Update: Malhavoc PDFs no longer available at RPGnow (merged)

[Grazzt]

In a nutshell:

The DMCA makes possession of any technology which can bypass copyright protection schemes (like Adobe DRM) illegal and punishable by up to 10 years in jail.

Macintosh OSX has an ability to bypass the copyright protection scheme built into the operating system.

Therefore, ownership of MacOSX is illegal.

C'mon now, let's not stretch for stuff.

 

[Tsyr]

C'mon now, let's not stretch for stuff.

He isn't.

That's the problem.

That's why so many people hate the DMCA in all it's forms, and all the hellspawn created and/or empowered by it, such as this crap.

Anyone else remember the "hold down the shift key" bit?

 

[Kesh]

In a nutshell:

The DMCA makes possession of any technology which can bypass copyright protection schemes (like Adobe DRM) illegal and punishable by up to 10 years in jail.

Macintosh OSX has an ability to bypass the copyright protection scheme built into the operating system.

Therefore, ownership of MacOSX is illegal.

You're going to have to explain that statement, Funksaw. Because if you're referring to MacOS X's "Print to PDF" function, you don't know what you're talking about. It doesn't work with DRMed PDFs.

 

[Dimwhit]

You're going to have to explain that statement, Funksaw. Because if you're referring to MacOS X's "Print to PDF" function, you don't know what you're talking about. It doesn't work with DRMed PDFs.

There is more than one way for OSX to print to pdf.

 

[Funksaw]

You're going to have to explain that statement, Funksaw. Because if you're referring to MacOS X's "Print to PDF" function, you don't know what you're talking about. It doesn't work with DRMed PDFs.

I'd explain further, but this is a public forum. You're right, "Save to PDF" doesn't work. But there is something in the menu options for printing that allows you to circumvent the DRM... Take another two minutes to look. Shouldn't take you long, it's not like it's exactly hard to find or anything.

 

[Cergorach]

You're going to have to explain that statement, Funksaw. Because if you're referring to MacOS X's "Print to PDF" function, you don't know what you're talking about. It doesn't work with DRMed PDFs.

Unless you use a print-to-pdf module that disregards the security text that's printed with the file...

 

[hexgrid]

I'd explain further, but this is a public forum. You're right, "Save to PDF" doesn't work. But there is something in the menu options for printing that allows you to circumvent the DRM... Take another two minutes to look. Shouldn't take you long, it's not like it's exactly hard to find or anything.

I tried this, but found the results to be less than desirable.

(the new file is almost 10 times the size of the original, the text is pixelated, and bookmarks are gone.)

 

[Dimwhit]

I tried this, but found the results to be less than desirable.

(the new file is almost 10 times the size of the original, the text is pixelated, and bookmarks are gone.)

I got the same result, though my file size was only about 5x the size of the original. Not very worth it. But I still don't mind the DRM, so it doesn't matter much to me. Not like I live or die by RPG PDFs.

 

[isidorus]

Sigh, if I have to crack it to use on Linux or one of the Bsd's what is the use. Anyway Drm takes fair use rights away and gives them a way to sue you through the DMCA.

 

[Funksaw]

deleted: true, but impossible to prove.