Matth

And be sure to implement "the hotlink revenge" - if someone hotlinks your images for, say, an ebay auction.....

Change your pages and rename the images you use, while changing all the hotlinked images appropriately.


As stated, right or wrong, anything you show online could be grabbed and used with or without your consent, so in the end, you have to resort to aggressive watermarking, preview quality images, and maybe one full quality sample - offer it free for personal use.

Another issue, attempted theft and passing off originals, even to the extent of accusing YOU of being the copyright violator....
Some solutions suggested in REC.PHOTO.DIGITAL newgroup (currently under moronic attack by googlegroups abusers, and google are not very responsive to the problem) are:

Never release an uncropped image, and always keep an uncropped original (there must be some extra DETAIL) - then if challenged, you can show the larger area from which it came. By the same token, you should also keep an original "camera fresh" image, and archive it along with the rest from the same session, including the duds.

Other mesures may be needed if you have reason to believe your ownership may be challenged.