Comments on: Using Hotlink Protection

By: DialMe

DialMe — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:41:09 +0000

It is annoying and becomes difficult or nearly impossible to prevent everything. Certainly something to be aware of and keep an eye on if you can.

By: DialMe

DialMe — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:32:33 +0000

It is kind of interesting sometimes checking to see where things are coming from and going to. Usually I just happen to notice while looking for something else. It would be difficult to stop or prevent everything that I didn’t want. I guess what it might come down to is does one want traffic or no traffic.

By: DialMe

DialMe — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:30:15 +0000

You got that right. It would be impossible to go through all that looking for a few perpetrators.

By: Steve@ Sussex SEO

Steve@ Sussex SEO — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:34:30 +0000

That is some really useful information. As a web designer and SEO consultant who does things legitimately, I find it really annoying when people download images that I have paid for. I will definately investigate the article that you have recommended and implement hotlink protection.
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By: Ivin'@Social Media Services

Ivin'@Social Media Services — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:20:56 +0000

I think the guy that writes the plugin that can give a report on where your bandwidth goes and to what will make a lot of cash. That will be a great solution to these kinds of problems. You can’t put protection on every link you post.
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By: bbrian017@RSS Services

bbrian017@RSS Services — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:18:19 +0000

I think placing a link on your site linking to the image from the other site is just Robin Hood-ish. Not only are you stealing an image, but you’re stealing bandwidth as well. Do you want me to write the post for you too? That’s the problem with SOPA, they’re focusing on the wrong thing. But lets be honest, who can ever cipher through the trillions upon trillions of code to where the perpetrators come from. Honestly can’t.
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By: Don @ Homes In Henderson

Don @ Homes In Henderson — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:17:07 +0000

All they have to do is grab the images from their cache and their good to go. Hotlink protection is only to block computer illiterates from stealing your content. Same with right click protection.

By: Tony Scott

Tony Scott — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:27:09 +0000

Wow, I never knew that something like this exists. I can definitely put this into good use. Thanks for the share!
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By: irina@Photographe Luxembourg

irina@Photographe Luxembourg — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:11:59 +0000

Hi, I was not aware on HotLink protection, the topic is new for me.
While making sense for articles & written content, I however doubt that one may successfully protect images with it – anyway PrintScreen is a rather known option which may always be used to copy a photo, so that the only protection you have is your copyright you would place on your photo.

By: Doug Gene@ Outdoor Gear Reviews

Doug Gene@ Outdoor Gear Reviews — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:08:38 +0000

Nice. I was always pretty uninformed about hotlink protection. Thanks for the info.