- From: mike amundsen <mca@amundsen.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 18:33:26 -0400
- To: Paul Libbrecht <paul@activemath.org>
- Cc: TAG List <www-tag@w3.org>
<snip> > I think such a statement could be understood as suggestion to introduce DRM > (as we know the catastrophic implementations) into HTML pages. Fortunately, > it is not too popular. </snip> I understand that some might want to interpret my suggestion in a way it is not intended. <snip> > There are well known methods to protect your users from copy: e.g. just put > a glasspane on top (a transparent picture) and you're done. </snip> Works for common Web browsers, but not all user agents. And it might not be long before plug-ins circumvent this simple fix, too. It's an arms race, eh? <snip> > The protection is not an issue here I think. > (also note that there's not protection gained by adding such an origin and > tracking URL at the end! Inserting this hidden in som HTML attributes would > be considerably more harmful) </snip> You might be right. This particular implementation may be more about using human readers as link-producing machines in order to improve that content owners' search values. mca http://amundsen.com/blog/ http://mamund.com/foaf.rdf#me On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 18:23, Paul Libbrecht <paul@activemath.org> wrote: > Well, > > I think such a statement could be understood as suggestion to introduce DRM > (as we know the catastrophic implementations) into HTML pages. Fortunately, > it is not too popular. > > There are well known methods to protect your users from copy: e.g. just put > a glasspane on top (a transparent picture) and you're done. > > The protection is not an issue here I think. > (also note that there's not protection gained by adding such an origin and > tracking URL at the end! Inserting this hidden in som HTML attributes would > be considerably more harmful) > > paul > > > Le 02-juin-10 à 23:51, ashok malhotra a écrit : > >> Let me argue the other side. If I make my living serving copyrighted >> content, allowing >> unrestricted copy/paste is handing out a license to steal/plagiarize. So, >> how do I protect myself? >> -- disallow copy? add a hidden watermark that can be used for legal >> prosecution? >> All the best, Ashok > >
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