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<blockquote data-quote="DraganDL" data-source="post: 305530" data-attributes="member: 18251">It's a shame they can't come up with some kind of algorithm that automatically scrambles an image once after viewing x-number of times. Or maybe one that allows your image to be visible for x-number of days after which it self destructs....But, there are such applications, though not freely obtainable - for a few years now, the &quot;algorithm&quot; for self-distraction of files is used by, you-know-which organizations...At one point, Micro$oft, Apple, Adobe and some others, wanted to protect their software (installations) that way, but they gave up the idea for some reason(s).What I do not understand is that so many photographers are afraid/obsessed by the possible &quot;theft&quot; - either you're a pro, so do the job for money (weddings, adverts, commercials, product photography...) and don't let anybody (except your client) see your photos, or be a hobbyist and share it with the World... Or post the resized photos, slightly bigger that thumbnails, so that all will be able to see them but none to really (mis)use them...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DraganDL, post: 305530, member: 18251"] [COLOR=#000000]It's a shame they can't come up with some kind of algorithm that automatically scrambles an image once after viewing x-number of times. Or maybe one that allows your image to be visible for x-number of days after which it self destructs....[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] But, there are such applications, though not freely obtainable - for a few years now, the "[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]algorithm" for self-distraction of files is used by, you-know-which organizations...At one point, Micro$oft, Apple, Adobe and some others, wanted to protect their software (installations) that way, but they gave up the idea for some reason(s). What I do not understand is that so many photographers are afraid/obsessed by the possible "theft" - either you're a pro, so do the job for money (weddings, adverts, commercials, product photography...) and don't let anybody (except your client) see your photos, or be a hobbyist and share it with the World... Or post the resized photos, slightly bigger that thumbnails, so that all [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]will be able [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]to see them but none to really (mis)use them...[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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