Re: Xpdf fuckware
On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 07:16:33AM -0600, Dwayne C. Litzenberger wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 11, 2001 at 12:44:09PM -0800, Brian Frederick Kimball wrote:
> > Adam Langley wrote:
> >
> > > "Error: Copying of text from this document is not allowed. Use
> > > -ignoreperms option to do so anyway"
> >
> > But the whole point of this discussion is that in many cases copying of
> > text IS ALLOWED, despite the author's unreasonable wishes (fair use,
> > yada yada). Please change the error message.
>
> "Error: The author has requested that copying of text from this document be
> forbidden. Use -ignoreperms to do so anyway."
how about:
Error: the author of this pdf document has no respect for your fair-use
rights and is part of the world-wide conspiracy to change copyright
into "usageright". use -ignoreperms to stand up for your rights. use
-iamacringingslave to yield.
craig
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