Re: Protection Against Graphic Theft?

by "Starr Wolf Design" <starrwolfdesign(at)starrwolf.com>

 Date:  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 11:14:53 -0500
 To:  <mdavis(at)flkinfo.com>
 Cc:  <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
 References:  pair flkinfo
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How to do what? We viewed the link via IE5/win98 and had no problem
throughout the page. If you're referring to some sort of onclick feature we
didn't encounter it.

Jason
Support Services
Starr Wolf Design
http://www.starrwolf.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: Florida Keys Info-Net <mdavis(at)flkinfo.com>
Cc: <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: Protection Against Graphic Theft?


> Look at this page & try to right click a graphic .  Does anyone know how
this is
> done??
> http://ancientweb.com
>
> Marilyn Davis
>
> Thia Li wrote:
>
> > However, if the user's Java is turned off on the browser
> > (like mine)... You might use a watermark via application
> > plug-in like Digimarc; this helps with ID-ing an image
> > after it's been downloaded, although this is still removable
> > if someone REALLY wanted to.
> > If you have access to a CGI-bin and know how to use CGI/Perl,
> > you may use/make a script that prevents people from directly
> > linking to an image (i.e. bandwidth stealing). This doesn't
> > prevent people from getting the actual image, but for web
> > graphics it's a huge headache-saver on bandwidth.
> >
> > But the safest bet by far, alas, is to simply not put your
> > images up at all. :P
> >
> > cheers
> > -Thia
> >
> > On Fri, 8 Oct 1999 DNYCE15(at)aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > I don't know anything about Java Applet. Can you suggest  a tutorial?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 10/8/1999 1:07:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > > gchurchman(at)medseek.com writes:
> > >
> > > << One way to protect them is to use a Java applet to display the
images.
> > > This
> > >  is not failsafe, however, since the image is still in the user's
cache.  It
> > >  just makes it a little harder for the casual image thief.
> > >
> > >  Gary Churchman
> > >  Manager, Production and Design
> > >  MedSeek
> > >  gchurchman(at)medseek.com
> > >
> > >  -----Original Message-----
> > >  From: DNYCE15(at)aol.com <DNYCE15(at)aol.com>
> > >  To: hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>;
hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org
> > >  <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
> > >  Date: Friday, October 08, 1999 9:57 AM
> > >  Subject: Protection Against Graphic Theft?
> > >
> > >
> > >  >I'm in the process for making web graphics for my site. Is there
anything I
> > >  >can put on my graphics to prevent someone from stealing them? I'm
using PSP
> > >  >6.0 to make my graphics and it allows me to put a digital watermark
on
> > >  them.
> > >  >Will that help?
> > >  >
> > >  >Thanks in advance!
> > >
> > >
> > >   >>
> > >
>
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