Adobe ADEPT DRM for EPUB circumvented

[nrapallo]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

There's no need to type anything other than adeptkey.pyw as Python sets up the association. I have my copy as adeptkey.py and that worked fine. Maybe it's the .pyw that is the problem?

But, Jon, this was test to see exactly what happens when... for debugging purposes. Been there, done that!

It's not for typical usage...

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by nrapallo

But, Jon, this was test to see exactly what happens when... for debugging purposes. Been there, done that!

It's not for typical usage...

I'm just saying that if it doesn't work without the Python command being specified then something is wrong with the system or the install. I've never needed to use the Python command. All I've ever had to do is give the full name of the script/program with the extension in the command line and it's run.

[i♥cabbages]

Originally Posted by wallcraft

I think the latter (not registered), or perhaps only registered for a particular user (i.e. not for the administrator).

For version 2 of the script I added error-checking for all the common cases I could think of, such as not activated, and for an unexpected error it will display the exception and stack trace in a text box one can easily copy-paste from. I literally cannot see any code path which would lead to the "no output at all" case Sydney's Mom is seeing.

Originally Posted by JSWolf

There's no need to type anything other than adeptkey.pyw as Python sets up the association. I have my copy as adeptkey.py and that worked fine. Maybe it's the .pyw that is the problem?

The .pyw extension associates the script with a non-console version of the interpreter. I want to make certain this gets run with the console version so that any uncaught exceptions will generate a stack trace in the console. Plus I'm not sure what's happened with SM's file associations as she seems to have installed multiple Python distros at some point. Just trying to control all variables.

[Lilly]

Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom

Add Python 26 to Dep, ran as administrator, get following error

File (stdin) line1 in (module)
NameError: name 'adeptkey' is not defined.

I'm sure this is a dumb mistake. Anyone want to tell me off?

I had that error. I created a folder in the C drive called ePud and copy and past both script in that folder and then it worked fine.

[Valloric]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I would agree with you if every device supported it. But, DRM is vendor lock-in.. nothing more. It's about money not copyright protection. Content owners WANT you to have to buy the same content over and over.(Evidenced by the 6 devices only limit)

Many of us have done just that, going from records to 8-track to cassette to CD and now to digital. They publishers want it to be illegal to rip our CDs to digital because they think we should pay for the music again. They don't consider that we "OWN" the content the consider that we own the media only... and if we want it on a different format we have to pay again.

This doesn't happen often, but I completely agree with pilotbob.

[Elfwreck]

Originally Posted by delphidb96

When was the last time a major law was overturned by jury nullification?

We don't know, because juries don't give verdicts of "nullified because we think this law is inapplicable to this situation." They come back with "guilty" or "not guilty," and don't have to explain why.

How many "not guilty" verdicts seem to contradict the evidence or the law?

When was the last time a judge explained that this is one of the options to a jury?

While the right of jury nullification is part of our legal rights (http://www.fija.org/docs/state_langu...lification.pdf) and has been upheld, it's also been ruled that judges have no requirement to inform juries of this right (http://www.askthelawguy.info/images/moylan.pdf) ... apparently, they have to discover it on their own.

We recognize, as appellants urge, the undisputed power of the jury to acquit, even if its verdict is contrary to the law as given by the judge, and contrary to the evidence.

HOWEVER:

nowhere does it hold, as appellants here contend, that the jury should be instructed that it may disregard the law as declared by the judge.

So they have the right to nullify, but not the right to be told they have this right.

[Sydney's Mom]

Thanks, everyone. I will try it as soon as I get home tonight. I tried both pyw and py, and most of the suggestions, but I plan on picking a restore point before yesterday, restoring, and then starting all over.

I plan on drinking champagne tonight, as I was spared in our latest round of job cuts. I'm sure that will only HELP my computer skills.

[daesdaemar]

Need help please.

I have python 2.6 installed which I've used successfully many time. I installed pycrypto-2.01.win32-py2.6.exe and it installed fine. When I double-click adeptkey.pyw, I get the message: This script requires PyCrypto which must be installed separately. Read the top-of-the-script comments for details.

Help please.

[Sydney's Mom]

I downloaded Adobe Digital Editions from the library. I registered it with Adobe. Is there somewhere else to get it? Where did you get yours? I'm trying to isolate and since Python 2.6 works (mobidedrm 4 and 5 work like a dream) I think it might be an Adobe problem. I have Adobe installed in C:/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Digital Editions. I have Python installed C:/Python26.

[i♥cabbages]

Originally Posted by daesdaemar

Need help please. I have python 2.6 installed which I've used successfully many time. I installed pycrypto-2.01.win32-py2.6.exe and it installed fine. When I double-click adeptdecrypt.pyw, I get the message: This script requires PyCrypto which must be installed separately. Read the top-of-the-script comments for details.

Do you perhaps have multiple Python distributions installed?; e.g., the official python.org one and ActivePython, or multiple versions of Python? Try re-downloading and re-running the official python.org Python 2.6 installer. It should give you an option to "repair" which will hopefully make sure your file associations are for that Python distribution. If that doesn't work, please try running it from the command line as I suggest in this post.

[daesdaemar]

Originally Posted by i♥cabbages

Do you perhaps have multiple Python distributions installed?; e.g., the official python.org one and ActivePython, or multiple versions of Python? Try re-downloading and re-running the official python.org Python 2.6 installer. It should give you an option to "repair" which will hopefully make sure your file associations are for that Python distribution. If that doesn't work, please try running it from the command line as I suggest in this post.

I re-installed Python and PyCrypto and I got my key. I'll continue to work with it.

Thanks...

[delphidb96]

Originally Posted by Elfwreck

We don't know, because juries don't give verdicts of "nullified because we think this law is inapplicable to this situation." They come back with "guilty" or "not guilty," and don't have to explain why.

How many "not guilty" verdicts seem to contradict the evidence or the law?



While the right of jury nullification is part of our legal rights (http://www.fija.org/docs/state_langu...lification.pdf) and has been upheld, it's also been ruled that judges have no requirement to inform juries of this right (http://www.askthelawguy.info/images/moylan.pdf) ... apparently, they have to discover it on their own.HOWEVER:

So they have the right to nullify, but not the right to be told they have this right.

And with several generations being raised with "civics education" classes that somehow manage to NEVER MENTION jury nullification, just when, where and how are all these potential jurors gonna learn of their right to do so??? Hmmmm....

That's just part of the whole concept of current education philosophy. Right along with explanations that the Bill of Rights is NOT a list of what citizens can do but what government is specifically prevented from denying to citizens.

Yep. No conspiracy on the part of judges, lawyers, educators and politicians here. Move along, there's nothing to see here.

Derek

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by delphidb96

And with several generations being raised with "civics education" classes that somehow manage to NEVER MENTION jury nullification, just when, where and how are all these potential jurors gonna learn of their right to do so??? Hmmmm....

That's why you are supposed to watch "The Practice" and its spinoff "Boston Legal".

BOb

[daesdaemar]

I don't wish to belittle the magnitude of this accomplishment. However, I believe the REAL cat's a$$ will be breaking Adobe Digital Edition's PDF DRM.

[joblack]

Originally Posted by daesdaemar

I don't wish to belittle the magnitude of this accomplishment. However, I believe the REAL cat's a$$ will be breaking Adobe Digital Edition's PDF DRM.

Don't press down the accomplishment. The DE PDF encryption uses the same techniques only different metadata and format configuration ...