Any workaround to getting Copy/Paste working in JDK 7 AWT Applet on Mac?

Question

Since Apple forced the update to JDK 7 on Mac, old AWT applets no longer support copy/paste. For example, if you visit:

Simple AWT Textfield Example

you cann

Answer 1

Until they fix the bug, I've found that signing the applet allows copy/paste to work.