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I am once again finding sites that copy mine verbatim, including my original images. I remember reading something a long time ago about something you can insert on your site that prevents your html from being seen and it will let you put in a message about no stealing allowed or something like that. Can someone please tell me what that is and where I need to put it?
Also, is there something to keep people from being able to right click and save your images?
And finally, one of the website thieves is using my images but instead of copying them directly to her site, she links to my image file at my ISP where I have the images stored for my site! Is there a way to prevent that from happening again?
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go to www.CodeLifter.com
I use the code in one of my forums that contains private issues. I have it set to pop up a message stating the reason right click is disabled. But if someone really wants your content they can get it by other ways, this just keeps someone with less knowledge from taking it.
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she links to my image file at my ISP where I have the images stored for my site!
You could put up other images of the gross type, using the same exact file name, so their images would change. Of course, you'd have to delete the links to your site, or replace them with images with new files names.
As long as they were still linked to the original file name and that file was on your host, their picture would be wrong.
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It's called 'hotlinking' or 'hot linking'.
Here's what Google pulled up for fixes:
http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...nt+hot+linking
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Thanks everyone. I recall there being some kind of easy html code you could insert somewhere to prevent the copy and paste or right click and save of your entire site, I think it kept the viewer from seeing your html or something like that. It was a simple code, no downloading or purchasing of programs required. Anyone recall it?
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http://javascript.internet.com/page-...ght-click.html
Unfortunately, many can defete this with ease.
Best to watermark photos with your website URL if you're concerned.
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Thanks, Kathleen. That's the one!
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To protect your HTML, you can encrypt your source code.
To keep others from linking directly to images on you site, if you have cPanel access, just use the Hotlink Protection feature.
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Good tip.
Unforunately, not everyone has access to their cPanel.
PS-Nice to "see" you again, Dorothy.
Seems like ages since I've seen you posting.
Everything going well?
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I wouldn't bother with the javascript portion of the solution. It's WAY too easy to get around -- java off .. or even just using the toolbars on the browser. The only one's you're keeping from doing anything are those who are computer phobes. Just because people steal your work and images and code doesn't mean they're stupid... just lazy.
I would go w/ either the encrypted coding (but that has some serious drawbacks such as it's a PITA for whoever is actually writing the pages -- at least using that little generator). I have no clue what C-panel access is, but have heard about things that sound along those lines.
Face it, the easy stuff just doesn't work.
Period.
The only one you're hindering is your sense of security.
watermark your images -- mostly because of bandwidth theft (that's a costly PITA)
Otherwise, I've stopped worrying if people steal text from my site. I keep mine updated enough that, even if they do, they're going to have something "old and out of style." Thiefs aren't going to keep checking back and then updating their sites w/ your info.
That's one rule of thumb for any website --- don't let the info stagnate.
-- people are lazy and it's tough dealing with them.