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How to Copy Protect Artwork on a Website???

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aries2

aries2

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Oct 28, 2003
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Hello,
I have a website displaying my artwork. I know there is is way to keep people from printing or copying images off of the web pg., but I don't know how to do that. So, basically what I want to do is make it so people can't take images off of my site. Can anyone help he with this?
Thanks!!!
 
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Hi aries2,
you have probably heard of lots of ways to stop people copying your images but in reality if the person can see the image on his screen then he already has a good copy. Lots of these scripts disable the right mouse click therefore stopping the user selecting 'save image as'.
If the user looks at your website then goes to his/her temporary internet files the image is there as an individual file, therefore they have a full copy.

The best way to deter people stealing your images is to insert a watermark, rendering the image useless to anyone but yourself.

If you can help, GREAT
If I can help, EVEN BETTER
 
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HI! Thanks for your response! Do you know how to make it so the right click is disabled in FP?
Thanks!
 
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Hi aries2,
the code is as follows: (I got this from dynamicdrive.com)
Add the code to the <BODY> section of your webpages. (Change the line that says "Function Disabled!" to your own messgae if you wish)
-----------------------------------------------------------


<script language=JavaScript>
<!--

//Disable right mouse click Script
//By Maximus (maximus@nsimail.com) w/ mods by DynamicDrive
//For full source code, visit
var message="Function Disabled!";

///////////////////////////////////
function clickIE4(){
if (event.button==2){
alert(message);
return false;
}
}

function clickNS4(e){
if (document.layers||document.getElementById&&!document.all){
if (e.which==2||e.which==3){
alert(message);
return false;
}
}
}

if (document.layers){
document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);
document.onmousedown=clickNS4;
}
else if (document.all&&!document.getElementById){
document.onmousedown=clickIE4;
}

document.oncontextmenu=new Function("alert(message);return false")

// -->
</script>


-----------------------------------------------------------
Regards
Liam

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I would also think that if you made the resolution just acceptable for web viewing, even if someone were able to copy it, it would be a poorer quality.
 
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another trick thou not foolproof is to cut the image up into small bits then place them in a grid with the borders turned off.

Aaron Taylor
John Mutch Electronics
 
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If you have a solid color throughout, make your photo a png, use a png IE hack so you can have an invisible ping in IE, and of course it already works in moz, and then make that solid color invisible.

Honestly though - I wouldnt worry about it. Post that that you own the copywrite on them, make em a nice resolution if they are cool pics for people to use as desktops and such (if that is a possible use) and go on with life. The only people that could possibly steal them from you is some of the litte rodent wanna be somebodies on line that have not figured out that you have to do the work to be somebody.

If someone did happen to steal them, did happen to try to use them in a way that they gain anything out of it, heck - they just might have made your life easy in making a couple bucks off your work, as if you can proove that its yours, you would crush em in a suit. But nobody or company worth anything is going to steal em, they know that stealing somebody elses work is a whole lot more expensive than buying it or producing something of their own.
 
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Another way, although still not 100%, is to use Flash for your images
Liam

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