I completely agree, and thats why I haven't purchased a membership to
anywhere that boasts such a feature. If I pay money for the ability to
view the site or whatnot, I quite expect the ability to save the
images for my personal enjoyment.
Websites go down too frequently, or have other difficulties...If I
can't save the images I damn sure am not paying to access the images.
If you have a free web portal: setting it up so you can't save the
images is somewhat acceptable, however it will seem hostile to certain
parties. Especially with how websites poing up and down and artists
decide to quit etc, so you can't enjoy their work.
--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "Chris Sawyer" <fz1rider@...> wrote:
>
> To me, putting in a feature that prevents your customer from
downloading the
> images on the site
> is a hostile thing to do, and it would make me never want to pay to
visit
> again.
>
> After all, you did PAY to get in there, you should get something for
your
> money.
>
> -Chris Sawyer
>
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 12:43 PM, Larry Barron <knot_disclosed_at_...>
> wrote:
>
> > J burnal (AKA Cullen) created a web portal that has all of his
art on
> > it that has a small fee to enter (well worth the money in my book)
> > but somhow the images there are protected from downloading, you
> > should check out his site (www.sexyfur.com) and see how he does it
> > and just make the images aviable that way.
> >
> > and now that I have put in my 2 cents worth in Ill shut up and lurk.
> > Larry Barron
> >
> >
> > --- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com
<SkunkworksAMA%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > Jippen <cheetahmorph_at_> wrote:
> > >
> > > Real pirate use linux. :p
> > > plus, there actually was a major hole in windows where specially
> > > crafted WMF files could install virii on your machine. Was scary
> > > stuff. I would be more than happy to discuss more about this with
> > Jim,
> > > along with if/how he can prevent piracy of his images.
> > >
> > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 7:55 AM, Take a wild, friggin guess
> > > <a_change_of_plans_at_> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com
<SkunkworksAMA%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > Joseph Harrison
> > <buckleshoe_at_>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > This might not be as big a deal as everyone thinks. The big
> > > > question
> > > > > isn't it whether it'll be ripped and shared, but can you sell
> > > > enough
> > > > > copies before that, or to those that feel buying the real CD is
> > > > > important to at least cover costs if not profit.
> > > >
> > > > Precisely. A typical paper folio costs me a little over ten bucks
> > > > to produce (each one!). An entire cd would cost significantly
> > less.
> > > > But there's still the issue of illegal redistribution. I wonder
> > if I
> > > > could put a bunch of nasty viruses into the images, only
> > executable if
> > > > the images are copied from the cd onto a computer or posted
> > online?
> > > > Hmmm... >;P
> > > >
> > > > --JMH, just kidding. Maybe.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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