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claudiusmax
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I've noticed some of my pictures on Myspace that had the copyright protection on. How is this possible ?
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Any of the various protection methods are just there to try and deter people. Anyone with a little bit of web knowledge or enough determination will figure out a way to copy it if they really want to.
A watermark can be as easily removed if it is at the edges; the only way to make it even a little difficult is to plop the watermark in the middle with some diagonal lines, but a lot of people actually won't bother to remove the watermark for something like myspace. They think, "hey, I'm crediting the photographer, that's enough, right?"
You could complain to myspace or the account holder and let them know of the infringement, but in reality there is no real way to simultaneously let people see your pictures online and also prevent them from copying them somewhere else. That's just life on the web, unfortunately.
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Thanks for your reply Kerri. I had the watermark right in the middle which helped me spot the photo so quickly. Oh well, such is life.
I shoot college football and just found out they have my pictures in facebook. What I heard is that they use the "Print Preview" screen and then they do a print screen of the "Print Preview" screen to save the entire page to their computer. Then all they have to do is crop out everything but the picture. How can we fix this?
There is nothing you can do. Print-screen is an inherent feature of all operating systems and can't be disabled by a web page.
So - you have a choice, essentially:
1) showcase your work online, at the risk of it being copied
2) take your work offline
You can try to discourage people from copying your image with watermarks, but the more intrusive and annoying that watermark is will quite possibly adversely affect your sales (since no one else can see the image clearly).
Or, some people don't care if the image is watermarked. They use it anyway - thinking that crediting the photog is sufficient.
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Note: I won't be offended if you edit my photo and repost it on dgrin -- I'm always open to new interpretations
and ideas, and any helpful hints, tips, and/or critiques are welcome. Just don't post the edit anywhere else
but dgrin, please.
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So, in addition to what PhotoKandy suggested, you can also:
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