How to protect HTML webpages?

danmanchester

Hi everyone,

Does anyone know a website or tutorial on how to protect the HTML in for example an ebay listing so no one can easily copy it?

Cheers in advance.

Browntoa

there is a small bit of Javascript that stops Right click

http://www.fluffbucket.com/howto/norightclick.htm

http://www.brownielocks.com/stopcopying.html

sample of that one working

http://www.brownielocks.com/stopcopyingsample.html

another here

http://www.fontstuff.com/frontpage/fptut10.htm

won't stop the really determined...think there are other ways

Blink_2

The disable right click will only work with some browers. Others, such as Firefox, have an extension to enable you to override it.

RowaN

Trying to protect a webpage is like trying to protect a library book.

Stonk

Truth indeed, RowaN, but the OP only said "so no one can easily copy it". Intercepting right-clicks probably keeps out about 95% of people.

danmanchester

Thanks guys, I know it's practically impossible to 100% protect a page..but if I can at least annoy some lazy sod (copying an ebay listing) and make them have to type word for word their own listing I'll be happy!

Thanks for the links.

scheming_gypsy

the right click is a waste of time, all you have to do is save the page and you can do what you want with it

Mattjimf

The problem with protecting html is the fact that all browsers have a view source in the view menu, click on that, select all copy then paste it into an html editor and it's copied.

user1234_2

You can also try HTML obfuscation which will confuse the bejesus out of not very net savy copiers:

http://isnoop.net/tools/obfuscate.php

But, like the others said, these is no fool proof way.