Special note: Thanks to all the people who point out that the 'protection' methods described here can all be circumvented. "Yes, folks - you're right!". The whole point of this mini-website was to demonstrate that it can't be done, despite what you read anywhere else. I know that, but there are a trillion people out there who are sure it can be done - because they claim to have seen "a code somewhere" and want to know how it's done.

This website was intended as a convenient reference to anyone who needed to 'explain' just how impossible it was. One link to http://continue.to/hope becomes the total answer instead of a long explanation. As I say, that was the intent :)

On with the show ...

The page you are looking at belongs to me. Here it is, displayed on your computer.

Let's see. The page and content were on my server and downloaded to your computer and then your browser displayed the page. So, my page and content is actually now saved somewhere on your computer. There is nothing I can do that will stop you from getting a copy of my code and my pictures on your computer. There they sit, just waiting in your 'temporary Internet files' folder.

And it get's worse than that! While it might be difficult to retrieve those files from the temporary Internet files folder, you could always make a copy of the screen image, complete with my pictures!!

Isn't there anything that can be done? Basically, no. The best that you can do is make it difficult for people to copy your pictures or copy your code.

We all know that 'right clicking' allows people to save things on our web pages -- if that's the sort of people they are. In fact, if you are wondering what the html code looks like for this page - go ahead and 'right click' on something, then choose 'view source'.

Perhaps before we start discussing how you can stop people from copying your pictures or parts of your html/script code, you should ask yourself the question "Where did I get my pictures?" or "Where did I get my code?"

OK, so you are completely satisfied that all of the content that you want to stop people from copying actually belongs to you.

Is the html code on your page so good that anyone would want it? Is the javascript on your page so good that anyone would want it? Are the images on your page so good that anyone would want them?

Well, probably not really .. but you still want to stop people from copying them.

What can I do to make it a bit more difficult??

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