If you work with a lot of PDFs, you've probably come across the dreaded "Protected" PDFs. You can't print these PDFs, or even copy the text in the PDF. Many a desk-jockey has been subjected to the menial task of re-typing the contents of these PDFs. 
- Download and install PDF Unlocker.
- Drag a protected PDF onto the PDF Unlocker icon on your desktop
- Print, copy, and throw back your head as you laugh at their feeble attempts to thwart your productivity!
Seriously, it's that easy.
Now you know,
Garrett Woodroof
Legal issues:
I should point out that there are 2 different types of security that PDFs use. The first is the no-copy/no-print type, which is the type you can now get around. The second is the can't-open-the-file-without-a-password variety, which can't be helped using this software. There is software out there that claims to circumvent this second type of security, but be warned that circumventing this type of security on the wrong PDF may be illegal.
Okay, so that said, I can't speak to the legality of this software either, but I wouldn't think it would be illegal to print a document when you could take a screen shot, and I wouldn't think it would be illegal to copy text when you could just re-type it.
