Copyright Infringement Alert!

Paul Skoczylas wrote: Are right-click scripts really worthwhile?

Anthony Medici wrote:Dave Ewers is registered on Photo Migration. He has an interesting post about copyright over there. He has never posted an image from what I see.

(He lists Photo Migration first in his links. It was a simply matter to search for his name and see what he has posted.)

Chris Ober wrote:Yes, he is registered on http://www.photomigrations.com but his last visit date was August 2003. In no way does photomigrations advocate his actions.

Greg Downing wrote:

Jill wrote:I have, once again, been able to access the website readily at
http://www.avianphotography.net/Gallery.html
and see Greg's Great Egret above the word Birds.

Jill, when you get to the page hit the refresh button in your browser. I'm wondering if the page is in your cache on your local machine.

FWIW, I haven't been able to access any of the site since late last night.

Anthony Medici wrote:When I tried the search on the second site listed, Nature Photographers Network, the search timed out otherwise I probably would have found some old posts there too.

Paul Skoczylas wrote:

Heather Forcier wrote:There had to be a "right click of the mouse" (or equivalent) somewhere in the process.

Speaking of right-clicks, I notice a lot of people, inlcuding you and Greg, have scripts blocking the right-click functionality. Do people find these work?

I've never seen one of these scripts that I couldn't get around in about 10 seconds, so they really won't prevent anyone from actually copying your material. I guess they do tell the person doing the copying that it is illegal, so it might "educate" some ignorant people.

Are right-click scripts really worthwhile?

(Oh, and Greg/Heather--I see your script checks for IExplorer or Netscape--what will it do for other browsers?)

-Paul

E.J. Peiker wrote:

Paul Skoczylas wrote: Are right-click scripts really worthwhile?

Personally I think they just add code and don't add much security - as you said, it takes a fraction of a second to get around that.

Greg Downing wrote:

E.J. Peiker wrote:

Paul Skoczylas wrote: Are right-click scripts really worthwhile?

Personally I think they just add code and don't add much security - as you said, it takes a fraction of a second to get around that.

Well, a fraction of a second is a little bit of an exaggeration (I'm convinced that's an engineer thing ) but, if you know how to get around it, it is pretty easy.

That being said, if an image is lifted with this protection in place it absolutely proves malicious intent beyond any reasonable doubt. It's like locking the screen door or not locking the screen door. If someone walks through an unlocked screen door it's not necessary breaking and entering, but if the door is locked it's pretty easy to cut the screen, but it then becomes a different ball of wax.

Frankly the people that steal images on the web rarely, if ever, make any profit off of them. They can't sell prints or original digital files from a 600 pixel wide image. While it may make us feel violated it really does no real harm to us, nor does it take business away from us, or cost us money. Naturally it does make us feel violated, which is normal.

While it does tick me off to some extent, I prefer to keep things in perspective and not add undue stress to my already chaotic life. I have much bigger fish to fry!

Dan Baumbach wrote:Does anyone know where I can get a right-click script?

- Dan.

var message="All images Copyright © Your Name Here. Please contact for information concerning use.";

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;