If you do convert the documents to PDF you have different levels of security
that can be defined. It is true that there are tools available to unlock a
locked PDF there are other methods to securing the content depending on the
level of security that is needed. For most applications the built in
permissions are quite sufficient to prevent people from extracting the
content in one form or another. All tools that read and write Adobe PDF are
supposed to honor document security settings. Layer that will digital
signatures and certification you have a pretty robust way of protecting the
content.

But like I said, using the basic document security settings for preventing
the extraction and changing of the contents is already there and quite
functional for most intended applications like your newsletter. For that
matter, most people don't have the editing tools to edit a PDF even if it is
unlocked.

Matt Beals
Consultant
Enfocus Certified Trainer, Markzware Recognized Trainer
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