Protecting Your Photos from unauthorized copying

[nighthawk]

I'd like to post my work for others to comment on, but I'm a little worried about people stealing (aka "Save As") my work. Is there a way to disable the "Save As" or a protected gallery site out there?

I'd rather not plaster an imbossed copyrite all over them so that they can be appreciated. Any Ideas?

[Primevci]

Are u worried about someone useing them to make money, or jsut saving them on thetre hardrive? you could put a discalimer up ro something tellign them any unauthrzed reproduction wont be tolrated balha blah blah.....

[Penguin_101_1]

Or put up a copyright. Then if you find them being sold. :twisted:

[Haifidelity]

The easiest way is to use a Javascript to disable right click...BUT:

Once it's shown on somebody's browser, it's already been downloaded--effectively rendering most protection schemes useless.

-hza

[Penguin_101_1]

And there is always print screen.

[nighthawk]

And there is always print screen.

True, but the quality will be marginal.

[Penguin_101_1]

Yes that is true. I use a lot of screen shots and I have noticed that the screen does lose a lot of quality ( A LOT in paint)!

[garethhhhh]

Once it's shown on somebody's browser, it's already been downloaded--effectively rendering most protection schemes useless.

Yup,

You could also embed a digital watermark into all your images, read more about it here:

http://www.digimarc.com/products/MYPICTUREMARC/default.asp

It wont stop anyone from stealing it, but at least it will secure you as the image owner.

[garethhhhh]

Actually there's a thread going on in the Exibit Engine Discussion right now about that.

Take a look at TomKa's second post:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=29699

(it's a javascript solution so you can use it even if you aren't running ExibitEngine)

[Pekka]

And there is always print screen.

True, but the quality will be marginal.

If you have 32 bit display mode on and take a copy of a window to clipboard and paste it to PS there is no quality loss at all.

[nighthawk]

Actually there's a thread going on in the Exibit Engine Discussion right now about that.

Take a look at TomKa's second post:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=29699

(it's a javascript solution so you can use it even if you aren't running ExibitEngine)

Thank you. This is really helpful.

[nighthawk]

And there is always print screen.

True, but the quality will be marginal.

If you have 32 bit display mode on and take a copy of a window to clipboard and paste it to PS there is no quality loss at all.

That might be so, but I would challenge you to take an image like that and blow it up to print 8x10 and claim it's good.

Ultimately, someone could take the image off my published calendar and scan it. I don't expect a fool-proof solution, but I don't want my work used as if it were public domain either.

[stopbath]

I'd like to post my work for others to comment on, but I'm a little worried about people stealing (aka "Save As") my work. Is there a way to disable the "Save As" or a protected gallery site out there?

I'd rather not plaster an imbossed copyrite all over them so that they can be appreciated. Any Ideas?
A full size image is required to comment on. Shrink your image to usable size (with only medium quality jpeg setting) and upload it for comment. A size 600 to 800 pixels should be fine. Smaller too if the image is not complex. A 600 pixel image won't print well, and wont be good wall paper for a PC...

[ChrisN]

Even if you use JavaScript to disable right click, all you would have to do is drag the file over to a new browser and voila, you have the image on a new page with no javascript.

To thwart the cache thing, you make your page nocache


If you want to keep your pic safe, I would suggest Flash.
It is a bit to learn, but unless you are doing really complicated stuff, it is pretty simple.