I guess password-protecting a PDF has pros and cons. The most obvious pro is that it makes it a _bit_ more difficult to pirate the PDF -- someone has to remember where the password is and send it along with the PDF. That's also the con! Two years later the buyer wonders, "where's that damned password?" Or they can buy a cheap app to break the password on any PDF they have.
Paul Hayden On Wed, Mar 28, Mark D Lew wrote: << 2. Adam Engst (TidBITS founder) was kind enough to offer some advice: don't bother password protecting your PDFs -- they're easily removed. >> I'm not sure I agree with that. Although it's true that someone who wants to remove a password can easily do so, it still sets up a situation where it requires a deliberate effort. It's the same idea as putting up a small fence and a "no trespassing" sign. Anyone who wants to get in can easily ignore the sign and hop over the fence, but then they'll know they're going somewhere they're not supposed to. With an unprotected PDF, a lazy or thoughtless person -- and face it, most of us are lazy or thoughtless at least some of the time -- might just assume it's a free document to be printed or passed around at will. When they're asked for a password, they'll know that its supposed to be proprietary. mdl ***************************** Magnolia Music Press <www.paulhayden.com> _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
