How do you preserve keywords from imported/copied photos?

I feel like I'm missing something here! How do I keep the keywords attached to photos that are then copied into a new document? I'm using Bridge and Photoshop CS3. Thank you in advance for any help!

Hmm, I’ve never noticed such keyword-transfer – have You observed that happening on copy-pasting or dragging?
Maybe someone else has an easier way that avoids Scripting altogether but in case not You could ask in the Photoshop Scripting-forum.
What kind of info would You want to accumulate anyway – keywords, author, title, …?
I seem to remember reading something about layers being able to store individual metadata in CS4, though I’m unsure what use that might be as yet.
P.S.: I hope by »linking as a smart object« You don’t express the assumption that the SOs stay linked to external files.

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