devicemanage
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| Block users from downloading images?
Is it possible to block users from downloading images? I have some images that I dont mind people viewing but downloading them and re-using is a different story - is there a way to do this?
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JAAulde
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Hagerstown, MD | No. Viewing the image is downloading it. Use lower quality images of smaller dimensions and watermarks if you desire to show peple your work and lower the desire to rip it off. |
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devicemanage
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I have seen a few time in the past where I can view the image but when you right click on it and chose save target as, you get an error saying you dont have permission - is this something entirely different?
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JAAulde
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| Some people think this protects their images. It does not. It breaks basic browser functionality and annoys the user, but doesn't protect anything.
Some keywords to discourage anyone who would say otherwise:
1) Disable JS
2) Direct URL to image
3) Browser cache
4) many plugins for Fx, etc
5) print screen |
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That's java script and can easily be circumnavigated.
The most effective method I've seen has been to slice the image into lots of little pieces using an image mapping application. That way if somebody right clicks on the image to save it what they end up with is a tiny fragment of the image. |
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JAAulde
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| said by seagreen  :The most effective method I've seen has been to slice the image into lots of little pieces using an image mapping application. That way if somebody right clicks on the image to save it what they end up with is a tiny fragment of the image. Please see item number 5 in the list in the post above yours.  |
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devicemanage
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That print screen is gonna getcha every time!
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JAAulde
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| said by devicemanage :That print screen is gonna getcha every time! Thus the use of lower quality images of smaller dimensions with watermarks. Or, putting your stuff out there knowing you may get ripped. |
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seagreen
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When I started my reply yours wasn't there.
I still think slicing is fairly effective in that most people don't check immediately that they actually have the image that they tried to save. With any luck, they'd be long gone and forgotten exactly where the image was that they wanted. |
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devicemanage
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oops wrong forum |
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twizlar
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Don't do it. It breaks the site for people who are using it legitimately and the people that you are trying to stop from stealing the images, will just steal them another way regardless of your measures.
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I did something once, I forget exactly what I did, but I think I overlayed an image with a single transparent pixel with the same dimensions as the original image. When it was right clicked on you could only save the pixel image. Of course this doesn't prevent people from taking screenshots, but it makes the right click and save a little more difficult. |
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twizlar
I dont think so.
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Brantford, ON | You can still right click and save it with firefox. |
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Gwellin
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There are so many ways to get around anything you do. Right click, Save webpage complete, Print screen, Image drag, View source, and any number of extensions.
This is an old topic, but you should read through it: »why disable right click?
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Tenar
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I think it all goes back to the saying,
If you don't want it stolen, don't put it on the internet.
I agree with JAAulde, the only real think you can do is offer low quality with watermarks. |
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devicemanage
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Yeah, all of these are vilid points. I guess there isn't much you can do about an image, not that much of a big deal. I would imagine the right click disable would be good for stopping the download of a video.
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JAAulde
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| said by devicemanage :Yeah, all of these are vilid points. I guess there isn't much you can do about an image, not that much of a big deal. I would imagine the right click disable would be good for stopping the download of a video. Again, viewing is downloading. Video is a little easier to protect given the right player, but if you put it on the web I can capture and re-use it. |
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although this is slightly off-topic, i assume you will be wanted to remove your images from google's image search 
»www.google.com/support/webmaster···er=35308 |
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