Stop Image Thiefs! No Right Clicks

Are They Stealing Your Pictures?

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Nothing, but nothing is more infuriating than seeing one of your competitors auctions - with the same items as you're selling AND an image stolen from one of your auctions. Even more upsetting, is when they don't steal the picture and put it on their own server, but take your URL and draw them from your website!

NOTE! As of late May 2003 eBay has disabled the capabilities of the original script. This is a new script that is currently working for your eBay sales.

To accomplish the magic, you need to insert this code anywhere in your description. The code below was given to me to share with you. BE SURE TO INSERT YOUR OWN INFORMATION IN THE AREAS I'VE BOLDED. I'm not giving any tech support on this - just copy and paste this into your auction description - and it should work for you. Good Luck!

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.1">
function right(e) {
if (navigator.appName == 'Netscape' &&
(e.which == 3 || e.which == 2))
return false;
else if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer' &&
(event.button == 2 || event.button == 3)) {
alert("©YOUR BUSINESS NAME");
return false;
}
return true;
}
document.onmousedown=right;
document.onmouseup=right;
if (document.layers) window.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);
if (document.layers) window.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEUP);
window.onmousedown=right;
window.onmouseup=right;
// End -->
</script>

NOTE: Photo thievery is mostly done by amateurs. Someone who is experienced with computers and code can still steal your pictures. There are any number of ways this can be accomplished. This code only keeps honest people honest. PLEASE do not email me with the ways one can get around this code.

Updated 11/10/2003