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<blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 3849932" data-attributes="member: 5143">It was said already, just not in that article.&nbsp; It was on a message board(can't remember which one).&nbsp; Someone asked &quot;can you get the digital copy if you aren't a subscriber&quot; and the answer was yes but that being a subscriber also unlocked the rules items in all of the DDI databases.When asked if you'd be able to access the digital copy while offline, the answer was more ambiguous.&nbsp; I believe it was something like &quot;we are looking at ways to maximize the use of your digital copy of the book while making sure it is protected from copying, however we have not decided how this will work.&quot;There were similar answers to questions asked about whether the file would be a PDF and whether it would have DRM or watermarking.&nbsp; It all amounted to &quot;We don't want you to be able to copy the file or let anyone else use it.&nbsp; The easiest way to do that is make it so that you need to be logged in using your username and password online to view the book, making it impossible to copy it.&nbsp; However, a lot of people might complain about that, so maybe we'll turn it into a PDF file with DRM preventing people from copying it or giving it to other people.&nbsp; However, a lot of people might complain about that.&nbsp; So, we'll have a meeting sometime and discuss how much protection we can get away with putting on these things before June.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Majoru Oakheart, post: 3849932, member: 5143"] It was said already, just not in that article. It was on a message board(can't remember which one). Someone asked "can you get the digital copy if you aren't a subscriber" and the answer was yes but that being a subscriber also unlocked the rules items in all of the DDI databases. When asked if you'd be able to access the digital copy while offline, the answer was more ambiguous. I believe it was something like "we are looking at ways to maximize the use of your digital copy of the book while making sure it is protected from copying, however we have not decided how this will work." There were similar answers to questions asked about whether the file would be a PDF and whether it would have DRM or watermarking. It all amounted to "We don't want you to be able to copy the file or let anyone else use it. The easiest way to do that is make it so that you need to be logged in using your username and password online to view the book, making it impossible to copy it. However, a lot of people might complain about that, so maybe we'll turn it into a PDF file with DRM preventing people from copying it or giving it to other people. However, a lot of people might complain about that. So, we'll have a meeting sometime and discuss how much protection we can get away with putting on these things before June." [/QUOTE]

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