Disable Options (Save a copy and print) in PDF file

Hello Friends,
We have a java based web product in which we have enter metadata of a PDF file and upload that file on server with metadata. Now I want to disable save a copy, print, copy and save as text options. Is there any API avaliable please help me i am in deep trouble.
regards,
Shambhu Mitra

Hi,
This is not possible AFAIK. These features are specific to the browser and you don't have any control over them. If you want to stop people
from being able to copy/print your data then you might want to consider the following
* don't make it available in the first place
* make it available in another form
* make only some of it available (i.e. what the user needs)

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