How do I protect my pictures from copycats?

[sheila@aplusbeautybuys.co]

I know the code for how to protect an html page, but it doesn't work on my Blue Voda site. I had someone copy my show dog puppies and pretend they were his and he tried to sell them. How can I protect them other than a watermark?

Thanks!

[Girlonthehill]

Re: How do I protect my pictures from copycats?

I know the code for how to protect an html page, but it doesn't work on my Blue Voda site. I had someone copy my show dog puppies and pretend they were his and he tried to sell them. How can I protect them other than a watermark?

Thanks!

There is no real way to stop people from copying your images, I'm afraid. There are some steps you can take to discourage them but if they want them badly enough they will take them.

You can use a watermark but this will affect how your pictures are viewed by everyone. Another option would be to disable right click. Opinions vary on this approach though with many people considering it downright rude. It's your site, they are your pictures so you should weigh up the options and do what you think is best.

Here is a link to a thread discussing 'disable right click': http://www.vodahost.com/vodatalk/add...=disable+click

You could also do a forum search on 'disable right click' to find a number of threads discussing it.

[sheila@aplusbeautybuys.co]

Re: How do I protect my pictures from copycats?

Thanks, but it still doesn't show up right. When I add the code, even the code listed on the forum, it shows up as a black confetti background instead of disabling the right click. I have put it in the body where it belongs, however, I have tried putting it everywhere. Even if I make a new page in my editing program, once it is in Blue Voda, it shows ups as black confetti. Any ideas??

[Girlonthehill]

Re: How do I protect my pictures from copycats?

Thanks, but it still doesn't show up right. When I add the code, even the code listed on the forum, it shows up as a black confetti background instead of disabling the right click. I have put it in the body where it belongs, however, I have tried putting it everywhere. Even if I make a new page in my editing program, once it is in Blue Voda, it shows ups as black confetti. Any ideas??

Have you published the page - is this what it looks like published?

[sheila@aplusbeautybuys.co]

Re: How do I protect my pictures from copycats?

Well, no, it doesn't, much to my surprise. However, when I tell it to go inside the tag, it puts it before an end (>) so that now shows on the page. I am not able to go in and put it where it needs to go.

[sueruser]

Re: How do I protect my pictures from copycats?

Hi Sheila,
Everyone says don't disable right-click, but there are a lot of high-end companies that do, and I personally think you should. After all, copyrighted products are not to be copied, as we are forever being told.
I seem to remember that if you are using one of the higher priced photo packages, you are able to place the image underneath a separate transparency. That way, when they click, they only pick up the transparent layer and not the image, it's just a case of placing one on top of the other.
Alternatively, check out this site, they have another angle on it.
The item is the second one down the page:

http://www.moonlight-software.com/webcrypt.htm

Let me know if you manage the transparency idea....
Kind regards,
Sues

[sheila@aplusbeautybuys.co]

Re: How do I protect my pictures from copycats?

Thanks, Sues. I'll give that a try!

[Watdaflip]

Re: How do I protect my pictures from copycats?

Disabling right click is seen as a bad thing because your are annoying 99% of your visitors who just want use your site to stop the less then 1% who are there to steal something from it. Plus if someone is coming to your site to steal copyrighted images, disabling right click isn't going to do it.

Also unless the disable right click was set up right, it also will give an error when you press the mouse 3 button (used for scrolling), which is very annoying

Html encrytpers are the same way if not worse. First off the encryption used isn't one way, it can be as easily decrypted as it was encrypted. Also what makes it even worse, for some of your perspective users that don't have javascript, or don't have it enabled, cannot view a website that is encrypted like that.

Basically if you don't want to take the risk of images being stolen don't put them online...

[sheila@aplusbeautybuys.co]

Re: How do I protect my pictures from copycats?

You're right, of course. I just hate the fact that someone is using my puppies to defraud innocent people!

[racefan20]

Re: How do I protect my pictures from copycats?

You're right, of course. I just hate the fact that someone is using my puppies to defraud innocent people!

That's why you should simply watermark the pics. It can be done very professionally, just a faded text across them or something will do the trick, and this can be accomplished with any photo editing software.

[ajlamond]

Re: How do I protect my pictures from copycats?

This is the script I use to disable right click.
It works fine for me check it out on my web site. I too have had the same problem.
details below.

Disable right click script
High light the script below down to the line then right click , click copy.
Open your web page you want to disable click VEIW on the tool bar, click page HTML box opens click end of page, now put cursor in box and right click then click paste. That's it
Now while the box is open we do the script that gets rid of the save, print image : click the between head tag
Copy the script after the line and paste into the between the head tag, click ok
You can now perveiw page test right click a image.
If you want to change the message edit the red text


<script language="JavaScript1.2">
/*
Disable right click script II (on images)- By Dynamicdrive.com
For full source, Terms of service, and 100s DTHML scripts
Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com
*/
Var clickmessage="Sorry all images are copyright.!"
Function disableclick(e) {
If (document.all) {
If (event.button==2||event.button==3) {
If (event.srcElement.tagName=="IMG"){
Alert(clickmessage);
Return false;
}
}
}
Else if (document.layers) {
If (e.which == 3) {
Alert(clickmessage);
Return false;
}
}
Else if (document.getElementById){
If (e.which==3&&e.target.tagName=="IMG"){
Alert(clickmessage)
Return false
}
}
}
Function associateimages(){
For(I=0;I<document.images.length;I++)
Document.images[i].onmousedown=disableclick;
}
If (document.all)
Document.onmousedown=disableclick
Else if (document.getElementById)
Document.onmouseup=disableclick
Else if (document.layers)
Associateimages()
</script>
.................................................. .
Second script


<META HTTP-EQUIV="imagetoolbar" CONTENT="no">


Alison

[racefan20]

Re: How do I protect my pictures from copycats?

Alison,

Are the images on this page among those you "protected"? I'm not trying to be a smartass here, just showing that all "disable right click" scripts are useless.

[sheila@aplusbeautybuys.co]

Re: How do I protect my pictures from copycats?

No, these are not mine. However, the disable still won't work on my page. http://www.shekinahglorykennels.com/formerPups.html

[Girlonthehill]

Re: How do I protect my pictures from copycats?

No, these are not mine. However, the disable still won't work on my page. http://www.shekinahglorykennels.com/formerPups.html

No, those photos Racefan20 'lifted' were from AJLamonds site. Race was using this as an example for you.

He could get yours too. He was just trying to point out to you that, even with the 'disable right click' script, your photos can still be copied. There is NO failsafe way to stop them being copied. So he suggested that your best course of action would be to use the 'watermark' option. Thus making your photos unusable to potential thieves.

[Apologies, Racefan, I thought you may not be around for a while ...]

[sheila@aplusbeautybuys.co]

Re: How do I protect my pictures from copycats?

I do understand that they could still be copied, however, I would still like to know how to do it on Blue Voda if it is possible.