Brisbane, AU January 24, 2011 – Protecting documents and eBooks from copy and redistribution can be a daunting task when having to choose from a myriad of protective solutions that cannot thwart the simplest of bandits. But now authors can rest assured that their livelihood can be secured, by using an ArtistScope document solutions to control exactly who and how those documents can be accessed.

Copy protection and DRM have been around for years and most of it is superficial and easily circumvented, but not so with CopySafe technology which provides the most secure copy protection and the only solution that is safe from all copy including Printscreen and screen capture. Combined with ArtistScope’s DRM technology you can now have the most secure document protection imaginable, where even if your document falls into the hands of an unauthorized user, one who has not paid for the privilege, then they will not be able to open it.

But the big plus with the ArtistScope PDF solution and DRM is that as the author of the document, you can change a document’s properties at any time with immediate affect over all documents, even those that have already been downloaded. For example if you want to revoke a user’s privileges or change it so that the document can no longer be printed, then you can simply update that document’s settings at your Control Panel for immediate effect.

With ArtistScope DRM you can control who can open a document, who can print a document and even how many times a document can be opened or printed. And when an expiry date is set, it cannot be foiled in the usual manner by turning back a computer’s clock, because it can use an online timeserver. However you also have the choice of only using the computer’s clock to cater for documents that need to be accessed in the field without Internet access.

Almost any type of file can be converted to PDF and CopySafe PDF Protector can then encrypt it for the most secure copy protection with/without DRM applied. ArtistScope also provide a ready to use online service for DRM validation where you can simply upload your DRM documents and manage subscriptions straight away.

For the PDF Protection software and DRM Portal visit ArtistScope Copy Protection Software.

Control and Audit document use with LockLizard PDF DRM Software

If you are looking to control who is using your PDF documents, and how they are being used, then look no further than LockLizard Safeguard Enterprise PDF Security.

Safeguard Enterprise PDF Security, is LockLizard’s latest Digital Rights Management (DRM) software product providing PDF DRM protection to the large publisher or corporate enterprise.

Apart from preventing intellectual property theft by controlling document use, Safeguard Enterprise PDF Security enables publishers to track how authorized users are using their documents (when they are viewed, when and how many times they are printed, etc.).

Safeguard Enterprise PDF Security prevents PDF copying, sharing, modifying and screenshots, controls document expiry, stops printing (or lets you control the number of prints allowed) and enforces dynamic watermarks.  Individual user details can be displayed on documents when they are viewed and/or printed to deter casual copying by digital cameras or photocopies. If publishers feel their documents are being misused then they can instantly revoke access to them.

Safeguard Enterprise PDF Security entry level pricing is just $4995 for a subscription license, with perpetual and own server licenses available. More information can be found at http://www.locklizard.com/pdf_drm_security.htm

by William Kent

ArtistScope DRM (Digital Rights Management) is a total control solution for the access rights management of documents, images and web pages where an author can assign different permissions per user or group of users. When DRM rights are assigned the document becomes “for their eyes only “and any copies of that document forwarded on cannot be viewed by others unless they also have rights of view.

Protect financial data and portfolios. Provide financial data and statistics to valued clients. ArtistScope DRM is the most secure DRM solution imaginable. Tokens cannot be forged and certificates cannot be copied and redistributed. When a document or web page is tagged for DRM the back end is checked for their rights of access.

Protect photographs, plans and drawings. Upload and protect various file types including Word, Html, PowerPoint, Excel and images for distribution as documents or for web pages which cannot be copied or printed unless you allow the privilege. Publish using any combination of DRM or copy protection rules or none at all.

Protect from anywhere. Administrate and distribute from anywhere. The creation of user accounts, document conversion and distribution can be managed online from any computer in the world. Create new users, assign administrators and other special users permitted to submit publications, update document permissions or suspend document availability at any time. Documents can be emailed to your group of users or provided as a download.

ArtistScope DRM Enterprise manages both documents and web pages from an online control panel that includes a extensive suite of server side tools for document conversion, image and web page encryption, member administration and distribution by email in zip format. ArtistScope DRM Anywhere will protect unauthorized access to web pages hosted anywhere.

• Restrict which users or groups can view a document or web page
• Set expiration on a document or web page validated by time server
• Allow or limit the number of views of documents and web pages per user or group
• Allow or limit the number of prints of documents and web pages per user or group
• Allow or limit access to documents and web pages by IP number or network
• Allow or limit a user to add/edit documents for shared distribution
• Create member accounts for authoring documents and web pages
• Upload, convert and protect almost any type of document or web page

ArtistScope DRM Enterprise will upload documents and images and convert them to encrypted format for display on web pages for documents to distribute over the web. The Enterprise version includes an online page maker for creating and editing the look of your pages according to templates that you can create, plus a universal document converter for the conversion of almost all types of files so that they are compatible with ArtistScope DRM options.

ArtistScope DRM utilizes the renown CopySafe technology for the copy protection of documents while in view, protecting them from all copying methods including Printscreen and screen capture.

DRM control pages can be translated into more than 25 different languages automatically. When the multi-language support option is enabled, all windows and messages (including member email notices) are translated to the user’s language.

For more information see www.artistscope.com

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