how do you protect images, clips etc. from being taken from websites?

Answer 1

Put a transparent logo over every image.

Answer 2

there is no 100% sure way to do it.

If I can see it, I can use a print screen utility and capture the picture and save it as a jpg.

there are lots of ways to protect them from stupid people. (most people are stupid)
the css background method won't allow simple right clicks
the javascript capture right click falls apart if they turn off javascript
the watermark is often ignored by people, and searching for your watermarked pix is a big pain!
you can mime encode the images and use the data: url! that will perplex most folks!

But nothing is foolproof!
You can protect your legal right with a simple copyright statement.

Answer 3

You really cannot. The way the browser works, everything is downloaded to your "temp" directory (probably c:\temp) before you can see it in your browser.

So, don't even bother - if it's online, and can be viewed by someone, then they can download it. Unless you do convoluted things like putting them within Java applets, etc. Ultimately, you need to think about why you need to protect it in the first place.

If it's photos, you can put the a watermark on it or make the web version low res, if it's a video, you can put a title on it, that shows where it came from.

- Ravi
http://www.LinkOverLoad.com

Answer 4

This is really very difficult to do without a digital rights management infrastructure. Some good examples of how to handle images are using watermarked copyright or converting them to Flash animations.

For more robust protection, you need DRM. See here for more information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Rights_Management

Answer 5

A lot of people use images and videos on their websites remotely, which causes you to supply all the bandwidth costs. You can try hotlink protection which is offered by most hosting providers. You can also search for hotlink protection software at http://php.resourceindex.com

Good luck!

Answer 6

Basically, you can't. Since your files have to be downloaded to my computer for the browser to display them, if I can see it I can copy it. There are tricks such as using Javascript to disable right click, that will stop some people, but any computer savvy user can copy your stuff. You can assert your copyright to forbid reuse, but then it's up to you to enforce it. Sharing is what the internet is all about, anyhow.