Copy Protection Software
arkady001 wrote: Unfortunately the reality is that once an electronic image is 'out there' you no longer have any control over it.
Charge your clients accordingly and assign limited usage rights. Make sure your copyright details are embedded in the exif data and file info.
Most legit organisations (photo agencies, news agencies etc) know and play by the rules.
If you're submitting work to private clients (portraits, weddings etc) then there's nothing you can effectively do to prevent those images ending up all over facebook etc. The up-side is that those kind of jobs have limited interest outside the client's social group.
The easiest thing to do is charge them accordingly - make it easier for them - supply facebook sized images, web images and print images on the CD and charge them a commensurate amount that takes into account your loss of future print sales.
Either don't send out CDs with individual images on (make up a slideshow for them to view) or put them on a flash-based website for the client to view.
If someone really wants to steal your images they will - the only guaranteed way to prevent this is never give them out and never upload them to the web.
Great reply and useful to others who come along later. But just FYI the OP was made 4 months ago and the poster has 2 posts in the forum. They're probably not gonna be the ones benefiting from your post here.
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