I think messing around with Javascript to "protect" Web page images 
is a complete and utter waste of time. Most of those scripts don't 
work on Macs, for example, as they test for right mouse buttons. 
(Macs ship with single-button mice) Or you can disable Javascript, as 
many people do anyway because of all the annoying popup boxes. Or you 
can use a browser which doesn't handle Javascript.

  Those scripts do nothing but annoy users, particularly when bugs in 
the code causes problems with other peoples' browsers. And they do 
nothing to stop all but the most naive users from taking your 
pictures. Even more complex Java-based viewers can't prevent people 
from taking screenshots.

  It comes down to that anything on the Internet can be taken by 
someone else. If you don't feel comfortable with that fact, don't put 
your stuff on the Internet. The best sub-options down from there are 
putting smaller or lower-rez versions of your pictures online (which 
can backfire if the quality is so low that people think your work is 
poor) or watermark your images and spend massive amounts of time 
trying to track people down and asking them to remove your pictures.

  - Neil K.
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