Can you lock a pdf file?

Hi all! I have a client who has created a pdf booklet. It's a form that people will be filling out. She wants to distribute it on a CD. So... people will have to be able to copy it to their computer to open and fill it in. However, she then wants them to NOT be able to copy the pdf (she doesn't want it duplicated so that others can use it). Is this even possible? Can you lock a pdf like that? Thanks!
Julie

>What kind of restrictions?
Check File>Properties>Security for the different options.
Keep in mind that security on a PDF file is easy to get around.

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