[X4U] DRM on PP

[Paul Moortgat]

No.  My friend got it from someone else.

Paul Moortgat

On 01 Feb 2011, at 20:29, Javier Pedreira (Wicho) wrote:

> 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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> Javier Pedreira «Wicho»                       <wicho at casaciencias.org>
>
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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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>>> >
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>>> 40
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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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