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bjwaters Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate From: Insane since: Apr 2008	posted 05-22-2008 02:29 Guys and Girls, I am looking to have my customers purchase a file (digital) and then they can do with it what they will. As of now I am using the download function that is provided by OsCommerce and the file is a .pdf with restrictions on what they can do with it installed. The business concerns that I have is that I want no second hand distribution after the file is downloaded. Of course, the way that I have this setup now, this is allowed. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can limit second hand distribution and replication? Thanks in advance, Brennan
Tyberius Prime Maniac (V) Mad Scientist with Finglongers From: Germany Insane since: Sep 2001	posted 05-22-2008 09:45 On a dead serious level? Not at all - if they can read it, it can be copied. On a more pratical level (for content owners, that is), pdf digital rights managment might be a way to go. But you're going to annoy customers... Third option is of course to be so obscure in content that no two people who'll be both interested in it are ever likely to meet Make sure you read this blog entry though.

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bjwaters
Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate

From:
Insane since: Apr 2008

posted 05-22-2008 02:29

Guys and Girls,

I am looking to have my customers purchase a file (digital) and then they can do with it what they will. As of now I am using the download function that is provided by OsCommerce and the file is a .pdf with restrictions on what they can do with it installed. The business concerns that I have is that I want no second hand distribution after the file is downloaded. Of course, the way that I have this setup now, this is allowed. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can limit second hand distribution and replication?

Thanks in advance,

Brennan

Tyberius Prime
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist with Finglongers

From: Germany
Insane since: Sep 2001

posted 05-22-2008 09:45

On a dead serious level? Not at all - if they can read it, it can be copied.

On a more pratical level (for content owners, that is), pdf digital rights managment might be a way to go.
But you're going to annoy customers...

Third option is of course to be so obscure in content that no two people who'll be both interested in it are
ever likely to meet

Make sure you read this blog entry though.