Could not make a new layer from the selection because the selected area is empty

I have Photoshop CS5 and I'm trying to do a selection on a new layer and when I copy it this message appears: "could not make a new layer from the selection because the selected area is empty"..
The new layer is selected, no other layer is selected. What the hell am I doing wrong???....Yes I'm a beginner.. ....please help?

Hi There,
So just to clarify you have made a new blank layer, made a selection on that layer and then done a Layer > New > Layer via Copy (or cmd J).
The reason that you would get this error message is you have made a selection on a blank layer (effectively selecting nothing) and tried to duplicate it and Photoshop won't let you do that.
When doing New Layer via Copy or New Layer via cut you selection needs to include some painted (coloured) pixels.
Regards
Paul
PS. Maybe you could explain what you are trying to achieve by copying the layer and I could help a little more.

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