Protecting Images

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 12:45 am (20 years, 7 months ago)

What are some ways of protecting images online. A friend wanted some advice on her website. Someone told her:

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I would also drop the watermark from the images. Web images are low-res enough that no one is really going to be able to do anything with them if they copy them. And watermarks are pretty easily removed, so folks can "steal" them if they want anyway.

Here are some examples of the watermarks he was talking about
http://www.margocandelario.com/art/2.jpg
http://www.margocandelario.com/art/221.jpg
http://www.margocandelario.com/art/440.jpg

She is worried about someone possibly stealing her art. Any advice or comments?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:56 am (20 years, 7 months ago)

Photoshop has a demo of a filter which embeds copyright information into an image.
http://www.digimarc.com/products/imagebridge/default.asp

I don't know anything more about it though....

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

There are no real methods of protecting images, unfortunately. However watermarking is a sure way to turn people off stealing your images Very Happy

. I think your friend is reasonable in watermarking her work, since that's some pretty good artwork. If she doesn't mind the watermarking, then I think she should stick with it. As to removing the watermark, I don't think it's possible without destroying/damaging part of the image...

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 8:29 am (20 years, 7 months ago)

Daniel wrote:

As to removing the watermark, I don't think it's possible without destroying/damaging part of the image...

I'd beg to differ - 15 mins in Photoshop and that would be gone without trace

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

Ah well then, guess I'm too much of a beginner at graphics Very Happy

Bigger a problem than I thought then... Crying or Very sad

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 1:08 pm (20 years, 7 months ago)

I'll look into photoshop's digimarcs. Thanks for the suggestions so far guys.

Junior WebHelper Joined: 16 Nov 2003 Posts: 46

Maybe it's very late to post a reply but there is a script that will help you to protect your images!! I can't find any way to copy a image if I have used this script. The ownly problem is that this script will block your right mouse click totally. Confused

Code:

<SCRIPT language="JavaScript1.1">
function right(e) {
if (navigator.appName == 'Netscape' &&
(e.which == 3 || e.which == 2))
return false;
else if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer' &&
(event.button == 2 || event.button == 3)) {
alert("Your alert here!!");
return false;
}
return true;
}

document.onmousedown=right;
document.onmouseup=right;
if (document.layers) window.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);
if (document.layers) window.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEUP);
window.onmousedown=right;
window.onmouseup=right;
// End -->
</SCRIPT>

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

Any Javascript can be bypassed: simply turn off Javascript in your browser Wink

My Musical Preferences · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 5:27 pm (20 years, 3 months ago)

my keyboard also has a right-click menu button, left click the images and hit the menu button and the right-click menu opens, then do what's needed Smile

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 5:48 pm (20 years, 3 months ago)

or just take screen shots! Wink

Junior WebHelper Joined: 16 Nov 2003 Posts: 46

ok here a script to block the keyboard:

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Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

Boy, that would drive me crazy! Very Happy

Junior WebHelper Joined: 16 Nov 2003 Posts: 46

Yes that's right, maybe there is a way to block it without that damn alert. That would make a lot of things better. Wink

WebHelper Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 71

Even with that its still possible to save the images its not hard at all so you should probably protect them another way.

Junior WebHelper Joined: 16 Nov 2003 Posts: 46

Then I think it is impossible to protect your images at this moment. Crying or Very sad