Re: FN-FORUM: Representing art on the web

date posted 18th March 2008 14:40

Lee Rickler wrote:
>
> Then you either:
> View the CSS - image path
> Use FF web developer - images > view images
> Use Safari - Activity - view image path
> Do a screen grab
>
> Believe me, the only way to stop anyone stealing anything online is to
> not put it online.
Yes I know, but I suppose I was thinking in terms of tripping up the
casual surfer who might think "Ooo, that looks nice, I'll just take a
copy of it and put it up on my website." Having discovered that it would
take a tiny bit more thought then maybe they wouldn't bother. But I
admit I have no idea what sort of person would want to nick art from a
website and such a method might indeed be laughably simple.

Vicki

>
> Lee Rickler
> Director - Point and Stare - pointandstare.com
> Web Design and Development for over 11 years
>
> Vicki Sivess wrote:
>>
>> John Wooding wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I've got an art gallery site to work on and am trying to resolve two
>>> concerns : that art images be honest representations, and that the
>>> images shown should not be exact copies.
>>>
>>> Watermarking is only for those with large funds to chase the
>>> thieves. Superimposing a gallery logo might detract from the
>>> impression of
>>> the image.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions on how to subtly alter images captured so that what
>>> is displayed on the site is an honest representation without being
>>> an exact representation?
>>>
>>> John
>> Sorry, I don't have a link, but I remember reading about a technique
>> whereby you make the proper image the background to an image and then
>> make the source of the image a transparent image so that it sits on
>> top without anyone knowing. Then when someone does a copy image,
>> they'll just get the transparent image.
>>
>> Vicki
>>
>>
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