Sick of people stealing my product images

[Mattie]

that what ebay were trying to tell me, but as I kept trying to tell them numerous times I don't sell on ebay so the seller hadn't got my images from my ebay the had stolen them from my website. eventually the got the message

I had to speak to about 5 different people today email all the links for my website for the images he had stolen and then send proof I owned the website.

It's ridiculous I have to do so much to get them removed. I have since sorted out the watermark on my website so hopefully it doesn't happen again

[mrs maggot]

can you not protect your images from being lifted from the website, ie they cannot copy and save them ? not sure how it works, but it can be done - the only way they could get them then is a screen shot so the quality is terrible

[spongerobinson]

can you not protect your images from being lifted from the website, ie they cannot copy and save them ? not sure how it works, but it can be done - the only way they could get them then is a screen shot so the quality is terrible

You can disable right-click functionality using Javascript, but it's not good practice as is disables expected browser behaviour, and anybody that know's what they are doing will be able to get your images anyway. Most of the time, just disabling javascript will do it.

Unfortunately, a watermark is the only real solution in my opinion.

[Mattie]

Yeah tried the right click option and it did interfere with my website so went down the watermark option but then that broke the image popup on my product page so yesterday stuck at it and managed to fix it so now all images are protected

[mrs maggot]

we watermarked something on one of our websites a while ago, and a photoshopping friend, sent it over to me watermarkless - but it takes time and effort, so we hope people won't bother

[Mattie]

That's what I wondering about but I would say people who steal the images wouldn't have the brains to think of doing that.

I've had several emails from the seller since saying things like

"I'm a sad sad little man" and "get over it its life everyone does it"

Lets see how sad I am when he gets his solicitor letter in post for court, money well spent in my books

[Quinsfan]

Lets hope he gets one from Disney as well.

[phoenixalpha]

Contact the FA and inform them that they are selling fake branded products. They will go after them quickly.

[Mattie]

Lets hope he gets one from Disney as well.

I hope he does

[GoonerGary]

Get yourself a vero account, it took me while, but I got my solicitor to contact contact ebay's legal department and it seems to be going well now. I get stuff removed within 48 hrs now.

Give Rotherham Trading Standards a heads up on your counterfeiter, they would probably take more notice from your solicitor.