Protecting Pictures

[JackT06]

What do you guys do to protect your images from being copyied and then people using it them selves. Here is my situation:
Im starting a photography website but i want to protect all my photos so people at school cant copy them and then say that they took them.

Many Thanks

 

[dkotter]

This script should do what you need. There might be easier ways but this is what I use:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.1">
function right(e) {
if (navigator.appName == 'Netscape' &&
(e.which == 3 || e.which == 2))
return false;
else if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer' &&
(event.button == 2 || event.button == 3)) {
alert("©YOUR BUSINESS NAME");
return false;
}
return true;
}
document.onmousedown=right;
document.onmouseup=right;
if (document.layers) window.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);
if (document.layers) window.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEUP);
window.onmousedown=right;
window.onmouseup=right;
// End -->
</script>

Just insert your own information in there and it should work.

 

[JackT06]

This script should do what you need. There might be easier ways but this is what I use:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.1">
function right(e) {
if (navigator.appName == 'Netscape' &&
(e.which == 3 || e.which == 2))
return false;
else if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer' &&
(event.button == 2 || event.button == 3)) {
alert("©YOUR BUSINESS NAME");
return false;
}
return true;
}
document.onmousedown=right;
document.onmouseup=right;
if (document.layers) window.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);
if (document.layers) window.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEUP);
window.onmousedown=right;
window.onmouseup=right;
// End -->
</script>

Just insert your own information in there and it should work.

Thanks that looks promising. Where do i put it though?

Also what does this actually do?

 

[Aperture]

That script looks like it triggers a Javascript alert whenever they try and right click on the page (as if to try and save the pic). Keep in mind, however, there is no way to fully protect your work. There's no definite way to prevent theft.

 

[angelwatt]

Don't use JavaScript. It's too easy to bypass and simply not worth the effort. If a person can see it, they can copy it. No way around that. Best option is watermark.

 

[Kwill]

There are several ways...

1. Post pictures that are so lousy that no one would want to steal them.
2. Superimpose a watermark over them (copyright symbol or logo).
3. Place them all on a disc and register them with the copyright office for one fee as unpublished works (before publishing them).
4. Javascript or Flash websites allow users to disable the Copy command.

(People can always just take a screen shot.)

 

[bootedbear]

Anglewatt speaks wisely. Disabling right click doesn't do anything to protect your photos -- it just ticks off visitors to your site.

Watermark your photos in a way that's hard to remove, and don't post full-resolution images.

 

[James L]

So just to sum up, you CAN'T protect your pictures when they are online.



In order for a person to view your website, the components of it are sent to their computer... which mean your pictures are on their computer.

They can disable javascript defenses simply by turning off scripting.

Worse case scenario they simply do a screen capture.

As said above, put up low res sh*tty pictures, or watermark the hell out of them. Apart from that they are open game unfortunately.

 

[Dal123]

Check out my .co.uk All I have done is what others have already mentioned by imposing a graphic watermark. The way I see it If others do copy my photo's it's pretty good advertisement for my company.
Obviously they can work cover it with the airbrush but it really is a lot of work and don't think people will bother doing that .