Anyone seen this behavior?

I created an object with a script. I set it so next owner can copy but not modify the object and the script is set copy no modify.

I sent the item to a friend. In their inventory it just says No Modify. They rez it from their inventory. They then right click it and choose take. The object is picked up into their inventory and the top entry (where the object appears) shows the object as No copy, no modify. And, now when they right click the object and go to parameters it doesn't let them change it to copy. How come it switched to no copy when they picked it up?

You must have included something in the inventory that was no copy.

Lot of questions concerning next owner permissions lately, which of course is no problem. But did want to point out that the easiest & safest way to check permissions is to create an alt account. One little slip down the line and you can end up throwing away several days of work if perms set wrong.

Create an alt account, edit the properties of the SL shortcut and add -multiple to the end of the address, half your bandwidth to split the load and you can log into both accounts at the same time.

Objects that contain no-copy or no-transfer items in any of their prim inventories themselves become no-copy or no-transfer (respectfully), BUT ONLY WHEN THEY ARE REZZED (or retaken, maybe). This has been the case for a very long time, but isn't very obvious. It has been explained by the Lindens, and I believe it is considered a feature more than a defect. The benefit is that you CAN restrict permissions on prim contents, then take the object, change the permissions in your inventory, and give it to someone else (who can then copy/transfer it before rezzing).

If you want to be darn certain about the stable permissions on an object, set all permissions on it and its contents while it is rezzed, then take it into inventory and check the permissions there before modifying them. This is actually a good way to make sure you've opened up all permissions on a complex system when you mean to have it full-perm. If a permission becomes unchecked, you've missed an item in one of your prim's inventory somewhere.

Thanks for the tip on multi! Appreciate it.