Thread: Photo pinching!

I know imitation is the supposed to be the sincerest form of flattery, but my son Michael was very upset to find a picture of him riding our horse Jazz appearing on another website for an American stables labelled as 'our fave pony Tippy being ridden by Annie'!

This is not the first time this has happened. I now put a copyright symbol on more recent pictures, but have a dilemna - either I put huge lettering across the photo spoiling the photo for others, or put the writing at the bottom where it could easily be trimmed off.

I don't mind people using the photos from my site if they give a link back to me, but do object when they just 'take' them.

Not sure whether this is just a rant, or whether I am looking to see if anyone has any advice!

Oh well - better go and get 'Annie' his tea!

Cheers
Trish

I don't blame you for being angry, Trish, I would, too. It's a tricky thing posting pics on the 'net without a doubt. You might want to try disabling right click - it's certainly not fool proof, but it may help at least a little. Also, what is the website that posted the pic of Annie? I was thinking maybe I should drop them a line...

And I'm sorry, but I'm still LMAO at your comment about going to get Annie his tea. I hope he's not too traumatized about that.

I'm being ignorant again - just how do you disable right click? Advice gratefully received!

The offending website is http://www.*******s.com/maplemeadows...ainingmore.htm

It is a very amateurish site (obviously NOT BV!), and what makes me laugh is their slogan - Horses you can depend on! Well you can't depend on this horse - it ain't even on the same continent!! I suspect a lot of the horses don't actually exist at these stables.

Annie is getting a bit upset but I'm afraid I cannot resist - as I told him, it is there in black and white so it must be true! I am, however, a bit worried about what Jazz might think of being called Tippy......

There has been no response to my email as yet asking them to remove the photo! Perhaps if anyone else would like to email 'jessy_oh********.com' they may just do it!

Cheers
Trish

I remember someone else having the same problem about protecting photos and someone suggested that the photos be put on the webpage as a watermark so that it is visible but cant be copied. I am sure if you search the forum history you will find it.

How about emailing the offending website and asking for a royalty payment !

Hi, Trish!

I did indeed email Jessy and added a BCC to you as well. In addition, I contacted the hosting service and explained the situation to them as well. If that doesn't work, I guess we'll just have to try harder, and I have a very mean but fun idea. LOL

Tell Annie and Jazz to hang in there, we'll get their identities back. LOL

Disabling right click isn't something you can do with BV, take a look at hotscripts.com for a script that will help you with that. Like I said, it isn't fool proof, but it might help a little.

Thanks a lot for your help - am wondering what the plan B is! 'Annie' is also very grateful!

We'll have to wait and see if they do anything!

Thanks again

I'll detail plan B in an email, Trish. I think you'll like it.

Well, even though the picture was on the web, it is still considered intellectual property, and is copyrighted. I would attempt to contact the site who has the picture, if you can't get a responce, contact *******s. If that doesn't work, threaten to sue.

Rule #3 on their site is to not used any copyrighted material without permission of the author. Even if they say they arn't legally responsible for anything their members do, that only gets them so far, they will remove the copyrighted material before it does become their responsiblilty/problem.

Anything you put on your site is copyrighted, text and images

Hiya Trish,

If you come up with any solutions to people taking the photos from your site, I'd love to hear it.

At the moment, I have lettering (Our business name) across all of our recent product pics, and like you said, it spoils the effect. (It's also not entirely "fool proof"... a good cloning tool could remove the lettering with a little work)

I got a kick out of "Annie"... I have a 12 yr old son (Sammy) who would absolutely freak over having a girls name slapped on him for any reason! lol

Kellie

Originally Posted by Watdaflip

Rule #3 on their site is to not used any copyrighted material without permission of the author. Even if they say they arn't legally responsible for anything their members do, that only gets them so far, they will remove the copyrighted material before it does become their responsiblilty/problem.

Exactly right. This company relies on advertising to make it all click and a thing like this can make them look bad to their advertisers (especially because we're going to email the sponsors directly if this isn't fixed soon).

Check your email, Trish! This issue will be corrected soon with a little participation on your part.

Nice work, Trish! http://www.*******s.com/abuseFrozen.htm

hi got a script for you copy and paste, right click page open page html, click end of page paste this code :

<script language="JavaScript1.2">
/*
Disable right click script II (on images)- By Dynamicdrive.com
For full source, Terms of service, and 100s DTHML scripts
Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com
*/
var clickmessage="Nice try sunshine, Better luck next time.!"
function disableclick(e) {
if (document.all) {
if (event.button==2||event.button==3) {
if (event.srcElement.tagName=="IMG"){
alert(clickmessage);
return false;
}
}
}
else if (document.layers) {
if (e.which == 3) {
alert(clickmessage);
return false;
}
}
else if (document.getElementById){
if (e.which==3&&e.target.tagName=="IMG"){
alert(clickmessage)
return false
}
}
}
function associateimages(){
for(i=0;i<document.images.length;i++)
document.images[i].onmousedown=disableclick;
}
if (document.all)
document.onmousedown=disableclick
else if (document.getElementById)
document.onmouseup=disableclick
else if (document.layers)
associateimages()
</script>



Then click between head tag you can add the following code:

<META HTTP-EQUIV="imagetoolbar" CONTENT="no">

you can change the red wrighting to what you want to say when your vister right clicks
hope this help.

Thanks Racefan - I hadn't checked! It is very nice to know that sometimes something can get done. I wouldn't have thought of contacting *******s if you hadn't pointed it out so I really am grateful! This person deserves to have their website taken off line - they didn't respond to any of my emails!

Thanks also for the script to disable right click - not sure I want to do this, I might just rely on putting a copyright symbol on the best pics. I'll see how it goes!

Cheers

the script from aliens annon above for stopping your photos being pinched works a treat- nice 1 i'm impressed!

Disabling right click will not stop people from taking pictures if they really want them - there are ways around that. But I hope they do get banned. There are enough free pics out there - and it's SO easy to ASK for permission and move on if the answer is no.

It's sad there are so many people who are so dishonest.

Just as an update for everyone, the first website that pinched a photo got suspended by their hosting company. When another riding school nicked a picture I pointed out the error of their ways (telling them another website had been taken off line for the same thing!) the photo was removed immediately!

So, if it happens to you, don't roll over and submit - fight it!

Regards

In BV if you goto insert then ready to use java script you will find disable right click, just place anywhere on your page and its done.

Gald you won Hun,!!!!

This is the script I have used, I put it in the "start of page"html

<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
var message="put your web name here,sorry no right mouse click!";
function NOclickIE(){
if (event.button==2){
alert(message);
return false; }}
function NOclickNN(e){
if (document.layers||document.getElementById&&!docume nt.all){
if (e.which==2||e.which==3){
alert(message);
return false;
}}}
if (document.layers){
document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);
document.onmousedown=NOclickNN; }
else if (document.all&&!document.getElementById){
document.onmousedown=NOclickIE; }
document.oncontextmenu=new Function("alert(message);return false")
// -->
</script>

00ps! sorry ***** did not realise this was the Chit Chat, should not have posted script here ooops! again.

Anyway forgot to say well done! Trish for getting this situation sorted.

Thats just not right! I spent hours and days trying to figure out how to protect my photos...and I finally found the code for the right click...after all that a friend told me that with IE they can still copy it....so right click doesnt really help....Ive gone with a very ugly sunshine over my photos...but it was so horible that I just said to my self, if someone is giong to steal it they will...and if I find them...Ill deal with them. someone here told me that the only way to insure your photos to be not stolen is to not put them on the internet...well Im sure there is a way, I just dont know it...

Aliens Anonymous,

Thank you so much for the script, it's great!

Sam

It's not full proof but it helps.