best way to block images from being stolen

[inportb]

I think watermarking is one of the best ways... because if you can see it, you can steal it...

it not easy or may not be possible to prevent a screenshot from bieng taken .. but hotlinking can be prevented

[kubuntux]

put a watermark on it.. thats all i know..

[davenom]

There is no way of definitely blocking people nicking images. But disabling right-click (javascript) and using flash can put people off and sometimes taking a screenshot might not cross their mind

There is no easy way of protecting your images from being stolen.
However, just like many others suggested, watermark the image (can be done quite easily using an image editing software).
JavaScript tricks and using Flash will sometimes annoy users, but are quite effective against users who do not know how to overcome those tricks. In addition, using JavaScript and Flash may prevent a fraction of users from even accessing the image.
If by image theft you mean hotlinking, you can prevent this via the use of a .htaccess file.

[Xavier_3D]

Dude To tell u the Truth there is No Possible Way... The Crackers and Hackers have Invented Things for Everything.... There is Flash Saver Available that can copy your Entire Content and Then There is Print Screen on Keyboard.. So tell You What Y dun u Keep Them Some Where Safe and Only Give Links to People You Trust... Websites have been Disabling Right Click etc. But still to No Avail... so I wont suggest you Flash or any other thing coz i knw the Copyright violators are far ahead of us...

But Ya Watermark is Recommended....

Why don't you try watermarking them? It's a good choice, especially when you watermark with your websites' address.

u still shdnt use flash
it takes forever to load
and in firefox
u cn jsut view the source, and find wher ethe flash file is
go to there
and press 'File'
and then 'Save Page As'
and u have it :|

[thegrrl]

Even if you do flash or anything people will still be able to do screenshots to steal images, heck firefox has an plugin for screencaps, so either way I feel people will take if they really want it.

[servili007]

thx for info guys, was curious about this too. Ashame there aren't any ways though. imagine lol we should force IE,FF, and Opera to incorperate something that makes a webpage appear black in a SS if its taken. But only if the devs use certain header code. XD