Re: images on the internet

As others have pointed out, the use of a disabled right-click to prevent 
image capture is wasted effort.   If it shows up in a web page, it can be 
captured.  It's not worth the effort.

There are methods to add a digital signature to images which may be used to 
track images if the owners desires to take the time and expense to track 
down image theft, but then again, one must look at the theft and decide if 
it's worth the effort.  (A polite way of say, is that image *really* that 
important?  I think not, except with the ego of the owner.)

What many fail to realize with these brute-force attempts to prevent image 
theft is that they almost always have the opposite theft.  In essence, use 
of right-click disabling or other overt failed methods actually challenges 
the script kiddies to take the image, just to prove they can do it.  The 
actual perceived value of the image is irrelevant.  It's the ability to 
take it, and then tell the owner they just did it, is the importance.  It's 
also a sign of immaturity, and not just for the thief.

Finally, take a look at sites which attempt image theft in this amateur 
manner.   Professional quality sites do not resort to immature methods 
because they realize the futility of the effort.  More importantly, it 
would reflect upon them as an owner of the image, as well as the web 
developer who put it on a page.  It's not quality work.  It's not 
professional work.  Are you sure you want what remains as part of your 
reputation?



At 09:58 AM 11/11/01 -0500, Satch Reed wrote:
>Hi Folks:
>
>I have a client who's interested in having it be impossible
>to copy images from his website. Is this possible?
>
>Is it possible to use a javascript right click function that
>basically overrides the right click browser functions? So
>that if someone wanted to copy an image off a web page, when
>they right click the image to save it, they get some other
>function or perhaps a dialog box saying the image can't be
>copied.
>
>Any and all suggestions appreciated.
>
>Satch Reed
>
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>Reed Web Design
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