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"lock pictures" - 9/21/2006 14:31:35
I am new to this forum and VERY new to web design. I have put together a website for my brother-in-law who is an artist. I used the Picture Gallery template on FrontPage to display his artwork. He wants me to "lock" the pictures so that no one can lift the artwork off the website and print it out. Is this possible? Thank you for any and all help!
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womble
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RE: "lock pictures" - 9/21/2006 14:43:06
Short answer - no.
There are various methods you can use to make it more difficult for people to copy, but if they're determined enough and have a little technical knowledge, it's pretty easy to get round most of the methods.
This thread probably tells you most of what you need to know, but there are various threads around here discussing the pros and cons of the various methods if you're interested and want to learn more (the search link's up near the top of the page just under the main header pic), but in short, you can't stop 'em. To quote Abbeyvet from that thread:
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It cannot be done.
If it is on the web, people can look at it, print it, copy it, save it, download it, view it, do whatever they like with it. There is NO way........repeat NO WAY....... that you can prevent this.
Welcome to OF btw! 
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RE: "lock pictures" - 9/21/2006 15:00:32
Thank you womble! I appreciate your help!!
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RE: "lock pictures" - 9/21/2006 15:19:15
Protecting Images might help you out a little bit as well. But as stated basically whatever you do, there will be a way around it
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RE: "lock pictures" - 10/12/2006 9:42:23
I am putting togather a photo web site and had the same concerns.
The reality is that anyone with a decent grasp of Photoshop can un-do any watermarks or changes that you can make to the original image.
The only thing that I was able to come up with is to keep the original image size in DIP real low (I.E.) 72 or 50. Even if someone saves the image there won't be enough there to do anything with. (enlargment wise)
Drop me a E at timbelakespa@comast.net and I'll share what I have learned with you!
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coreybryant
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RE: "lock pictures" - 10/12/2006 9:57:20
If you are really interested - do what Getty Images and other companies do. They use a company like Digimarc to mark their images. And then when they have a group that just scans the websites for this information. When found, they have their legal department send a letter to the individual.
I know - one of my clients sent me an image from that website and told me to put it up. I had no idea where he got it but it costs him $600 (they wanted $1800 in the beginning).
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