Use a No Copy Script to Protect Your Website

Keep Your Website from Getting Ripped Off by Predators

First Things First - Is This Page Protected?

Before going on with this report, try right clicking your mouse and see what happens. If you are using the new Internet Explorer browser you should get a popup message. Did you?

Here's why ...

With the high demand of Internet content today, there seems to be a flood of content theft like never before. When someone wants to add an article to their site, they'll just visit your site and without conscience, will copy and paste the article as if it were their own.

Stop Content Theft - A "No Copy" Script to Protect Your Web Page Content and Images

If someone wants to use one of your photos or graphics, they might just copy your image instantly without permission. Within a moment, your image or article might appear on their website!

Unfortunately, this enables anyone (including your competitors) to copy the content you've worked hard to create and use it as their own. If your website has content articles or images that you don't want others to steal, you'll find the following information useful.

"No Copy" Script to Reduce Content Theft

To keep the majority of visitors from stealing your copy or images, there's a "no copy" script you can insert into your web pages that prevents someone from using their "right click" feature while browsing your pages.

What is the Right Click Web Content Copy Feature?

When you right click your mouse over highlighted content, a small menu usually appears with Copy and Paste options.

These options allow you to copy information from one source into a computer clipboard and paste the information somewhere else.

The "Save Image" Feature

Another feature of this small menu is "Save Image" or "Save Image As" which enables you to hold your mouse over an image or photo on the Web and save it to your hard drive for later use.

****IMPORTANT NOTE: Please don't try these techniques at home unless you own the website!

Prevent Users from Copying Your Pages

When the right click menu is disabled, it prevents the user from copying items from your pages. Of course, very experienced hackers can usually get around any code you try, but the average person surfing along will be hindered by the "No Copy" script.

Explorer but Not Firefox

The script works for the Explorer browser, but not for Netscape or Mozilla Firefox browsers. There are surely other codes for those particular browsers as well, but we've only worked with this one so far. Though it won't prevent all theft, it will act as a deterrent to many of your visitors.

Instructions for the No Copy Script

Copy the following script directly into your HTML code for each page you want to protect. The code should be inserted just above the tag marked </HEAD> .

Then, modify the Copyright information to reflect your own company name. (Where you see "Webmaster Course). When working properly, a small screen should appear when the RIGHT CLICK is used on the mouse over your page. The message lets the user know that the information is Copyrighted and not for others' use.

Here's the code below.... enjoy.....

------------------------------BEGIN CODE HERE -------------------------------

<script language="JavaScript"><!--

// No rightclick script v.2.5

// (c) 1998 barts1000

// barts1000@aol.com

// Don't delete this header!

var message="Sorry, that function is disabled.\n\nContents & Graphics Copyright © Webmaster Course\nOur work is for license only, not Public Domain, and should NOT be taken from this site."; // Message for the alert box

// Don't edit below!

function click(e) {

if (document.all) {

if (event.button == 2) {

alert(message);

return false;

}

}

if (document.layers) {

if (e.which == 3) {

alert(message);

return false;

}

}

}

if (document.layers) {

document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);

}

document.onmousedown=click;

// --></script>

------------------------------END CODE HERE -------------------------------

With this simple code, you can prevent the bulk of content theft from Explorer browser users. This deterrent can save many headaches in your website's future!

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Article written by Candice Pardue, freelance writer and founder of Webmaster Course.