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Is there an advantage to preventing copying text that is worth infuriating your readers?

avhon1 4y ago
From the description of "WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click", which appears to be the most popular WordPress plugin tagged "prevent copy" (with 100,000+ active installations): > This wp plugin protect the posts content from being copied by any other web site author , you dont want your content to spread without your permission!! > Protect your content from selection and copy. this plugin makes protecting your posts extremely simple without yelling at your readers > its near impossible for expert users to steal your images !! From the reviews: > hopeful ctrl U probelum will be resolved > I work with website images all day long and this little nugget does a great job of protecting them. > Well, it’s not perfect, if a Pirate wants your content he’ll find a way, but this great plugin will deter most people. > I started using this plugin when I got tired of having my content being used on the internet by people who thought that global distances would mean I would not find my content on their website! https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-content-copy-protector/ https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-content-copy-protector/
- Chris2048 4y ago
  > its near impossible for expert users to steal your images What nonsense
  - TomWhitwell 4y ago
    Super tricky: https://thecarpentryway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/cropped-d62ee-mazerolletrc3a9teaud.jpg https://thecarpentryway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/crop...
  - avhon1 4y ago
    Not that I disagree, but that's what the people obstructing copy+paste think.
dtgriscom 4y ago
Control! We must have control!
michaelcampbell 4y ago
On Mac I use the "Shottr" screenshot tool, which can also do OCR on the image if I need text out of these sorts of sites. I think similar things exist for Windows.
papandada 4y ago
In researching a few home improvement topics, I was amazed how often I found the exact same articles being posted in multiple places with different authorship asserted. It made me think that if I ever wrote anything original it would have the same end. Not to say that this technique prevents this or not, but I can understand the perception of the threat.

From the description of "WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click", which appears to be the most popular WordPress plugin tagged "prevent copy" (with 100,000+ active installations): > This wp plugin protect the posts content from being copied by any other web site author , you dont want your content to spread without your permission!! > Protect your content from selection and copy. this plugin makes protecting your posts extremely simple without yelling at your readers > its near impossible for expert users to steal your images !! From the reviews: > hopeful ctrl U probelum will be resolved > I work with website images all day long and this little nugget does a great job of protecting them. > Well, it’s not perfect, if a Pirate wants your content he’ll find a way, but this great plugin will deter most people. > I started using this plugin when I got tired of having my content being used on the internet by people who thought that global distances would mean I would not find my content on their website! https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-content-copy-protector/ https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-content-copy-protector/

Chris2048 4y ago
> its near impossible for expert users to steal your images What nonsense
- TomWhitwell 4y ago
  Super tricky: https://thecarpentryway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/cropped-d62ee-mazerolletrc3a9teaud.jpg https://thecarpentryway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/crop...
- avhon1 4y ago
  Not that I disagree, but that's what the people obstructing copy+paste think.

dtgriscom 4y ago

Control! We must have control!

michaelcampbell 4y ago

On Mac I use the "Shottr" screenshot tool, which can also do OCR on the image if I need text out of these sorts of sites. I think similar things exist for Windows.

papandada 4y ago

In researching a few home improvement topics, I was amazed how often I found the exact same articles being posted in multiple places with different authorship asserted. It made me think that if I ever wrote anything original it would have the same end. Not to say that this technique prevents this or not, but I can understand the perception of the threat.