Prevent Right Click/Save As... option from being possible?

**ckh** · 11 May 2012, 04:40 PM

If you use FireFox, the code is worthless. If you right click on the dynamicdrive examples with FF, you do receive the notice about right-click disabled, but, once you close that box, the normal FF right-click menu shows up allowing you to save the image to your computer. No special knowledge required!

Also, most people don't realize it, but, if a visitor is viewing your picture, they already have it on their computer. The webpage and all elements must be transferred to a visitor's computer before the page will display.

The only way to be sure no one can copy your image is not display it. Sorta like the only way to guarantee your website or your computer won't get hacked is not to have it connected to the internet.

Some preventive precautions are necessary (firewalls, passwords, secure connections) so you can connect. Other preventive precautions, in my personal opinion, like trying to protect an image from being copied is fruitless and not worth the effort. So the only way to ensure an image won't be "borrowed" would be not to display it on a webpage.

**Paraleyes** · 11 May 2012, 05:46 PM

Yeah, I know. My images would be ones that people will want to post them on forums likely if they find them. I think I'm going to just put my URL on them and call it good. This would just be free advertising. hehe

Thanks for the help guys!

And there is always this:

'Prt Scr'

**trukkerz** · 11 May 2012, 11:26 PM

one little trick i used to do was to put a transparent box over the top of the image so when somebody right clicked and saved it they would get a copy of a clear box hehehe - not foolproof though :-)

**gsthunder** · 11 May 2012, 11:54 PM

As others have said you can not really keep a determined person from getting your artwork/photos. No matter what you do at the very least they can do a Ctrl/Print Screen and then they have the image. You can't stop that no matter what you do.

Best bet is to add a copyright notice right across the face of the image. About all you can do.

**Paraleyes** · 12 May 2012, 12:57 AM

Originally Posted by gsthunder

As others have said you can not really keep a determined person from getting your artwork/photos. No matter what you do at the very least they can do a Ctrl/Print Screen and then they have the image. You can't stop that no matter what you do.

Best bet is to add a copyright notice right across the face of the image. About all you can do.

BRILLIANT!!! Especially if you are protecting an animated gif! Protects from FF at least -and Opera, i think. And 99.99% of people don't even know what "cash" is. hehe

Thanks!

**elgincudgeford** · 12 May 2012, 04:30 AM

All good suggestions but I would have to agree that having a decent watermark visible on the image is by far the best option

**Cloud** · 14 May 2012, 08:40 PM

The watermark really is the best way to go about this, although I have used trukkerz method of the transparent box on most occasions, people like to right click and copy, very few will use the printscreen method.

**gwpriester** · 15 May 2012, 01:22 AM

Welcome to TalkGraphics Elgin. I always add a copyright line to the image but this does not stop the image from being downloaded and added to someone else's website.

Encrypt Web Pro (http://www.allynova.com/) can stop a lot of right click, drag and drop, and other attempts to copy content. It is not fool proof and as has been pointed out, Print Screen will copy whatever is on the screen at the current resolution. But as they say about locks, it will keep the honest people from copying/stealing your content. You can even add a pop up message telling the visitor that the image is copyrighted and to bugger off. Or words to that effect.

**Jimmy399** · 18 May 2012, 05:53 AM

Anyone can defeat your "prevent right click" measures by just disabling javascript in their browser - since all of the prevention measures use javascript - and I haven't heard of any prevention that uses another method. Another way that any visitor can "steal" your image is with any screen capture program (such as Gadwin). Basically if you are goingto put your images on the web, anyone who is determined enough can get them for "free" with very little effort.

Watermarks are your only good defense. That is what all of the major stock photo websites use.