Websites that have copy/paste and print screen disabled.

[TWWBM618]

Hey everyone,

Just wondering if there is a way to copy and paste from websites that have the function disabled? Actually I know there is a way as I've seen people do it plently of times before at school haha. I read on another forum a user claiming to be able to get around the problem in 20 seconds??

I've disabled JavaScript on FF and can now hightlight and right click on the webpage, but whenever I go to paste into Word all that appears is "*".
Any advice?

Thanks in advance. :)

[ddadmin]

BY disabling JavaScript, that should do the trick, unless the page also uses CSS to shift contents on the page around, so what you think you're copying in fact isn't.

Try disabling CSS as well using any one of Firefox's plugins that do this, for example: http://www.everythingtech.tv/2006/05/24/disable-myspace-css/

[TWWBM618]

Hmmm, well now I can copy and paste some of the text, but all of the images are missing!!

[chechu]

I have seen a few sites that disabled right-click, and even going to the screen menubar (source) nothing comes up. How is that done in IE ?

[boogyman]

Tools->Internet Options->Security Tab bar->Custom Level->Disable Active scripting (at the end of the list)

[chechu]

Tools->Internet Options->Security Tab bar->Custom Level->Disable Active scripting (at the end of the list)

If I do this on my computer, how will this stop you from seeing the source ?

[djr33]

It won't stop anyone from seeing the source. It will stop Javascript from working, though.

You can just to a print screen to get any image.

However, the real point here is that the images and other content are copyrighted. It's not ok to copy it, whether you can or can't, unless you have permission. It's not hard to steal content, because no restrictions work very well, but that doesn't mean that it's legal, or ok to.


This forum isn't about how to steal stuff, though, so please keep that in mind.

[BLiZZaRD]

and even going to the screen menubar (source) nothing comes up. How is that done in IE ?

It's not. If you view a source code and it is all blank... scroll down as I promise they have a ton of blank space atop their source.

To answer the OP question, if you see something you need to C&P all you have to do is view source code, and copy it from there.

If it is on the page it is in the source. (with rare exceptions)

[djr33]

The only exception is when it's added through Javascript/frames/etc, and then it's just a matter of following the layers.

[chechu]

Hey Blizzard, long time no see !


It's not. If you view a source code and it is all blank... scroll down as I promise they have a ton of blank space atop their source.

Yes, I see that trick quit often, but I swear I have seen sites where it is impossible to see the code. Something is disabled


However, the real point here is that the images and other content are copyrighted. It's not ok to copy it, whether you can or can't, unless you have permission. It's not hard to steal content, because no restrictions work very well, but that doesn't mean that it's legal, or ok to.

Totally agree, but the only way I learn to write sites is through looking at codes and going through this forum ...

[djr33]

I've heard many people claim to have seen such sites. I don't recall it myself. If you do find one, please post. My first guess is some strange ActiveX.

But, really, there is no way to disable it, at least if Javascript is disabled. Send no source, get no page. Maybe you can convince the browser to not show it (it's a stupid browser then, like IE ;)), but you can't send no source to display a page.

[BLiZZaRD]

Now what would be cool, is to do something like using php to alter the display of the browser to show source code text as white. Then it would be there, but not readily visible, although highlighting would display it, but really... who highlights white space in a view-source?

[Twey]

Now what would be cool, is to do something like using php to alter the display of the browser to show source code text as white.How exactly do you intend to do that? Server-side languages can't affect how a client application renders things, especially if it's something that doesn't actually do formatting in the first place (like Notepad).

[BLiZZaRD]

Well I didn't say I had the answers... just that it would be neat.

[djr33]

I want the pigs to fly. Sing, fat woman, sing!

I agree. It would be cool.

[Twey]

No it wouldn't, it would give newbie web developers a thousand and one new ways to attempt to hide their source :p

[BLiZZaRD]

And what is wrong with hiding the source code? There are many benefits to it, and personally I for one could use it on my sites.

[Twey]

Why would you want to hide your source? Especially ineffectively?

[BLiZZaRD]

Well, my main site is a riddle... I would need it because it is fun :p

[Twey]

You should be checking the answers on the server where the user can't reach, then, like you're doing currently :)

[BLiZZaRD]

Yes, but I like to make different types of levels... using JS or Flash is fine, except everything is there in the source. making a moving picture is cool and has a great appearance on the screen, and to the player, but if they don't get the answer they get the name of the image from the source. To mask that, even slightly would just be neat.

[Twey]

Almost everything in JS can be done by interacting with the server pretty much transparently using XHR.

[BLiZZaRD]

really? I must learn this XHR...

[emptyzero]

well . try to make ( view source ) and make save as

than make it ( .htm )

go to the page u made .

and u will finde that its now possible to make copy to what ever u want :)

and if u want to know why ..

thats because when u take the source of a webpage . ( protected )

and u make a similare page offline .

u will cut the direct conection with the server of the website and its data base .

and u can do what ever u like .

regards
emptyzero