Adobe Digital Editions DRM - Page 4

pfisterfarm · 02-23-2009, 10:52 AM

When I first got Acrobat Pro 6.01 installed, I tried the Adobe DRM activator option from the menu, but it didn't do anything at all (not even a message). I went to aractivate.adobe.com, logged in with a Passport account and got some sort of file to open in Acrobat 6.01. That's how I activated it. I haven't seen anything asking to log into that account again.

chorpler · 02-23-2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by pfisterfarm

When I first got Acrobat Pro 6.01 installed, I tried the Adobe DRM activator option from the menu, but it didn't do anything at all (not even a message). I went to aractivate.adobe.com, logged in with a Passport account and got some sort of file to open in Acrobat 6.01. That's how I activated it. I haven't seen anything asking to log into that account again.

Hmm, and you've never been able to open the files at all? It sounds like they were activated for another account or computer, perhaps. Can you re-download the ebx.etd file and open it in Acrobat 6.0 again?

Also, maybe they fixed this "problem" in Acrobat 6.01. The only one I've tried it with that absolutely works is Acrobat 6.0 Professional, Version 6.0.0, 2003-05-19 (it says that on the splash screen when you go to the "Help ... About Acrobat 6.0" menu).

pfisterfarm · 02-23-2009, 02:43 PM

I'll try it again tonight when I get home.

Actually, it was 6.0.0 that I started out with and upgraded to 6.0.1. The 6.0.0 I was using said some about "invalid encryption" (don't remember the exact message). A post I ran across suggested the 6.0.1 upgrade. It's the only version I've had any success with.

Thanks again for your help...

chorpler · 02-23-2009, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by pfisterfarm

I'll try it again tonight when I get home.

Actually, it was 6.0.0 that I started out with and upgraded to 6.0.1. The 6.0.0 I was using said some about "invalid encryption" (don't remember the exact message). A post I ran across suggested the 6.0.1 upgrade. It's the only version I've had any success with.

Thanks again for your help...

Hmm, that's very strange. So if I'm understanding right, you haven't EVER been able to open these files, even before you do the hex edit?

pfisterfarm · 02-23-2009, 11:01 PM

No, before the hex edit, all is fine. Here is another thing, though... if I try to open the .etd file in Acrobat Pro 6.01, I get an error (last attempt, the error was ImportInfoIDInternal error 112 invalid, repeated dozens of times in one dialog after a dozen dialogs saying the .etd file couldn't be deleted). I can open the .etd file in Acrobat Reader 7.0 and the file will be placed in My Digital Editions. Sometimes the hex edit trick works, and sometimes not. I'm starting to think I've messed me Acrobat 6.01 installation up.

Even after the hex edit, I'm still able to open the file in Reader 7.0, btw...

ImagineMBE · 04-06-2009, 02:13 AM

It appears that Adobe has fixed this by disallowing activation of Digital Editions in old Acrobat and Reader versions:
http://adobe.com/go/digitaleditions_kb_act
Also, not that I got far enough to know if it made a difference, it seems they are no longer using .etd files, but .acsd.
...If only I had tried this a week ago...

chorpler · 04-06-2009, 04:28 PM

Hmm. Interesting. They claim this is just the shutting down of their older server that Acrobat 6 and 7 use ... but man, this sucks. I hate reading in Digital Editions compared to Acrobat.

grooks · 04-06-2009, 04:55 PM

I wonder if it has to do with the fact that PDF DRM was broken a few months ago.

EowynCarter · 04-07-2009, 03:19 AM

As far as music was conserned , we had the alternative to get the cd in a shop. So i quitte easily boycotted anything drmised.

With E-books, we have to stand crappy drm... Will this nonsense ever stop ?
My sister bought a pdf, not thinking pdf could be drmised. Too bad, she can't read it at all...

Maybe we shall all boycott any drmised E-books. And make sure the publishers know we're doing that.

fumanchu · 04-26-2009, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by EowynCarter

As far as music was conserned , we had the alternative to get the cd in a shop. So i quitte easily boycotted anything drmised.

With E-books, we have to stand crappy drm... Will this nonsense ever stop ?
My sister bought a pdf, not thinking pdf could be drmised. Too bad, she can't read it at all...

Maybe we shall all boycott any drmised E-books. And make sure the publishers know we're doing that.

Just wanted to second this. I bought my PRS 505 reader just recently and while I'm very happy with the device, the expirience of buying the first two books was horrible.

I'm a linux user and had to use VMWare to jump through all those useless Adobe Digital Edition hoops. All in all it took me over an hour to get my two paid books on the reader. Next time will likely be quicker because all the nonsense is already in place - but the whole procedure felt only wrong from start to finish.

I'll definately actively look for pirated books from now onwards. Not because I don't want to pay. But simply to support the message to the distributors: Make your DRM-crap bearable or lick my shiny metal ass.

Bearable means: Watermark the hell out of the epub's that you give me for download so I don't spread them on piratebay. But don't limit them otherwise.

I'm paying the price of a physical paperback for your ebooks.
At that price I expect the allowance to copy, edit, print or delete them as much as my little heart desires. Without special software that is only available for chosen platforms. Without feeling like an idiot who just paid full price for an inferior product.

wallcraft · 04-26-2009, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by EowynCarter

My sister bought a pdf, not thinking pdf could be drmised. Too bad, she can't read it at all...

This is a bit late, but see Adobe ADEPT DRM for PDF circumvented. In the case of reflowable formats (ePub, MOBI etcetera) the typical argument for circumventing DRM is to allow format shifting. In the case of PDF, though, the problem is that Adobe Digital Editions, even when available, is a very feature-poor PDF reader. I much prefer FoxIt, or Adobe Reader 9, or Okular.

jackcrors · 07-12-2009, 10:31 PM

Does that mean the medthod of using acrobat 6 and hex editor has failure?

krischik · 07-22-2009, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by fumanchu

I'm a linux user and had to use VMWare to jump through all those useless Adobe Digital Edition hoops.

Lucky you - the newest Mobipocket reader refuses to install inside a VM. Of course it was the only new feature I found about - so I just use the old one.

Martin

yoadobe · 09-24-2009, 12:35 PM

Check out Link removed due to content not allowed in forum.

Currently it only seems to support 32bit Windows machines, but it did successfully remove Digital Editions DRM from a couple of my PDFs.

pshrynk · 09-24-2009, 01:56 PM

I had to remove the link that yoadobe had posted above, since it links directly to a DRM removal tool, which is against the rules of the forum.

What you do in PMs, is not any of my affair...

02-23-2009, 11:01 PM	#50
pfisterfarm Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kindle 1	No, before the hex edit, all is fine. Here is another thing, though... if I try to open the .etd file in Acrobat Pro 6.01, I get an error (last attempt, the error was ImportInfoIDInternal error 112 invalid, repeated dozens of times in one dialog after a dozen dialogs saying the .etd file couldn't be deleted). I can open the .etd file in Acrobat Reader 7.0 and the file will be placed in My Digital Editions. Sometimes the hex edit trick works, and sometimes not. I'm starting to think I've messed me Acrobat 6.01 installation up. Even after the hex edit, I'm still able to open the file in Reader 7.0, btw... Last edited by pfisterfarm; 02-23-2009 at 11:06 PM.

09-24-2009, 12:35 PM	#59
yoadobe Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: none	Check out Link removed due to content not allowed in forum. Currently it only seems to support 32bit Windows machines, but it did successfully remove Digital Editions DRM from a couple of my PDFs. Last edited by pshrynk; 09-24-2009 at 01:56 PM.

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02-23-2009, 10:52 AM	#46
pfisterfarm Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kindle 1	When I first got Acrobat Pro 6.01 installed, I tried the Adobe DRM activator option from the menu, but it didn't do anything at all (not even a message). I went to aractivate.adobe.com, logged in with a Passport account and got some sort of file to open in Acrobat 6.01. That's how I activated it. I haven't seen anything asking to log into that account again.

02-23-2009, 02:43 PM	#48
pfisterfarm Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kindle 1	I'll try it again tonight when I get home. Actually, it was 6.0.0 that I started out with and upgraded to 6.0.1. The 6.0.0 I was using said some about "invalid encryption" (don't remember the exact message). A post I ran across suggested the 6.0.1 upgrade. It's the only version I've had any success with. Thanks again for your help...

04-06-2009, 02:13 AM	#51
ImagineMBE Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: none	It appears that Adobe has fixed this by disallowing activation of Digital Editions in old Acrobat and Reader versions: http://adobe.com/go/digitaleditions_kb_act Also, not that I got far enough to know if it made a difference, it seems they are no longer using .etd files, but .acsd. ...If only I had tried this a week ago...

04-06-2009, 04:28 PM	#52
chorpler Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 278 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Kindle; PRS-500; MobiPocket on Windows Mobile	Hmm. Interesting. They claim this is just the shutting down of their older server that Acrobat 6 and 7 use ... but man, this sucks. I hate reading in Digital Editions compared to Acrobat.

04-06-2009, 04:55 PM	#53
grooks Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 30250 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fort Myers, FL Device: Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma	I wonder if it has to do with the fact that PDF DRM was broken a few months ago.

04-07-2009, 03:19 AM	#54
EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,332 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	As far as music was conserned , we had the alternative to get the cd in a shop. So i quitte easily boycotted anything drmised. With E-books, we have to stand crappy drm... Will this nonsense ever stop ? My sister bought a pdf, not thinking pdf could be drmised. Too bad, she can't read it at all... Maybe we shall all boycott any drmised E-books. And make sure the publishers know we're doing that.

07-12-2009, 10:31 PM	#57
jackcrors Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: none	Does that mean the medthod of using acrobat 6 and hex editor has failure?

09-24-2009, 01:56 PM	#60
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I had to remove the link that yoadobe had posted above, since it links directly to a DRM removal tool, which is against the rules of the forum. What you do in PMs, is not any of my affair...

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