Problema textarea

/* HTML code */
Numele fisierului cu extensie :
<input type="text" placeholder="ex: test.css" id="titlucopypaste" /><br/>
<textarea cols="60" rows="10" placeholder="Aici introduceti codul" id="continut"></textarea><br/>
<select id="alegere">
<option value="public" selected="selected">Public</option>
<option value="privat">Privat</option>
<option value="ambele">Public si privat</option>
</select>
<center><button id="submitcopypaste">Gata</button><br/>
<p id="status_create"></p>
</center>




/* Javascript code */
$("#submitcopypaste").click(function()
{
    var fisier=$("#titlucopypaste").val();
    var continut=$("#continut").text();
    var select=$("#alegere").val();
    $.ajax({
        type:"POST",
        url:"include/uploadtxt.php",
        data:"fis="+fisier+"&cont="+continut+"&sel="+select,
        success:function(ev)
        {
            $(this).hide();
            $("#status_create").html(ev);
        }
});





/* PHP code */
session_start();
include('Files.php');
include('connect.php');
$status="";
if(isset($_POST['fis'],$_POST['cont'],$_POST['sel']))
    {
        $obj=new Files();
        $fisier=$_POST['fis'];
        $continut=$_POST['cont'];
        $selected=$_POST['sel'];

        switch($selected)
            {
            case "public":{
                $status=$obj->createfile("../diskuser/_public/".$fisier, $continut);break;
            }
            case "privat":{
                if(isset($_SESSION['utilizator'],$_SESSION['parola']))
                    {
                $cer=mysql_query("select * from useri where nickname='".$_SESSION['utilizator']."' and parola='".$_SESSION['parola']."'");
                if($cer)
                    {
                        while($info=mysql_fetch_array($cer))
                            {
                                $status=$obj->createfile("../diskuser/".$info['nickname']."/".$fisier, $continut);break;
                            }
                    }
                else
                    {
                        $status="Eroare conexiune baza de date !";
                    }
                    }
                else
                    {
                        $status="Sesiune expirata !";
                    }
                    break;
            }
            case "ambele":{
        $status=$obj->createfile("../diskuser/_public/".$fisier, $continut);
                $cer=mysql_query("select * from useri where nickname='".$_SESSION['utilizator']."' and parola='".$_SESSION['parola']."'");
                if($cer)
                    {
                        while($info=mysql_fetch_array($cer))
                            {
                                $status=$obj->createfile("../diskuser/".$info['nickname']."/".$fisier, $continut);break;
                            }
                    }
                else
                    {
                        $status="Eroare conexiune baza de date !";
                    }
                    break;
            }
            }
    }
else
    {
        $status="Transmisie invalida !";
    }
    echo $status;
    });