Cannot copy and paste from PDF Created with Distiller 9.0

Hi,
Can anyone tell me why I would be havingissues with copying/pasting from a PDF created w/ Distiller 9, as opposed to Distiller 8.x?  I don't use Distiller myself, it just looks like this was what the creator of the document used.  Is this a possible copyright protection that's been built in?

I can select text, but oddly enough it seems to automaitcally select random text - I can't select line to line.  It randomly selects parts of all paragraphs at once.  I'm very certain it's not an image.
I also checked to see if there were any security features that might be preventing copy/paste, and found none.  I even compared it to an older edition of the document (which we can select text from perfectly), and none of the security features were any different.  I would send this PDF to you, but I am in a heavily regulated work environment that doesn't allow for outgoing attachments or uploading.
If you have any other ideas, please let me know.  If not, I really do appreciate your help.
Thanks.

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