protecting my website

They have: 2 posts

Joined: Jun 2003

I have a lot of problems with people just taking pictures from my website without my permission
I am wonder if there would have some protection HTML code I could put on my website which would forbid people to touch the stuff I spend so much time to build.
I was considering copy right but since I noticed websites from south America having my pictures on their websites I don't think just copyright will do me any good.
If there would be something new in internet services I am not aware off please let me know. Thanks

Renegade's picture

He has: 3,022 posts

Joined: Oct 2002

Only way would be to put a water mark on a not so obviouse place and/or where if you tried to remove/edit it out it would ruin the picture.

This question is asked quite often around here, try doing a search and see what you find Smiling

The Webmistress's picture

She has: 5,586 posts

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This, unfortunately, is the main downfall of the internet! The isn't much you can do as there are as many workarounds as there are way to 'try' and stop people taking your images. No right click doesn't work as you can drag the images off the page onto another browser window and copy them from there or viewing source code will give the address of the image.

IMO the only way to do it is to add a watermark as Renegade said.

Julia - if life was meant to be easy Michael Angelo would have painted the floor....

They have: 2 posts

Joined: Jun 2003

I was thinking of using water marks, I didn't do it but it looks like this will be the only solution.
It is sad people have no respect for other's hard work, it should be Internet crime and consider as a theft.
I hope in near future something will be done about it, is time to punish someone who just simply steals materials from other websites and their websites should be shut down permanently.

Busy's picture

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Joined: May 2001

another way is get an image and cut it into 4 or so bits, place it inside a table or whatever and if it loads fast enough no one will know its seperate images and only steal a section of it, it can be rejoined but for some people it's to much hassle or a case of not knowing how to.
watermark is far less work thou

Renegade's picture

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1, It is considered theft
2, It's quite hard to control anything on the internet
3, It's impossible to shut down a site permanantly.

Busy: You could just do a print screen Sticking out tongue

Bottom line, if you don't want people stealing your images or content. Don't put it up.

Busy's picture

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Joined: May 2001

oops my bad, was meant to mention to include the watermark on the cut up pieces

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