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Re: OT: Copyright protection of images on a webpage

2006-01-05 by William Cheadle

Steve,

Unfortunately, image protection on the web remains a difficult problem.

One way to create a more secure site is to go all flash. But I have 
chosen to discourage image theft on my site rather than go that route. 
I use a small java script to disable the "right-click", then I use a 
meta-tag to kill the Windows tool bar. Lastly, I place a copyright 
notice alongside each image. I'll be happly to send you the code off 
line if desired.

None of this can absolutley prevent theft. But all the other soultions 
are costly, very time consuming or adversly affect image viewing - 
which is why they're there in the first place. And, I doubt any 
solution will thwart the most determined thief anyway.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Kale" 
<stevekale@b...> wrote:
>
> Can someone help me with placing an adequate copyright protection 
notice for images on a 
> website?  I don't want to have to watermark each image.  Does 
placing a short copyright 
> notice on the main page provide reasonable protection?  What would 
such a notice look like?  
> Given this is off-topic can you please respond off-list.  Thanks.
> 
> Steve
>

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