S2469A - This is sort of correct. What these websites do is execute a bit of Javascript on the web page that disables the mouse right click and 'save as'. But, this is extremely easy to override if you want the photo... just turn off Javascript in your browser.sierra2469alpha wrote:They wrap all your photos behind some Java technology which means people cannot steal them.
True, but mpa won't allow access to full size images - all someone can do is right click and save a thumbnail version which turns out to be pretty crappy in resolution. The main point is to protect photos from being reproduced either on websites or, in my case, magazines. The access to full size and their own download function can be enabled/disabled and applied to albums, sub-albums.Strong Eagle wrote:...But, this is extremely easy to override if you want the photo... just turn off Javascript in your browser...
Durain - with mpa, yes, then you can image edit, but as I said it only shows the thumbnail/non-full size image. Someone can pay for the full size image, if they want. In other words, it does solve the problem of having photos stolen and used on other sites or in magazines.durain wrote:can you not use print screen? will it work?
The "spaceball" trick is just a transparent gif file overlay on the actual image so when you right-click and save, you are saving the gif file. But as what durain mentioned, the photo can still be downloaded by screen capture. Some software like snagit can even auto-scroll vertically if the photo is longer than the screen. Or if you are very free, I think you can also view the source code and get the filename.jpg from there.pakjohn wrote:SE I tried flickr with Java disabled and couldn't get past it. Once permissions is set to "invite only" for pro membership it sets the file name of every picture you right click on to "spaceball"
I'd be interested in your opinion of how hard it is to get past this? The only reason I ask is because I see so many people storing commericial images and stock photography on flickr and the images aren't watermarked, they just sit behind Flickr file protection.
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