copy/paste lock

[Ruth]

how can i prevent users from copying from certain forums, as i don't want them to take the text.

same wise, to lock save/save as/showing the text in print friendly page.

its java script rather than php.

but anyone has the instructions?

[Meirion]

well if you don't want the print friendly page at all, just remove the link from the templates.

As for copying using the clipboard I'm not really sure
I know for images put them as a table background or put a layer with a transparant gif in on top of them makes it harder to pinch - but there'll always be ways around it.

[water]

take a look at this,

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex9/noselect.htm

only works in ie4+ & ns6

you'll also find other variations at the site, no right click on images, no right click, etc.


:water

[tubedogg]

My suggestion is don't bother trying. The no-select script doesn't stop someone from viewing the source of the page. No-right-click is even less effective - MSIE provides a way around it without even doing anything special, and in NS you just disable javascript to get around it.

There is no foolproof way that a semi-seasoned web surfer couldn't get around in about 30 seconds (save for maybe Flash or a quicktime movie).