QUESTIONABLE EBAYER...........PICS

[Guest]

I've had some of my art glass pics stolen, but it didn't bother me because the takers weren't passing themselves off as the creators.
Most people usually email and ask for permission.
When my trailer is built and all the documentaion is at hand, I'm going to try and figure out a way that people can't just click and copy the images.
I'm not saying that I don't want to share, I just don't want them being thieved for profit. It would be neat if you could set it up, so that when people try to do the click, copy and paste... A little window pops up and says something like, "Please contact owner for permission"... or something along those lines.

[mikeschn]

That technology exists... it's just over my head!!!

Mike...

[bg]

That technology exists... it's just over my head!!!

Mike...

It's not terribly diffucult, just a few lines of javascript that you can insert into the page header. As it being a simple thing to enable it's also a simple thing to get around. I don't think i'd bother but I attached some code below that might give you an idea

Code: Select all

<script language=JavaScript>

 <!--
var message="Forget About It!";
function click(e) {
if (document.all) {
if (event.button == 2) {
alert(message);
return false;
}
}
if (document.layers) {
if (e.which == 3) {
alert(message);
return false;
}
}
}
if (document.layers) {
document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);
}
document.onmousedown=click;
// -->

</script>

[mikeschn]

How about putting an invisible gif file over the photo, so when they right click they get the invisible gif, not the jpg??

Mike...

[bg]

How about putting an invisible gif file over the photo, so when they right click they get the invisible gif, not the jpg??

Mike...

I guess that could work but it just seems to be a lot of extra work to me.

[campadk]

How about putting an invisible gif file over the photo, so when they right click they get the invisible gif, not the jpg??

Mike...

Easy to get around... view source, locate the url for the jpg image, plug it into your browser, view and right click.

[Denny Unfried]

How about putting an invisible gif file over the photo, so when they right click they get the invisible gif, not the jpg??

Mike...

They could then just look at the source url for the photo then download it. The disabled right click is easy to defeat. When the slide show is re-done I might do it with Flash which makes a great slide show anyway.

Denny

[mikeschn]

Easy to get around... view source

I've seen that it's possible to disable the "view source" function too. But if you do all that, it's getting to be a lot of work like BG said!

Mike...

P.S. Maybe that why some sites break their photos up into sections???

[Guest]

I like bg's... "Forget About It!!!" pop up.

[JunkMan]

I like bg's... "Forget About It!!!" pop up.

I'm also an ebayer (no, I don't sell stolen ideas and pics). I use the pop-up window on my pages, but still find my pictures pirated all of the time. It will keep the beginners from swiping your pics, but like others have said, it is easy to get around.

Many people I know put their name in the corner of the pic, in a place that it can't easily be cropped out. That slows some of the thieves down, they usually look for other pics that aren't identified as belonging to someone else.

[mikeschn]

that's a good idea. In the corner paste the words, "Stolen from" you know who...



Mike

[Guest]

What if you put a watermark dead center in the image?
Could "artists" still go in and erase it?

[doug hodder]

I think that winklewagen translates to shopping cart. I've got a winklewagen that I'd like to beat these guys over the head with. I contacted them and got an E-mail back that sounded like Sgt. Schultz from Hogans Heros created. I don't know if they were goofing with me or not, oh well..........They're half a world away, at least I had an American flag flying on it. Doug Hodder

[Denny Unfried]

One of the CD buyers furnished the following information:

The EBAY seller info was : les_lea . The address my paypal went to was :<[email protected]> and the name on the receipt i got with the CD was Daniel Carey. If this might help other'' newbies''like us keep from being misled, thanks for helping!

The seller doesn't appear to be a forum member so I have filed a formal complaint with Ebay.

Denny