Thanks! I see they finally gave you the 'Master' title!! Congrats!!

And another, no shame for some:

(URL Removed - Owner Complied)

This gets better, one guy just emailed me back and said someone sold them to him for $10. i asked him for the name and email and username here.

This vb user owns this site: mholtum

Im just wondering if you created that awards system or whatever it is, and in the templates edits left hard coded links to your images?

Hey trackpads,

Since you are running Apache, just use a simple .htaccess file to put a stop to them hot linking to your images.

Stop Hotlinking and Bandwidth Theft Using .htaccess

And to keep them from being copied off your site, you can either use javascript or better yet, encase the images in a Flash file.

I prefer encasing them in Flash over javascript, but even enclosed in Flash or protected with java script...a simple screen capture will defeat both.

But yeah, the .htaccess file will stop them from hotlinking. :)

Do that, but replace it with an undesirable image ;)

Update. Well I got the hotlinking taken care of (thanks for that tutorial!) but now to get them to stop using my images. The admin from one board actually responded like this

So I guess as long as they are stolen on other sites my copyright is null and void. I guess I will have to let the movie industry know so they can stop suing everyone!!

Please...

What were the default images supplied with the awards hack?

I remember the time when someone was hotlinking forum status icons and other images i did exactly what you mentioned and each forum icon was 1024x768 of my desktop. lol Chucked in several animated images which would have killed their eyes.

There were three and none of mine were in there.

Replace the images on your server with other ones... of Kelly Osbourne, leave the same names... and the hotlinked ones will disappear very soon. :D

Thanks! I got the hotlinking fixed now I just need to get the sites remaing to stop using my artwork.