Well, have you subscribed to the electronic editions of some newspapers lately?
I gave the 'Globe and Mail', from Toronto, Ontario a try about 6 months ago.
They have you install a special version of a PDF viewer, and you get charged
'per download' of an electronic copy. That copy is ONLY viewable on the
PC it was downloaded to, and YOU CAN'T PRINT IT, in whole or
parts.
And after 15 DAYS, the file is NO LONGER VIEWABLE!
Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway), the first copy I got was also the last...
Michel Adam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Antonio Carlini" <Antonio.Carlini_at_riverstonenet.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, 19 June, 2002 1:29
Subject: RE: Philips and auction finds (was: Re: I hate Radio Shack)
>
> >I actually tried that with one local shop, and they flat out said no. Its
> >quite possible that the Philips/Magnavox service docs can't be printed
> >(via normal means, anyway), but only viewed from those cdroms. If they can
> >be printed, its possible that the service shop has a limit as to how many
> >pages they can print (or even view) from those discs.
>
> PDF files can be marked to prevent printing, although
> I think it's down to the software to honour this.
>
> Limiting the number of viewings seems a little
> daft - I doubt that anyone does this!
>
> Antonio
Received on Wed Jun 19 2002 - 03:30:51 BST