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10/22/2007 03:59:03 PM · #51 |
Sounds like you won't win with this one. Besides, who will you really sue for the root of the problem? Windows isn't the only OS that supports this, and IE isn't the only browser. Also, the browser isn't at fault if you don't make a secure website. Maybe the solution is to have the watermark until they pay for it, then you could show them the actual image. I don't know that that is the answer, but there is some way around getting your files "stolen".
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10/22/2007 04:05:19 PM · #52 |
Originally posted by Creature:
There are JavaScript things you can do to keep images from being dragged/dropped/clicked/copied/printed ... but someone can always do a print screen and capture the 72dpi version of it. Watermarking it is about the only way to really keep someone from getting a usable copy. |
Even if there are js things you can do, js is run on the client(the browser) so anybody can easily just turn js off and all that stuff you tried to do to stop them is worthless. Although most people don't know what js is and it is on be default in browsers, somebody that knows about it will just turn it off.
ETA: I agree you should just watermark your photos.
Message edited by author 2007-10-22 16:05:38.
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12/07/2007 11:50:29 AM · #53 |
Originally posted by RainMotorsports:
I dont see how microsoft is the only software producer that has a browser or other peice of software to allow you to save images.
In fact its twice as easy in firefox. Firefox allows you to get images that have a transparent image ontop of them (say Flickr's method) without even looking at the source just goto page info and the media tab which lists all images and has a save button for convience.
Face the fact that even with transparent gifs in divs ontop of the image or javascript. Your files location is listed in the pages code. Hotlink protection can also block that. But you can still take a screen shot so without watermarking it youve done nothing.
Back to the point why bother saying microsoft especially when there are other browsers out there and some that are even better in assisting? |
this is good to know. Thanks! |
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12/20/2007 03:36:23 PM · #54 |
Originally posted by BHuseman:
So, my question is this. Can we as photographers sue Microsoft?
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Sure you can. You can sue anyone you want.
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Here is my reasoning....
The recording industry sued and shut down Napster because they created a product that allowed people to share music, or as they put it, steal music.
Microsoft has created a product that allows Web surfers to steal our photographs....aren't they as "guilty" as Napster?
Maybe I am wrong with all of this, or maybe there is another JavaScript code I need to add to may pages to prevent this that I don't know about, but it seems to me we should all file a class action lawsuit! |
Seems like you'd be better off putting images on your webpage that aren't good enough to print on anything but a 3x5. That, or use a flash gallery to keep them from "dragging" them away. |
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12/22/2007 04:36:15 PM · #55 |
It boils down to not using the right tools. the web browser is an instrument to show/display information and content on the internet. How you display that is up to you.
I would suggest that if you don't want people swiping images from your side use the right technologies that prevent people from doing that.
You can use a flash based alum/image solution that embeds the images in a compiled object so people cant just drag, copy or save your image.
Hope this helps.
Originally posted by BHuseman:
I have done everything I can to keep photos from being swiped off of my page, other than put an ugly watermark on them. Yet despite all of this, all someone has to do is click the photo and drag it to another window, and bam, they can swipe the photo.
So, my question is this. Can we as photographers sue Microsoft?
Here is my reasoning....
The recording industry sued and shut down Napster because they created a product that allowed people to share music, or as they put it, steal music.
Microsoft has created a product that allows Web surfers to steal our photographs....aren't they as "guilty" as Napster?
Maybe I am wrong with all of this, or maybe there is another JavaScript code I need to add to may pages to prevent this that I don't know about, but it seems to me we should all file a class action lawsuit! |
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12/22/2007 04:52:53 PM · #56 |
| The original argument sounds, to me, like trying to sue the makers of your plate-glass window because someone broke into your house.... |
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12/22/2007 06:19:53 PM · #57 |
You know, there are other ways to protect your images... I borrowed an image one time so I could zoom it and teach my kids what Poison Ivy looked like... The image had a strange virus attached to it and every time I tried to open it or any other images on my computer while it was still on there, it crashed my image viewer. Strange, but true... once I deleted it, everything was back to normal... :-/
Just an FYI :) |
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12/24/2007 10:45:22 AM · #58 |
Use a flash photo album (but they could always screen print, as mentioned).
Emblazen that "ugly watermark" on all your images. If somebody wants a copy of the photo, say something on your site to that effect - "contact me about purchasing this photo", etc.
Embed your copyright info in the image. There are several ways to do this. (some cameras - e.g. Nikon D series - can embed information automagically) |
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