Re: Electronic Distribution of Copyrighted User Guides

On Sat, 14 Nov 1998, JQ Johnson <jqj[_at_]darkwing.uoregon.edu> wrote:
>
> Pamela Finkel aka Esoteric Resources asks about distribution of
> documents in PDF rather than MS Word format as a protection mechanism
> against the creation of unauthorized derivative works. If this were
> in fact an efficient strategy for preventing manipulation of the
> copyrighted material, would it then fall under the "technological
> protection mechanisms" rubric of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act?
> Note that although the act seems intended to prevent copying, it
> applies to all Title 17 rights.

I would like to point out that a PDF file can be modified with another Adobe product. While there are ways to protect the file - it can be modified with software and patience.

red bradley
department of communication
slippery rock university
slippery rock, PA
<red.bradley[_at_]sru.edu> Received on Wed Nov 18 1998 - 16:18:21 GMT