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Images from being saved

Is there a way to have Images on a Web page so that people can't right click on them and save them?
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You can disable right clicks, but users will still be able to drag images to their desktop, view the source and download the images directly, or even take a screenshot. The bottom line is that if you dont want people taking your images, dont put them on the net.
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It's so easy to get around a no-right-click script it's laughable. Frankly, if I want your images I'll save your page and get the location from the code, then I'll grab them directly.

I wouldn't waste the time to even put the nrc script there. All it does is annoy people who use the right click to do things like PRINT or open a link in a new window.

And the nrc script doesn't do anything for you legally -- it's not establishing your ownership of the images. To do that, you need to put a copyright line on the image. If they're yours (not clipart), you should do that. Or put a digital watermark on them. Or both.
hey, it's always possible to steal stuff if you want to, but you can make it more difficult. Most users would be stopped by the javascript. Advanced or determined users wouldn't be...

I mean, this forum IS for experts right? ;)
Personally, i dont use the contextual menu to grab images anyway. So its certainly not going to stop me, nor is it going to stop anyone else who drags and drops images from the browser to the desktop.
You can deter image thiefs by putting a nice water image through it.  So no matter how they get your image in the end they will still have a nice water image to get rid of.  This could be your URL, name anything :-)

I know it's not a great solution.  I have found that it does work, however it all depends on what your images are of.
By the way, I DID answer the initial question....

"Is there a way to have Images on a Web page so that people can't right click on them and save them?"

Do these threads ever get closed?
Relax. Technically, yes, you answered the question but there's more to it than that.
make a flash image in flash 6 or shockwave. :P