# Ummnnn...! A stupid question...!

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**Created:** [August 12, 2004, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ummnnn-a-stupid-question/119205 "2004-08-12T13:13:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![allaKAZAAM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@allaKAZAAM](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/allaKAZAAM)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ummnnn-a-stupid-question/119205/1 "2004-08-12T13:13:54Z")

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I have been requested by my client to “lock” all the images in the wesite. So that no one can “steal” them from the website…I know this is a stupid question (considering that on any computer you can do a SCREENPRINT copy…then manipulate the pictures from that).  
My client would still like me to “lock” the images on the website…so what do you do? Is there a special coding? Or do you just set up the webpage as usual, cross your fingers, hope that EVERYBODY out there in the INTERNET world are idiots (and do not know what the PRINTSCREEN button iss for!!!).

Any answer to this post would be welcome…NO ANSWER CAN BE AS STUPID AS THIS QUESTION!

allaKAZAAM :h:

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**Author:** ![paddy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@paddy1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paddy1)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ummnnn-a-stupid-question/119205/2 "2004-08-12T13:21:47Z")

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"NO ANSWER CAN BE AS STUPID AS THIS QUESTION!"  
Oh yeah?  
Pwaiuebcpqvblqfgcalrcufyvocfgbofaksiuvboieyetciakjxblkggvdjhfglgbel!

Right, sorry about that. I’m not sure how you do it but I’ve seen quite a few websites where if you right-click an image it just comes up: ‘Copyright 204 Blahblahblah.’

I don’t think there’s any way around the print screen function. If it’s a flash site maybe you could assign the Print Screen button to bring up a big black box over the picture or something, to hide it so the print screen just gets a black box.

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**Author:** ![claudio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7cd45c/32.png) [@claudio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/claudio)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ummnnn-a-stupid-question/119205/3 "2004-08-12T13:32:01Z")

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> [@Flash Gordon](#):
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> I don’t think there’s any way around the print screen function. If it’s a flash site maybe you could assign the Print Screen button to bring up a big black box over the picture or something, to hide it so the print screen just gets a black box.

But that will only work if the user has the browser with the flash movie selected. Otherwise the printscreen will still work.  
Maybe you could try disabling the printscreen.  
[http://www.browserwall.com/disable-print-screen.html](http://www.browserwall.com/disable-print-screen.html)

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**Author:** ![gmbrdilos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@gmbrdilos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gmbrdilos)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ummnnn-a-stupid-question/119205/4 "2004-08-12T16:32:18Z")

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I dont know how to lock the pictures but i konw how to disable right click simple:

\<HEAD\>  
\<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=“JavaScript1.1”\>  
function right(e) {  
if (navigator.appName == ‘Netscape’ &&  
(e.which == 3 || e.which == 2))  
return false;  
else if (navigator.appName == ‘Microsoft Internet Explorer’ &&  
(event.button == 2 || event.button == 3)) {  
alert(“Copyright 2004. All Rights Reserved.”);  
return false;  
}  
return true;  
}  
document.onmousedown=right;  
document.onmouseup=right;  
if (document.layers) window.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);  
if (document.layers) window.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEUP);  
window.onmousedown=right;  
window.onmouseup=right;  
// End --\>  
\</script\>  
\</HEAD\>

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**Author:** ![fullview](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@fullview](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fullview)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ummnnn-a-stupid-question/119205/5 "2004-08-12T18:02:46Z")

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use the posted code below and let the pages open in a pop - up window with now nav bar, those are the only ways to deter most visitors also slice your images up - as for print screen there is no way around that - also post low res images sothat nobody wants the images ( not the best idea the last one )

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**Author:** ![allaKAZAAM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@allaKAZAAM](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/allaKAZAAM)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ummnnn-a-stupid-question/119205/6 "2004-08-12T19:36:55Z")

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So I was right…it is just hard, very hard to convince CLIENTS who are set in there ways! I did explain to him…but he wouldn’t take my answer as final…LOL!

[font=Fixedsys]Ah well[/font]; [font=Garamond]being a[/font] [font=Comic Sans MS]graphic designer[/font] [font=Franklin Gothic Medium]is truely a great thing[/font] ([font=Courier New]until clients tell you how to do your job properly…and they REALLY haven’t a clue as to what they are talking about![/font]).

Thanks for the input and info/code…will apply to the website and see how it goes!

allaKAZAAM

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**Author:** ![fullview](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@fullview](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fullview)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ummnnn-a-stupid-question/119205/7 "2004-08-12T21:00:51Z")

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lol yes tell him to abandon his website and use print, but then people might cut his images out - he seems paranoid