Regardless of your platform, Adobe Acrobat Professional will allow
water seals digitally embedded into the copy. You also can password
protect it with the users name, code, etc that would reflect that
person whom bought it.
There is also a way to encrypt of, so it can't be copied, printed,
editeded, etc.
I would highly advise on this bit if software
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On May 19, 2008, at 4:20 PM, Arle Lommel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Michael,
Where does one get a legitimate copy? I've never seen one for sale
where I could get it, so I simply do not have the book at all. (No,
I have not pirated it.)
I'm not trying to justify piracy of the material, but often times
people copy things that they can't otherwise obtain. I suspect that
a substantial number of these photocopied pieces could be turned
into legitimate sales if there were an easy way to buy it (i.e., if
the hassle of finding it and buying it didn't exceed a reasonable
amount). I just went on hurdygurdy.com and the only reference for
how to get it that I found was your postal address, something fewer
and fewer individuals, even well meaning ones, would avail
themselves of. Anymore, without a website, I suspect most people
would find the links on Amazon that indicate it is out of print and
simply assume that they can't get it from you anymore. I've been on
this list now for something like eight years as an active
participant and if I don't know how to get it, I suspect that most
neophytes have even less of a clue.
I think it would benefit you and the community at large if there
were an easier way to (a) find out how to get a copy and (b)
actually get said copy. As near as I can tell, there is no
convenient way for someone to get it now.
"Marsbar" asked if it is in electronic format. That's not an
unreasonable question today and there are fairly simple ways you can
stamp electronic copies with "This copy purchased by John Doe" so
that if John Doe does "lend" it out, it is obvious where the source
was. Contact me off list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you'd like to know
more about what would be involved in setting up electronic
distribution.
Best,
Arle
On May 19, 2008, at 3:48 PM, Michael Muskett wrote:
It has come to my attention that at least one copy of our Hurdy-gurdy
Method has been copied to the point of extinction. By doing this
instead
of buying a copy reduces the income of the author (my wife) and the
publisher (myself). I consider this to be an unscrupulous and scurvy
thing to do and amounts to theft, which is why copying is illegal. I
think anyone who uses such a copy at a festival or workshop should be
banned. I would add an Arabic curse: May his crotch be infested with
fleas and may his arms be too short to scratch.
I had been toying with the idea of making copies post free to
students,
but this toy is now back in the cupboard.
MM
Can anyone say why I am getting loads of [EMAIL PROTECTED] messages
directly to
my own email address?
