A Pen by Erik Van Till.

index.html

<input type="text" value="Some random non editable text" readonly="true" size="40" id="txt" />
<div id="container">Try copying this text.
  <div id="innerContainer"></div>
</div>

script.js

//Prevent copy paste via HTML attributes
var body = document.body;
body.setAttribute("oncopy","return false");
body.setAttribute("oncut","return false");
body.setAttribute("onpaste","return false");


//This prevents the action of right clicking
//This is now pointless after what I implemented above
var preventRightClick = window.addEventListener("contextmenu",function(e) {
  e.preventDefault();
  alert("Not allowed to right click, sorry");
});

//This prevents the Ctrl+C keyboard shortcut...
//Umm...ok...No it doesn't :-/
var preventCtrlC = window.addEventListener("keypress",function(e) {
  var str;
  for (i in e) {
    str = str + i + ": " + e[i] + "<br />";
  }
  document.getElementById("innerContainer").innerHTML = str;
});

style.css

#txt {
  width: 200px;
  margin: 20px auto;
  position: relative;
}

#container {
  width: 500px;
  height: 200px;
  position: relative;
  margin: 100px auto;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 2em;
}

/*This hides the highlight color when you try to highlight with mouse*/
#container::selection {
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0);
}
#container::-moz-selection {
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0);
}

#innerContainer {
  margin: 50px auto;
  font-size:14px;
}

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Trying to prevent copying of text

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