Usually when “copy protection” is mentioned, it only means print, expiry and password protection. But the document can be screenshot and captured or at worse extracted using one of a variety of PDF extractors that are available for free on the Internet.

But CopySafe PDF lives up to its claims and more. CopySafe PDF was specially designed to be secure where others fail. CopySafe PDF documents cannot be copied in any way, including capture from remote computers and is the most secure solution available for copy protecting documents and the only solution that can protect PDF files from all avenues of copy including Printscreen and ALL screen capture software. By  converting to CopySafe PDF you can distribute sensitive documents and reports or provide a preview of your photo shoot or plan draughts without the client being able to copy in any away.

Copy protect catalogues, reports and eBooks

Distribute financial reports and other sensitive data within your organization with special access rights assigned to groups or individuals. CopySafe PDF converts existing PDF files to copy protected format with the option of delivering as a library file or with an embedded reader.

Convert and protect almost any file type to PDF PDF data and media is securely encrypted and cannot be extracted Distribute secure PDF documents that cannot be copied Protect from Printscreen Protect from ALL screen capture software Password protect PDF documents Prevent printing of PDF documents Protect with an expiry date  for PDF documents validated by time server Protect from view by remote connections Protect from extraction of original images and resources

Preparing PDF documents

The CopySafe PDF Converter now includes a Universal Document Converter (UDC) for the conversion of most file types to PDF. Installed as a printer-driver, to convert from Word or another editor, simply send to PRINT and select UDC as your printer for your document to be converted to proper PDF format that will be more compatible with CopySafe PDF resources. There are many different brands of PDF makers that may create what looks like a PDF but in fact aren’t true to the PDF format and may fail when processed by other programs. To avoid loss of quality and detail we strongly recommend using UDC to create your original PDFs before conversion to CopySafe PDF format.

CopySafe PDF Reader

The CopySafe PDF Reader is a free PDF reader available to the public for viewing copy protected PDF documents. The reader supports all the features commonly found in Adobe Acrobat including page resizing, image zoom, auto scrolling, bookmarks, hyperlinks and more.

CopySafe PDF Converter

The CopySafe PDF Converter will import and encrypt PDF documents to protect them from ALL methods of save and copy. CopySafe PDF Converter will convert PDF documents in batches by individual selection or by folder to produce the most secure PDF documents imaginable, safe from all methods of copy including screen capture software and Printscreen.

The embedded reader option is most useful when delivering one-off publications to your end users, while the library option creates much smaller files that can be viewed using the CopySafe PDF Reader. Import single files or batches by selecting the folder. Ideal for distribution by email, download or for eBook and CD. Further information about how CopySafe satisfies the most discerning clients can be found here.

CopySafe PDF Encryption

CopySafe PDF Converter uses the strongest encryption methods to convert PDF documents and protect from all saving and copy. CopySafe PDF cannot be opened by other the PDF readers which can be reversed engineered by using any one of a number of free PDF extractors.

CopySafe PDF Security

CopySafe PDF is the most secure PDF reader and conversion combo available. There is no other PDF reader/converter combination that can compare or even come close. All others only protect with password, expiration or print limitations, and even then you will find that their expiration is easily foiled.

CopySafe PDF Expiry

When a CopySafe PDF document has an expiry date set, before the reader opens the PDF it will verify the real time and date from independent time servers thus foiling any misadventure by turning back the computer clock.

Windows GUI or Command Line?

CopySafe PDF command line will convert single files or batch convert files by the folder and save the newly encrypted PDFs to another folder. The folders used for the in/out folders can be set by parameters that you pass in the command line.  When running the command line from a command prompt or .bat file you can set the parameters at will. When running from a web site, documents can be uploaded to an incoming folder for batch conversion by setting a Scheduled task. Or they can be converted on the fly by using the upload scripts provided. The online version will upload a file, convert it and save the output folder. If you are using a member login, the UserID can be passed so that new a folder is created within the outgoing folder.

Digital Rights Management

CopySafe PDF Converter creates PDF documents for general distribution that are copy protected in that they cannot be dissembled or copied in any way even by the use of Printscreen or screen capture softwares. However limiting the distribution of the document file itself can only be effective when enforcing specific usage rights per document. This is where ArtistScope DRM comes in. ArtistScope DRM includes a suite of tools to assign and manage entitlements per document and per user.

Note that ArtistScope DRM is a separate product to CopySafe PDF and is not an add-on. ArtistScope DRM includes its own version of the CopySafe PDF Converter which runs server side so that authors can upload their documents and have then converted to PDF and copy protected by the server which compiles them on the fly to include your user access rights permissions.

So if you want distribute copy protected PDFs that cannot be redistributed to others (unauthorized users) then you need to purchase ArtistScope DRM and not CopySafe PDF.

CopySafe  PDF Protection

Images and text cannot be copied

It is impossible to copy the images and text used in a CopySafe PDF document, even by using Printscreen or screen capture software (all capture software).

Optional password protection

A password can be set at the time encryption to prevent unauthorized distribution. Without the correct password the document cannot be opened.

Optional expiration

An expiry date can be set after which the document cannot be opened. Of course this is optional and expiration does not need to be set.

Optional printing

Printing can be disabled at the time of conversion, or you can leave it enabled to allow printing.

Content cannot be extracted

The CopySafe PDF Converter will import any existing PDF document and encrypt it into a single archive, preventing the extraction of its components, source code and password (if one is set).


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