Squishy wrote:
Someone told me that there was a software you could get that would prevent people from right clicking and taking your pictures. Does anyone know anything about this? I've seen it sometimes on sites when I try to right click, and a popup comes up and tells me I am trying to perform an illegal action.

It is javascript code specifically for Internet Explorer, and may work with some other browsers.  If you own the web site then you can implement it.  It will stop most brides from downloading pictures you have put up for them to choose to purchase.  It won't work as a general keep people from downloading.

I find this very irritaing because it does not specifically stop downloading, but prevents the right click menu from being used.  The right click menu is very useful even if you never download a photo.

I recall a site I once liked with lots of model pictures.  It was way too slow.  So I set my computer to download the entire sit, then looked at all the pictures off line.  Yes, I have a copy of every picture on the site on mt desktop computer.

Any group that steals pictures wholesale will not be deterred by a javascipt, particularly since they use tools that do not read javascript.

For limited protection of proving the pictures are yours, you can use digital watermaks on your photos.

Big Jim Slade wrote:
For limited protection of proving the pictures are yours, you can use digital watermaks on your photos.

I agree with this. It sucks to have to do it, but I've ended up making every one of my pictures a virtual business card after seeing some of my earlier images pop up elsewhere. Just something you have to do if you plan on advertising yourself online.

Jessalyn wrote:
no matter what you do someone can always steal your images. Look on your keyboard, see the button marked "Print Screen"? hit that....then go into Microsoft Word and hit paste and see what happens.

This is one way around right-click downloads, but it's a lot like recording a song off the radio with a microphone. It's not really a high quality copy.
   As said already, someone who is savy can grab anything that's posted, so the only deterrent I can think of is to keep the images small, low resolution, and with a watermark...

Squishy wrote:
Someone told me that there was a software you could get that would prevent people from right clicking and taking your pictures. Does anyone know anything about this?

Sure.  Any virus bad enough to disable your computer so you can't put pictures on the Internet will work.  So will unplugging it, permanently.

Squishy wrote:
If you do the watermark thing, do you have to use your real name for it to be illegal if someone else were to post the images? I don't really want my real name all over everything.

Wait... let me get this straight...


*tries to stop laughing and fails*


*eyes watering*

Ok...

*cough*

You don't want people to have your picture.  You don't want them to know your name....

*breaks out in laughter again*

But you want to model!?

Jay Bowman wrote:
The day people start stealing my photos is the day I've arrived, truly.  Nothing like the attention of theives to make you feel like you have something of value.


If you're worried about people "stealing" your pictures on the internet, then don't be on the internet.  Otherwise, just accept the fact that if someone wants one of your low resolution internet files, they'll figure a way to get them...

I agree.  If someone stole my pictures I think I would feel honored.  Squishy, I looked at your port and I understand what you are saying though.  Will email.

Eric5312 wrote:
Squishy, I looked at your port and I understand what you are saying though.

Yeah... I looked too.

There's no reason those photos should be on the internet.

If you don't want people to have them, do not post them.

Jessalyn wrote:
no matter what you do someone can always steal your images. Look on your keyboard, see the button marked "Print Screen"? hit that....then go into Microsoft Word and hit paste and see what happens.

Hey that does work.  Dammmmmmnnnniiiitttt!  Can't a man (or a woman)  keep their own $hit and show it at the same time?  What has this world come to?  Can I blame this one on Bush too?  Why not? I blame Bush!

; {

Squishy wrote:
If you do the watermark thing, do you have to use your real name for it to be illegal if someone else were to post the images? I don't really want my real name all over everything.

Several people have suggested that you not merely watermark your photos, but plaster your self promotion all over the thing.

But, no you do not have to put your real name on the picture.  Assuming you took the picture, then you own the copyright on it.  If a photographer took the picture (which seems more likely) then he owns the image and you cannot post it without his permission.

If you wish to declare copyright in writing, then I believe you have to be a "person" so you have to use your real name or the name of a corporation.  Your watermark can be any resonable design you wish to implement that connot be easily forged or removed.  If you use your name then it is easier to trace it back to you, but whatever you use, you must have a mechanism for proving it is you.

For instance, my driver's license does not read "Big Jim Slade".  If I watermarked my photos I personally potographed with "Big Jim Slade" it would be harder to prove they are mine than if I used my actual name.  But unless the other person is known as Big Jim Slade as well, then it seems likely I would prevail.

Jessalyn wrote:
no matter what you do someone can always steal your images. Look on your keyboard, see the button marked "Print Screen"? hit that....then go into Microsoft Word and hit paste and see what happens.

yep. that's done a lot i assume. (not sarcasm)

even though that can be done, i would think it would be good to upload photos in a interative flash section. that way there's no jpeg image to right click and copy.

might as well take away the easy stealing way

another person is right too: people can't do much with stolen low-res jpeg images online

oldguysrule wrote:
and stealing the images (low-resolution, web-compressed, noone-in-their-right-mind-would-put-up-with-this-shit if there was a better way nasty quality) achieves what?

Satiation of some under-developed web hacker's ego..?

Gingerwings wrote:

Satiation of some under-developed web hacker's ego..?

LOL... well said. This is just not a concern for me and never has been. My images are all over the net thanks to scanners... still, it's never cost me a dime. Others have used them to promote themselves. again, no worries, they cannot do what I do or they'd not need the images anyway. If I spent 24/7 prosecuting internet duplication and non-commercial copyright infringement, I'd have no time to do anything else... and to what end?