[X4U] DRM on PP

[Javier Pedreira (Wicho)]

Maybe because it is the PC on which the mp3/whatever it is was purchased and so it has the proper DRM credentials?

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El 01/02/2011, a las 20:12, Paul Moortgat escribió:

> But why then will it play on a PC?
> 
> Paul Moortgat
> 
> On 01 Feb 2011, at 19:31, Javier Pedreira (Wicho) wrote:
> 
>> I guess the PowerPoint file has an embedded file (mp3 or something like that) that has some kind of DRM scheme applied to it.
>> 
>> Take care.
>> 
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>> Javier Pedreira «Wicho»                       <wicho at casaciencias.org>
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>> El 01/02/2011, a las 19:18, Paul Moortgat escribió:
>> 
>>> Ha!  It's Powerpoint.
>>> 
>>> Paul Moortgat
>>> 
>>> On 01 Feb 2011, at 18:09, Zane H. Healy wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I suspect that Randy was asking what on earth is a "PP" file! :-)
>>>> 
>>>> Zane
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> At 2:39 PM +0100 2/1/11, Paul Moortgat wrote:
>>>>> That the file is DRM protected and that I need an unprotected version.  But it plays on his PC.  It's not protected there, only on my Mac.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Paul Moortgat
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 01 Feb 2011, at 13:31, Randy B. Singer wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Feb 1, 2011, at 2:06 AM, Paul Moortgat wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Now and then I get a PP file from a PC friend.  It'll open on his PC, but I get the message that the file is DRM protected.
>>>>>>> Is there a way to go around it?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> What does the message say, exactly?
>>>>>> 
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