Is there any way to secure a pdf document so it can either be automically [without monitoring]: 1] downloaded just once or 2] only be printed "x" number of times once downloaded onto another computer? I would like to make a product available online via Pa

[senseigk@budoshin.com]

I currently have a number of manuals on sale on my website via PayPal. There is a possibility that I may also be able to sell out-of-print books that are available in pdf format ONLY. I want the customer to be able to download only one copy of the purchased document and then be able to print the document only one time. I don't know if this much control is doable. However, I'd like to know what my limits are with Acrobat Pro XI or an upgrade to the DC version if necessary.

[try67 · Accepted solution]

No, neither of these things are possible. Once a file is downloaded you can't prevent it from being copied, and you also can't prevent someone from sending multiple copies of a file to the printer.

You can use DRM protection to limit the way the file can be opened (for example, up to a certain date or only by certain people), but that will cost you a lot of money.

[senseigk@budoshin.com]

Thank you for the clear & quick response. I had hopes but was also doubtful. As I learned a long time ago, the worst a person can say is "no".