Securing images from download

#1

Is there a simple way of disabling a user from downloading images placed within an html page? Thanks for the assist.

#2

there are js and other ways to hinder download - BUT, if you put it on the
web...people will get it. Nothing you can do to stop that.

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"neuron" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

Is there a simple way of disabling a user from downloading images placed
within an html page? Thanks for the assist.

#3

Quote:

Is there a simple way of disabling a user from downloading images placed
within an html page? Thanks for the assist.

You can't.

You can put in a meta tag to disable the win/IE Image Toolbar.
Put this within the head section:
<meta http-equiv="imagetoolbar" content="no">

You can put in JavaScripts that will try to disable the right-click menu.
But they are useless as far as securing images or preventing people from
saving them. If you do want to do this- visit http:dynamicdrive.com or
http://kaosweaver.com has a free dw extension to insert this.

more info on why you can't stop this, and what you can do and what it will
do-
http://continue.to/hope

#4

On 01 Feb 2005 in macromedia.dreamweaver, neuron wrote:

Quote:

Is there a simple way of disabling a user from downloading images
placed within an html page?

No. There isn't even a complicated one.

These may offer some insight:

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

http://continue.to/hope

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#5

One of the best solutions that I read, is to have a positioned div with a
transparent gif *on top* of a CSS background of your actual image. From the
web, it only looks like your image is there because they will be seeing through
the transpareent GIF.

And if they right-click to save, they will only save the transparent GIF. If
they view source they won't find it, because it'll be well hidden in your CSS
file as a background image. (And you can crunch all your CSS code up into 1 or
2 lines.) However if they REALLY want your images they might take a screen
capture and steal it that way. This is the best solution I know of.

#6

It's a lame best solution though - wouldn't you agree?

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"mzanime.com" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

One of the best solutions that I read, is to have a positioned div with a
transparent gif *on top* of a CSS background of your actual image. From
the
web, it only looks like your image is there because they will be seeing
through
the transpareent GIF.

And if they right-click to save, they will only save the transparent GIF.
If
they view source they won't find it, because it'll be well hidden in your
CSS
file as a background image. (And you can crunch all your CSS code up into
1 or
2 lines.) However if they REALLY want your images they might take a screen
capture and steal it that way. This is the best solution I know of.

#7

neuron wrote:

Quote:

Is there a simple way of disabling a user from downloading images
placed within an html page? Thanks for the assist.

Place this script in the <head> of your document:

<script type="text/javascript">
var msg="Your right mouse button has been disabled while\n"
msg+="you are viewing this page because we don't care\n";
msg+="about usability and value our images more than\n";
msg+="our customers.";
document.oncontextmenu=new Function("alert(msg);return false")
</script>

Gary

#8

I agree - waste of time...if someone wants it, they'll take it.

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"Murray *TMM*" <forums (AT) HAHAgreat-web-sights (DOT) com> wrote

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It's a lame best solution though - wouldn't you agree?

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"mzanime.com" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote in message
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One of the best solutions that I read, is to have a positioned div with
a
transparent gif *on top* of a CSS background of your actual image. From
the
web, it only looks like your image is there because they will be seeing
through
the transpareent GIF.

And if they right-click to save, they will only save the transparent
GIF.
If
they view source they won't find it, because it'll be well hidden in
your
CSS
file as a background image. (And you can crunch all your CSS code up
into
1 or
2 lines.) However if they REALLY want your images they might take a
screen
capture and steal it that way. This is the best solution I know of.

#9

LOL

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"Gary White" <reply (AT) newsgroup (DOT) please> wrote

Quote:

neuron wrote:

Is there a simple way of disabling a user from downloading images
placed within an html page? Thanks for the assist.

Place this script in the <head> of your document:

script type="text/javascript"
var msg="Your right mouse button has been disabled while\n"
msg+="you are viewing this page because we don't care\n";
msg+="about usability and value our images more than\n";
msg+="our customers.";
document.oncontextmenu=new Function("alert(msg);return false")
/script

Gary