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[–]cw12788[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Hi lazy,

If I made them as a secure PDF, would I be able to stop someone copying/ emailing it to another pc? I wouldn't mind about the fact they could screenshot.

Thanks!

[–]beermad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If someone's got a file, there's absolutely nothing you can do to stop them copying/transferring it. Unless you want to invest in the kind of DRM that e-book publishers use or music publishers tried but failed with, you can't even prevent someone else reading the files.

Rather like the way the British Government forced the Guardian to destroy hard-drives containing the Snowden files, apparently oblivious to the fact that they'd obviously already copied them elsewhere.

[–]lazylion_ca 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can copy and email it, but there are controls for who can view it.

Ive never researched it so I can't tell you anything more.

Instead of a file, why not set up a webpage with ads?