Is there an easy way of making an image viewable but not copyable on a publicly accesible site e.g. My Space

I have some copyrighted images that I would like people to see
unaltered, but not to download or save. Is there anyway of doing this
on a website like My Space or hi 5?


Thanks,


Cas

On 23 Apr 2007 in rec.photo.digital, Caseem wrote:

I have some copyrighted images that I would like people to see
unaltered, but not to download or save. Is there anyway of doing this
on a website like My Space or hi 5?

No. You can't. It's the way the Web works; to view something on your
computer, you have to download it.

These may offer some insight:

http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/web1/...ownloading.htm

http://continue.to/hope

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Joe Makowiec
http://makowiec.org/
Email: http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe

Yes, I understand that the image can be grabbed from the cache - I
have done this myself. Most people however are not technical enough to
know that though, which is good enough for me. Is there a way of
locking it down within the browser window?

Thanks for both posters who responded.

Cas

On 23 Apr, 15:10, Joe Makowiec wrote:
On 23 Apr 2007 in rec.photo.digital, Caseem wrote:

I have some copyrighted images that I would like people to see
unaltered, but not to download or save. Is there anyway of doing this
on a website like My Space or hi 5?

No. You can't. It's the way the Web works; to view something on your
computer, you have to download it.

These may offer some insight:

http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/web1/...ownloading.htm

http://continue.to/hope

--
Joe Makowiechttp://makowiec.org/
Email:http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe

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Yes, I understand that the image can be grabbed from the cache - I
have done this myself. Most people however are not technical enough to
know that though, which is good enough for me. Is there a way of
locking it down within the browser window?

Yes-there must be, locking off the right mouse button's functions.Usually
people use the right button "Save image"function.I have no idea how you can
override this, but it must be done somehow.Very few people know actually to
grab the picture off the cache, and this can't be overriden.



Thanks for both posters who responded.

Cas

On 23 Apr, 15:10, Joe Makowiec wrote:
On 23 Apr 2007 in rec.photo.digital, Caseem wrote:

I have some copyrighted images that I would like people to see
unaltered, but not to download or save. Is there anyway of doing this
on a website like My Space or hi 5?

No. You can't. It's the way the Web works; to view something on your
computer, you have to download it.

These may offer some insight:

http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/web1/...ownloading.htm

http://continue.to/hope

--

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Tzortzakakis Dimitrios
major in electrical engineering
mechanized infantry reservist
dimtzort AT otenet DOT gr

On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:59:28 -0700, Caseem wrote:

I have some copyrighted images that I would like people to see
unaltered, but not to download or save. Is there anyway of doing this
on a website like My Space or hi 5?


Thanks,


Cas

Why not superimpose your copyright on the image? Then if folks do copy it
they still have the copyright there. What exactly, are you trying to
accomplish? If you want to sell copies, then put the images on the web at
a resolution that would not lend itself well to printing.

There must be a way to do this, I've been to a site where I tried to
right click and copy an image and got a message stating "This function
has been disabled". Don't recall where it was though.


Bob B.
Canada

On 23 Apr 2007 08:41:02 -0700, railfan wrote:
There must be a way to do this, I've been to a site where I tried to
right click and copy an image and got a message stating "This function
has been disabled". Don't recall where it was though.

*THAT* only stops the folks that have no clue on how to get around it.
Clues abound.

Jonesy

On 23 Apr 2007 08:41:02 -0700, railfan
wrote:

There must be a way to do this, I've been to a site where I tried to
right click and copy an image and got a message stating "This function
has been disabled". Don't recall where it was though.

Meaningless in the real world. It's done with a bit of
javascript so it only works if you have your browser set to
allow it. IE by default will display the message as will
Firefox - but the latter actually has a user option
specifically to ignore this, and even IE can be made to
ignore it as well.

It's possibly better than nothing but it's not at all
secure.

--
John Bean

On 23 Apr 2007 in rec.photo.digital, Caseem wrote:
I have some copyrighted images that I would like people to see
unaltered, but not to download or save. Is there anyway of doing this
on a website like My Space or hi 5?

Let me answer your question with another question: if you publish a
copyrighted image in a paper magazine, is there a way to keep people
from clipping the picture out and hanging it on their refrigerator
doors?

Tzortzakakis Dimitrios wrote:
. . . locking off the right mouse button's functions.Usually
people use the right button "Save image"function.

I haven't taken a survey, but I think it's just a likely that someone
will simply drag the image onto the desktop. The right button is not
involved. And, as the first responder noted, you can alway take a
screenshot of your browser window.

You can use javascript to disable the right-button context menu, but
that accomplishes little besides annoying your audience. There are
many ways of saving an image file from a web page - using the context
menu is just one of them.

-Joe

On Apr 23, 9:10 am, Joe Makowiec wrote:
On 23 Apr 2007 in rec.photo.digital, Caseem wrote:

I have some copyrighted images that I would like people to see
unaltered, but not to download or save. Is there anyway of doing this
on a website like My Space or hi 5?

No. You can't. It's the way the Web works; to view something on your
computer, you have to download it.

These may offer some insight:

http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/web1/...ownloading.htm

http://continue.to/hope

--
Joe Makowiechttp://makowiec.org/
Email:http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe

Joe,
Thats an excellent website. Thanks for sharing.
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