On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Marcus Wanner <marc...@cox.net> wrote: > On 11/9/2009 7:24 AM, Mick wrote: >> >> 2009/11/9 Erik <esi...@gmail.com>: >> >>> >>> Mick skrev: >>> >>>> >>>> I am trying to copy some text from a pdf file which has been >>>> protected, most likely using Adobe on a MSWindows machine. When I >>>> select some text, the new KDE4 pdf viewer (Okular) shows the 'copy >>>> text' right click menu greyed out: >>>> >>>> "Copy forbidden by DRM". >>>> >>>> I can still copy the text as an image. >>>> >>>> Xpdf does not even allow me to copy it as an image after selection. >>>> >>>> I can't remember what the case was with KDE 3.5.10 and kpdf - either >>>> way, is there an application or trick which would allow me to edit the >>>> pdf file in question and add comments, or cut and paste its textual >>>> content into a word file and edit it there? There's a lot of text >>>> that I need to edit and would rather not have to retype it all ... >>>> >>>> >>> >>> I noticed that Okular has the option "Obey DRM restrictions" enabled by >>> default. I do not know why this was changed. As far as I remember, in >>> KPDF, it was a compile-time option that was disabled default, and if it >>> was enabled at compile time, it would appear as a normal option (like in >>> Okular now), but be disabled by default. Just try to turn it off. >>> >> >> Nice! Thank you. :-) >> > > Wow...that makes Okular illegal in the US under the DMCA for circumventing > DRM... > > That's dumb, even dumber than software patents... > > Marcus
DMCA has an exception for features that allow the use of screen-reading software to read text that would otherwise be inaccessible. Maybe this feature serves that purpose.
