hi, is there any way to separate edit and copy permission? what i like to achieve is giving user edit permission but not copying permission. currently if i give a user edit permission, copy permission comes with it automatically. please help.

Refer to this link to get more infrmation http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms458245.aspx and http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/apply-information-rights-management-to-a-list-or-library-HA010154148.aspx