Programs: Lock up your servers against Fusker

[DangerDave]

Originally Posted by Tommy

if all webmasters protected their images 99% of these cock suckers would be fliping burgers

True IMO - There must/should be a united and concerted response to stoping these thieves.

Originally Posted by MrBlue

I read on another board that programs don't necessarily mind fusker grabbing their pictures. Still people are seeing the watermark on these photos, still seeing the URL, maybe they might type in the url and the program would get some type in traffic.

Yet another unproven unsupported theory proposed by those that don't know or are too lazy to care..

I notified one prominent program that their stolen images were being used on a message board just 2 days ago.. and their response(ignorant and ill-informed resonse - IMO) was..

"As our URL's are on the images, and it does not appear to be an entire set, I am inclined to let it go on this instance."


In my mind this makes them part of the problem, and encourages the theft of their content. In fact it is essentially giving me(and others) implied permission to use their content without permission.


Stopping these thieves making money is the only answer.. and AVN/Adbrite hold the key to stopping them. Lack of action on their part will cost YOU money.

DD