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A little bit of javascript can disable Save As and Copy functionality.
Personally I think it's fool proof. It's the cleverer ones that will get around it. But fools might account for 80% of the violations.
darkside, you are my new hero. I had no idea you were so knowledgeable - every time, there you are . I have got to read more of your hubs
I have a mac and when I steal images ( purely for my own personal use ) I drag them off the page. Will it stop this also?
You will probably still be able to drag images off the page. However, not every one does that.
I have a friend who surfs the net via google. If I tell him a website, eg: www.hubpages.com he'll actually type it into google and then of course more often than not, the site he's after will be the first result. He then clicks on it.
Now when I first saw him do it I was dumbfounded. The look on my face would have been priceless (probably the same reaction I'd give if I stood in dog crap).
Yes, there are people like that on the internet. I had someone ask me why they'd find their domain name in their web stats for search terms. I often wondered that, having seen it for years myself, but now I know... it's people like my friend, who Google everything.
I tried to show him how to use the address field in the web browser but guess what he said, "no, it's easier this way".
So while a simple technique such as javascript blocking won't stop everyone, there will be plenty that it would stop.
I have seen the occasional news site that does crazy stuff when trying to highlight selected slabs of text. The only way to get the information (I'd often quote a few paragraphs in a forum post with a link back to the original source) is to Select All and then copy the whole lot. Then I'd have to find the bit I want from the big mess after I've pasted it into Notepad.
I'll have to remember to have a look at what might be causing it, probably a bit of javascript.
If I wanted to lift a photo with the right click disabled (on a PC), I would highlight it by dragging my cursor over it. That almost always works despite the block.
I agree with darkside, though, that it would deter plenty of people.
This old article echos most of my opposition to disabling right click and copy and paste. Doing so may stop neophytes, but they aren't really the ones you need to fear.
That was an interesting article. Paul is just a library.
It's also not going to stop content thieves who are actually making money off your content. They already know how to get around that stuff. They aren't fools and they aren't internet newbs. Theft is their business model.
by Joween 9 years ago
Hi everyone, I had this one suggestion to prevent stolen hubs, how about making hubs cannot be copied by restricting selection using javascript or any script? This is kind a simple script. Or give the authors the ability to add this script to their hubs?Or when someone is copying a hub, a script...
by LindaSmith1 9 years ago
I decided to see how easy it was to prevent content from being copied. I did a quick search and found sites with codes to copy and paste onto your site. It took me 15 minutes to do one of my sites. Now neither my content or photos can be copied. I am not computer saavy, so...
by Nell Rose 12 years ago
I am not sure how you do it, but I remember reading somewhere that you can disable right click on your articles to stop them being plagiarised by copy and paste, do you think its a good idea? Or do you believe that 'they' are stealing them in a different way? another thing, maybe if when we publish...
by marthamuldoon 11 years ago
Is it possible to disable the ability to copy photos from my hubs?I've noticed if I right click on a photo, I can copy or save any photo shown on a hub. I'm not crazy about the idea that anyone can take any of my photos (which I took myself). Is there a way to protect them? To disable this feature?
by my thing 12 years ago
Please, help me. Why my Google Adsense account newly approved 2 weeks ago, now closed with the reason invalid clicks? although I have never done intentionally fraudulent or inadvertently, I am very sure not to do it. And I've worked hard to get it. anyone who can help, I would really appreciate...
by SpaceShanty 9 years ago
I have just been awarded my 1 year accolade here on hubpages and I am gong to create a Hub with the best Hubs for new Hubbers. I already have a few in mind but am looking for suggestions. You are welocme to include your own Hubs or Hubs by other Hubbers which have helped you.
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