Protecting Photos in website

[leonardogalavis]

Is there a way to protect the photos in my website and prevent the public from downloading them?

Thank you

Leonardo

[walker]

Originally Posted by leonardogalavis

Is there a way to protect the photos in my website and prevent the public from downloading them?

Thank you

Leonardo

No. Anything viewed in a webpage has to be downloaded to the viewer's computer first. The web browser stores everything in the cache -- temporarily if you disable the cache, but it still downloads them so they are accessible even if you implement javascript workarounds to prevent right-clicking and such. It's easier still to take a screenshot (hit the "print screen" button) and paste a copy of the image into a paint program.

Best things to do are: 1) Use a commercial watermarking solution; 2) Put a copyright notice in a prominent place; 3) File DMCA notices against any webhost using your images without your consent.

[leonardogalavis]

Thank you, Walker