What is the easiest way to watermark photos? Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Loran T. Hughes" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 1:10 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Is this that fishy Home again?
> If your website is on an Apache web server, you can prevent people > from "hotlinking" the photos directly from your site. See http:// > altlab.com/htaccess_tutorial.html. Following the watermark theme, > once you get your auction started, replace the photos with > watermarked pics which include the auction number (and maybe your ID, > if room). > > Of course, there is no sure fire way to keep someone from stealing > your photos and using them if they are determined to do it. But > throwing up a few obstacles may deter these scumbags from using your > photos. > > Loran > > On Jul 29, 2006, at 9:06 AM, Walt Sommers wrote: > >> Yepper. It's the one. >> >> I think if sellers (especially those who sell top notch quality and >> otherwise highly desirable and valuable machines) would somehow >> elegantly >> watermark their pictures with their eBay user ID (i.e. "Auction of: >> Your ID >> Here") it would deter the scam artists, but perhaps more >> importantly by >> doing so, would keep some of the burden off of the "eBay police" >> who really >> don't have the resources to keep after all of the infractions. >> >> I say that because I think it [watermarking] is probably a good idea, >> generally....BUT, a few years ago, I watermarked images in an >> auction using >> my real name (not phonograph related) and not only did someone use the >> images with my name but they linked to my website. Maybe their >> English was >> so bad that they did not realize the significance of the >> watermarked name >> (which I doubt, because after all they knew enough to jump through >> the hoops >> to list an item and steal a US eBay account to perpetrate the scam) >> but even >> so, fundamental morality like thou shalt not steal is not a matter >> of what >> country someone is from or the language(s) they speak. Those sorts >> of folks >> are probably very intelligent and might do very well in business if >> they >> would apply themselves to honest labor - but some kids like to play >> with >> fire and never seem to get burned (well, not yet). >> >> Again, I am thankful for this group to make these issues know and >> responsibly warn each other. >> >> Walt >> > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank >
