[Mike46]

I have a client that wants a web site built and it has to due with art and they don't want any of the online images to be copied from the web site. Can anyone tell me how to do this so you can't right click and save image or download it. I have seen it where you click on it and a copyright protection pops up and inserts an copyright that won't let you download the image without it being distorted this is what I need.

[lister]

You can't secure any image on the web, if it's on the screen, it's already been downloaded into the browsers cache - and can easily be retrieved and saved.

The Javascript you're talking about (find a sample Here) can be easily disabled by disabling javascript in the browser.

You could embed the images into a flash file (which can be decompiled) or even more secure, a shockwave file. None of which stops anyone taking a screenshot of the image.

Physically placing a watermark over the image would be the best way to protect the images, as the amount of time to remove them in Photoshop would be prohibitive - depending upon the size and placement.

[etaf]

been discussed a few times - i dont think you can protect this.
you can write some jave to put up that message - but its very easy to overcome - as 1) the image is loaded on your PC anyway 2) you can use printscreen -
I have seen people get overthis even with flash etc.

i know on one site photo.net there was a discussion like this and a challenge took place and no matter what was done the image was reproduced...

so i know of nothing - since printscreen I think will overcome most things...

keep the resolution very small - watermark the image - put the name in EXIF data
thats about all you can do...

if they want a copy they will get it

i'll look for the stop right click code ( members area ) - I use a version on the etaf.co.uk website

EDIT
quite a few here no-right-click scripts here

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...ht+click&meta=

[AttackRabbit]

if possible use multiple water marks or put them in places where they cant crop around them.

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by lister

Physically placing a watermark over the image would be the best way to protect the images, .

I'll second and third that, there is no other way to protect an image. Use a large watermark using multi color gradient fill. It simply cannot be done even if you embed it in flash, use JS...etc. If it can be seen it can be copied no matter what you do by someone who is determined or has a little knowledge of how to do it. I even have a program that will grab an entire webpage as an image, it acts like a browser so it negates any code within the page. Flash works to some point that can beaten too.

[hewee]

I find flash the hard one to deal with if you want to get the images. Even had some where I could not save the flash because of the way I guess they used Javascript and flash together.

If you going to use the site to sell images then mark them. Also post the size of the images but only show images that are smaller.

[lister]

Flash can be decompiled fairly easily though.
Embedding in a Shockwave/Director file would be more secure - well, at least I've never heard of a method to decompile one (yet)!

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by lister

- well, at least I've never heard of a method to decompile one (yet)!

No need to decompile either... you can just use a desktop video capture tool like camstudio or fraps. Probably faster and easier as well.