We deal with PDF files every day, but many of us have no idea that they can be secured when necessary. I refer to secured PDFs as “locked down” because I can determine if someone can print it, copy text out of it or extract specific pages from it.
I don’t secure every PDF, but I regularly prohibit the copying of text when I create an original PDF to protect my copyright. Sure, there’s always a way for someone to steal my work if they really want to — screen capture, for example — but at least I can make it harder for someone to do so.
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