Cannot select & copy in acrobat 5

I am new to Adobe acrobat 5. I have a file which is encrypted by author. I cannot select and copy anything in it. Is this any way to copy contents?

Ask the author for a unprotected version of the file.

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Hi cija,
Please try the solution 2 and 3 mentioned in the KB : http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/aam-lists-removed-apps-date.html
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Adobe, you absolutely SUCK for making it so difficult to install this software. I am normally a fan of Adobe products, but now that you guys have bought out all your competiton you are getting lazy and stupid.
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I never got a god damn serial number for Acrobat Pro when purchasing the master collection.
Asking Adobe for help is totally worthless and not even worth taking the time to do so because all they give you is some BS pre-recorded response that doesn't help you with JACK...
It has been a long time since I've had a problem installing a piece of software I PURCHASED.
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