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Re:Elsevier embeds a hash in the PDF metadata that is unique... by darkwater on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @05:35AM (#30083850)
But how do they enforce this watermarking on the "pirate" afterwards? Only for big enough cases?
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Re:Elsevier embeds a hash in the PDF metadata that is unique... by matheusmoreira on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @06:31AM (#30084265)
They probably disable the account of whoever leaked the copyrighted material.
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Re:Elsevier embeds a hash in the PDF metadata that is unique... by s_dev on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @05:40AM (#30083884)
Probably a maintained whitelist.
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Re:Elsevier embeds a hash in the PDF metadata that is unique... by newaccount74 on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @08:03AM (#30084932)
They could just call whoever leaked the stuff and ask them to stop.
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