the Government Printing Office. No DRM there–copy away.

By the way, GPOaccess has all sorts of great PDFs of government material. Floor debates in Congress, for instance, tend to be up and running the day after they occur.

]]> By: TheGoodReverend http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-54807 TheGoodReverend Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:58:56 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-54807 <p>You could use the official PDF of the 9/11 Commission Report available for download from the <a href="http://www.gpoaccess.gov/911/" rel="nofollow">Government Printing Office</a>. No DRM there--copy away.<br><br>By the way, GPOaccess has all sorts of great PDFs of government material. Floor debates in Congress, for instance, tend to be up and running the day after they occur.</p> You could use the official PDF of the 9/11 Commission Report available for download from the Government Printing Office. No DRM there–copy away.

By the way, GPOaccess has all sorts of great PDFs of government material. Floor debates in Congress, for instance, tend to be up and running the day after they occur.

]]> By: chroma http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-37017 chroma Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:28:58 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-37017 <p>KPDF enforces the DRM rules by default--unless you go to the dialog box and uncheck the option to enforce them.</p> KPDF enforces the DRM rules by default–unless you go to the dialog box and uncheck the option to enforce them.

]]> By: chroma http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-54806 chroma Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:28:58 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-54806 <p>KPDF enforces the DRM rules by default--unless you go to the dialog box and uncheck the option to enforce them.</p> KPDF enforces the DRM rules by default–unless you go to the dialog box and uncheck the option to enforce them.

]]> By: H3g3m0n http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-37016 H3g3m0n Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:11:14 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-37016 <p>Fortunately with the power of opensource xpdf has patches to remove the DRM.</p> Fortunately with the power of opensource xpdf has patches to remove the DRM.

]]> By: H3g3m0n http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-54805 H3g3m0n Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:11:14 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-54805 <p>Fortunately with the power of opensource xpdf has patches to remove the DRM.</p> Fortunately with the power of opensource xpdf has patches to remove the DRM.

]]> By: Seth Finkelstein http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-37015 Seth Finkelstein Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:47:03 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-37015 <p>I have a long blog post on this particular issue:</p> <p><a href="http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/archives/000751.html" rel="nofollow">Making Fair Use of cut-and-paste restricted PDF files</a></p> I have a long blog post on this particular issue:

Making Fair Use of cut-and-paste restricted PDF files

]]> By: Seth Finkelstein http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-54804 Seth Finkelstein Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:47:03 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-54804 <p>I have a long blog post on this particular issue:<br><br><a href="http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/archives/000751.html" rel="nofollow">Making Fair Use of cut-and-paste restricted PDF files</a></p> I have a long blog post on this particular issue:

Making Fair Use of cut-and-paste restricted PDF files

]]> By: Sheesh! http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-37014 Sheesh! Fri, 02 Feb 2007 08:56:53 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-37014 <p>Apple had nothing to do with DRM in PDF. That's purely an Adobe technology. And furthermore "finite" any grasp of elementary logic would tell anyone neither company had anything to do with producing any version of the 9/11 Commision Report in PDF with DRM.</p> <p>I can hardly wait to see what ridiculous, "bastardized" claims are going to be drawn from out of context, clip and paste use of the Report if that's the kind of thinking that's going to be employed.</p> Apple had nothing to do with DRM in PDF. That’s purely an Adobe technology. And furthermore “finite” any grasp of elementary logic would tell anyone neither company had anything to do with producing any version of the 9/11 Commision Report in PDF with DRM.

I can hardly wait to see what ridiculous, “bastardized” claims are going to be drawn from out of context, clip and paste use of the Report if that’s the kind of thinking that’s going to be employed.

]]> By: Sheesh! http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/comment-page-1/#comment-54803 Sheesh! Fri, 02 Feb 2007 08:56:53 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/01/drm-on-911-commission-report/#comment-54803 <p>Apple had nothing to do with DRM in PDF. That's purely an Adobe technology. And furthermore "finite" any grasp of elementary logic would tell anyone neither company had anything to do with producing any version of the 9/11 Commision Report in PDF with DRM.<br><br>I can hardly wait to see what ridiculous, "bastardized" claims are going to be drawn from out of context, clip and paste use of the Report if that's the kind of thinking that's going to be employed.</p> Apple had nothing to do with DRM in PDF. That’s purely an Adobe technology. And furthermore “finite” any grasp of elementary logic would tell anyone neither company had anything to do with producing any version of the 9/11 Commision Report in PDF with DRM.

I can hardly wait to see what ridiculous, “bastardized” claims are going to be drawn from out of context, clip and paste use of the Report if that’s the kind of thinking that’s going to be employed.

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