If you have adobe acrobat professional software, you can use the option 
File>Create>Combine files into one single PDF. This will combine the 
password-protected PDF plus a coversheet PDF containing the metadata you 
are looking to add.

Good luck!

Monica

On 10/28/2013 1:16 PM, Matthew Sherman wrote:
> Correct, it is locked only to editing.  The professor is around so I
> probably should contact him as you suggest.  I was asking in the case I ran
> into something where I could not contact the professor, but asking him
> directly is probably the best move.  As for adding it to the metadata I am
> just a bit unsure as the e-mail they sent me requested that I "Please add
> this text to the pdf file:"
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 2:04 PM, Jim DelRosso <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Just to clarify: the password's only necessary to *edit *the PDF?
>>
>> In my experience, most publishers are fine with required statements going
>> in the metadata, so long as the metadata is visible to users. That being
>> said, it does depend on the publisher, and their specific request.
>>
>> Is it possible to contact the author directly about getting the password,
>> or a PDF that's not password-locked?
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> *Jim DelRosso, MPA, MSLIS
>> Digital Projects Coordinator*
>> *Hospitality, Labor, and Management Library*
>> Catherwood Library
>> ILR School
>> Cornell University
>> 239D Ives Hall
>> Ithaca, NY 14853
>> p 607.255.8688
>> f 607.255.9641
>> e [log in to unmask]
>> www.ilr.cornell.edu
>> *Advancing the World of Work*
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Matthew Sherman
>> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>>
>>> We use DSpace for our repository so any editing to the PDFs have to be
>> done
>>> in Acrobat before uploading.  I can add a note to the metadata in DSpace,
>>> but I am not sure if that fulfills the permissions agreement.  I was
>>> recently hired for this position so I do not know who provided us the
>> file
>>> to upload in the first place.  That is why I am asking if anyone else has
>>> dealt with this since I am unsure if I can ever get the password.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Jim DelRosso <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Matt,
>>>>
>>>> Does the software you use generate cover pages that you can edit? Or
>> can
>>>> you add the note to the metadata page associated with the document?
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>> *Jim DelRosso, MPA, MSLIS
>>>> Digital Projects Coordinator*
>>>> *Hospitality, Labor, and Management Library*
>>>> Catherwood Library
>>>> ILR School
>>>> Cornell University
>>>> 239D Ives Hall
>>>> Ithaca, NY 14853
>>>> p 607.255.8688
>>>> f 607.255.9641
>>>> e [log in to unmask]
>>>> www.ilr.cornell.edu
>>>> *Advancing the World of Work*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 1:13 PM, Matthew Sherman
>>>> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello Code4libbers,
>>>>>
>>>>> I had a question for for others who work with institutional
>>> repositories.
>>>>> I have a file given by the a professor that I have permission to post
>>> if
>>>> I
>>>>> add a note to the PDF, but the file is password locked.  Has anyone
>>> else
>>>>> run into this problem before?  Can anyone give me some advice in how
>> I
>>>> can
>>>>> edit this to add the required note to the top of the PDF?  Any advice
>>> is
>>>>> welcome.
>>>>>
>>>>> Matt Sherman
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>