SRS SRS
(K=6731) - Comment Date 2/5/2009
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Anybody out there?? Any ideas??
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
(K=127263) - Comment Date 2/5/2009
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Shelby, from what I know there is no such possibility in UF. Actually it is rather the opposite policy, as it is possible for anybody to send the images as postcards to friends. I guess that the only thing you could do would be to add some digital sign (not necessarily watermark) into the data of the image, but still of course it can be used further. So, no such protection here, I'm afraid.
But it is also a matter of trusting the guys here, isn't it? I already have some published images here, but I can't imagine anybody who would misuse them.
Cheers!
Nick
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Jeroen Wenting
(K=25317) - Comment Date 2/7/2009
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Such things don't work anyway, it only gives a false sense of security.
Anyone with a bit of knowledge about computers can get around any rightclick blocker in seconds, and/or knows where to find the place where the browser caches images.
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SRS SRS
(K=6731) - Comment Date 2/7/2009
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Yes I know. But it would be better than nothing. Not everyone is knowledgeable about those things. For example, I wouldn't have a clue how to get around it, but I am not a thief either. I finally found a way on Flickr, I was sure hoping there would be a way, or the same way, here.
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
(K=127263) - Comment Date 2/8/2009
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It wouldn't be better than nothing, Shelby. It would be worse than nothing. Somebody that wants to misuse your images isn't likely to be unaware of the way browsers and the HTTP-protokoll work. Now, imagine what happens if some site gives the user the false feeling of "security" and then the user discovers that it wasn't true. Much worse than simply telling the user that there is simply no way to prevent that.
The whole web doesn't have that philosophy of "security". It is simply not made for that, right out of its beginnings. It was made as you surely know for knowledge exchange in science and the avoidance of plagiarism in science was not achieved by the web. That's another story of course but the web is for sharing and also trusting that what you share (and thus make available to public) will not be misused. Any other statement about that is wrong - you can't show something in the web as a non-copiable piece of info.
So, Jeroen and the guys went really the best (and most sincere) way here. You want to present something? So you also have to trust or keep an eye on all possible publications on this planet. In addition, I don't think that most if us, wannabes, have any reasons to think that our work is so "valuable" for people that really make money with photography. It is not as good for being considered as worth stealing, ey? ;-)
Cheers!
Nick
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SRS SRS
(K=6731) - Comment Date 2/11/2009
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I just don't see why it works on Flickr (right click / save = spaceball.gif / blank box) why it couldn't be an option on here. Especially on here, because this is where a LOT of peoples best work is. I know not posting at all is the safest option but to not have any options for protection is like sleeping with the front door open at night. Something probably wouldn't happen, but, how do you know for sure.
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
(K=127263) - Comment Date 2/13/2009
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Shelby, you mean like...
I just don't see why it works on a F22 (select weapon / lock target = joystick / red button) why it couldn't be an option on a Boeing 747. Especially on here, because this is where a LOT of passengers best flight is. I know not flying at all is the safest option but to not have any options for air dogfight is like flying without radar at night. Something probably wouldn't happen, but, how do you know for sure.
This is not Flickr. It is Usefilm. An it has a different design and a different philosophy than Flickr, much like a Boeing 747 has a different design and a different philosophy than an F22. It's up to you to choose your favorite and fly with it or post your images to the one or the other site.
In addition, it is quite useless to keep argumenting in the sense of wanting to cause the impression that the circle is squared when the proof that it can't be squared has already been delivered.
Last point: Professional work is protected by copyright, not by "half working security tricks". Or else nobody at all would publish anything at all. Is there any such faulty "right click protection" of images of really great photographers? Just search for yourself in the web.
Cheers!
Nick
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