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Hey fa/tg/uys, not sure if this belongs on /tg/ or /g/, so giving you a try.
I bought the Westward pdf off of DriveThruRPG a while back, just downloaded it to run a group through, but it turns out that while I paid for it, I didn't pay enough to be able to print some pages off like I want to. Upon closer inspection, it turns out this version disables printing, copying, and pasting (though the last two seem to only be in the reader, since I can still make copies to my desktop).
I bought the damn thing, and I certainly have a right to print some pages from it. Do you know of any way to bypass whatever restrictions DriveThru put on this thing? It's a few pages I need to print out, so I'd rather avoid having to argue with the snipping tool.
I've already tried pdfunlock- it came back that the pdf didn't appear locked, and didn't have any restrictions they could remove.
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try converting it to pdf (yes I know it's a pdf). You'd be looking at a non OEM version (without the locked features).
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>>53562921
>Buy the Premium Edition to remove the watermark, enable copy and paste, and printing!
It's 10 bucks dude.
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>>53563122
Yeah, 10 bucks on top of what I already paid, for the privilege of printing a few fucking pages. Fuck that.
>>53563077
Did something similar to what this anon suggested- uploaded to Google Docs and downloaded again. Removed the restrictions and I can print again. Thank (You) for the advice!
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>>53562921
wut? I've never had that happen with any of the stuff I got from them. They are PDF files that you are opening in Adobe right? They aren't opening in your browser or some other program?
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>>53563180
How much did you pay for the basic edition? Because it says right there on the webpage that you won't be able to copy+paste or print off it.
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>>53563180
no problem, simple fix for a bullshit reason
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>>53563240
I bought it back in 2013, and iirc, I bought it for $6. I don't remember seeing anything more than removing the watermark for the premium version then, but I can't guarantee that it wasn't just me not paying much attention. It pisses me off all the same. Frankly, I would have paid $10 at the time had I been aware that I wouldn't be able to print a fucking page, but as we stand I'm just annoyed that "denying basic functionalities" is an option they use.
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>>53563180
Came in here to tell you to do this, so glad you got it figured out OP!
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>>53563351
Eh. Usually I don't support any kind of DRM or gimping of finished products but I make exceptions for people who don't read before they buy.
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>>53563421
Fair enough, I don't blame ya.
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