# Script to protect images

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-to-protect-images/262489>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [June 6, 2008, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-to-protect-images/262489 "2008-06-06T11:22:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![tecktalk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@tecktalk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tecktalk)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-to-protect-images/262489/1 "2008-06-06T11:22:48Z")

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I am working on a website that showcases other artist’s work. How does one program the images to display beautifully without allowing  
the end-user to steel the image?  
In the past, I’ve used a script that just disables the right click function. I’d like something a bit more sofisticated where it is an  
ecommerce site. Remember, I am not a sofisticated programmer…so be specific as to what to do with script if you send any.  
Thanks!:player::jail:

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**Author:** ![hl1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/hl1/32/849_2.png) [@hl1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hl1)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-to-protect-images/262489/2 "2008-06-06T12:25:38Z")

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As long as they can see it, they can steal it.

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**Author:** ![simplistik](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/simplistik/32/7747_2.png) [@simplistik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simplistik)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-to-protect-images/262489/3 "2008-06-06T12:28:45Z")

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there is no good way to do it

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**Author:** ![thats\_all\_folks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@thats\_all\_folks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thats_all_folks)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-to-protect-images/262489/4 "2008-06-06T12:30:37Z")

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If there was a script, which I’ve never heard of, would seem pointless since you could just screen shot the site. Could you water mark them? Maybe use flash, but they still could screen shot it, but not allow them to save them.

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**Author:** ![sekasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@sekasi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sekasi)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-to-protect-images/262489/5 "2008-06-06T12:59:11Z")

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Use a watermark. If they want the un-watermarked version, they gots to pay/register/mail you whatever : )

It’s extremely far from perfect, but I don’t think anything is.

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**Author:** ![djheru](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/djheru/32/3190_2.png) [@djheru](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/djheru)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-to-protect-images/262489/6 "2008-06-06T13:08:05Z")

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A watermark is how the stock photo sites do it.