Comments on: 3 Methods To Protect Your Web Images From Thieves http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-methods-to-protect-your-web-images-from-thieves/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rei http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-methods-to-protect-your-web-images-from-thieves/#comment-436986 Rei Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:50:50 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26672#comment-436986 Splicing is pain in the ass. It cant be cached. Splicing is pain in the ass. It cant be cached.

]]> By: TR1 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-methods-to-protect-your-web-images-from-thieves/#comment-418335 TR1 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:17:11 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26672#comment-418335 Actually, there is an option to watermark the original image, so you would have only been able to download a watermarked version. Using the activity monitor in safari, or firebug, you can easily download images that are loaded in via flash, or protected by a right-click disabler. of course the easiest thing to do is just take a screenshot. There is no level of software that will protect that. There is no way to protect images that are on the web, but we are looking for ways to make it much harder. Actually, there is an option to watermark the original image, so you would have only been able to download a watermarked version.
Using the activity monitor in safari, or firebug, you can easily download images that are loaded in via flash, or protected by a right-click disabler.
of course the easiest thing to do is just take a screenshot. There is no level of software that will protect that.
There is no way to protect images that are on the web, but we are looking for ways to make it much harder.

]]> By: Me-mysqlf http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-methods-to-protect-your-web-images-from-thieves/#comment-413261 Me-mysqlf Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:44:31 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26672#comment-413261 Damn I thought you only look retarded but you are way more than that! Damn I thought you only look retarded but you are way more than that!

]]> By: image clipping http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-methods-to-protect-your-web-images-from-thieves/#comment-413175 image clipping Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:29:25 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26672#comment-413175 Great stuff!! Great stuff!!

]]> By: pceasies http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-methods-to-protect-your-web-images-from-thieves/#comment-412573 pceasies Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:40:17 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26672#comment-412573 At least disable hotlinking on your webserver. That way, if they do steal the image and use it on another website, they use there own bandwidth, not yours. Flash is great, except it makes the page bigger (slower loading) and a lot of plugins disable flash and not everyone has flash. At least disable hotlinking on your webserver. That way, if they do steal the image and use it on another website, they use there own bandwidth, not yours. Flash is great, except it makes the page bigger (slower loading) and a lot of plugins disable flash and not everyone has flash.

]]> By: xordy http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-methods-to-protect-your-web-images-from-thieves/#comment-412292 xordy Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:32:02 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26672#comment-412292 splicing and flash methods will not work if viewer using firefox + noscript add-on splicing and flash methods will not work if viewer using firefox + noscript add-on

]]> By: Aibek http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-methods-to-protect-your-web-images-from-thieves/#comment-411929 Aibek Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:26:55 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26672#comment-411929 exellent tips! exellent tips!

]]> By: mcaulay http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-methods-to-protect-your-web-images-from-thieves/#comment-411842 mcaulay Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:26:05 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26672#comment-411842 If you put your images on the web, they're "stealable". All methods above can be easily bypassed by taking a screengrab and cropping the image. Rather bizarrely, the method of watermarking which was so quickly dismissed at the start of this article is probably your best option. If you put your images on the web, they’re “stealable”. All methods above can be easily bypassed by taking a screengrab and cropping the image. Rather bizarrely, the method of watermarking which was so quickly dismissed at the start of this article is probably your best option.

]]> By: Dean Sherwin http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-methods-to-protect-your-web-images-from-thieves/#comment-411840 Dean Sherwin Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:22:45 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26672#comment-411840 'Save As' can be avoided. But any photographer worth his merit certainly won't display full resolution pics that are actually worth money. They'll probably be half the size of your screen. If you clip it and try to use it as a wallpaper or in any publication, it will be low quality and worthless. Screen capture is definitely an easy option, but not one that gets the best results. Anyone can press 'Print Screen', but the picture wont be worth of hanging on a wall or using in a magazine. ‘Save As’ can be avoided. But any photographer worth his merit certainly won’t display full resolution pics that are actually worth money. They’ll probably be half the size of your screen. If you clip it and try to use it as a wallpaper or in any publication, it will be low quality and worthless.

Screen capture is definitely an easy option, but not one that gets the best results. Anyone can press ‘Print Screen’, but the picture wont be worth of hanging on a wall or using in a magazine.

]]> By: Dean Sherwin http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-methods-to-protect-your-web-images-from-thieves/#comment-411839 Dean Sherwin Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:19:34 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=26672#comment-411839 Indeed. All one has to do to grab an image is to press 'Print Screen' and then paste in MS paint. But to stop high resolution images being stolen and used as prints etc... the above will definitely help. Indeed. All one has to do to grab an image is to press ‘Print Screen’ and then paste in MS paint. But to stop high resolution images being stolen and used as prints etc… the above will definitely help.

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