Alright, so you wanna beat content scrapers, huh? I get it. Nobody likes their hard work just, like, poof, stolen and reposted by some bot. Especially when it comes to media, like, photos and videos. Its a real media security nightmare!
So, first things first, think about watermarks. Yeah, yeah, I know, they can be annoying (especially if theyre HUGE and right in the middle). But a subtle, maybe semi-transparent watermark, ideally one thats difficult to remove without really messing up the image or video, can be a decent deterrent. Its not foolproof, but it makes it harder, and sometimes thats all you need, ya know?
Then theres the whole metadata thing.
Another trick? Low-resolution previews. Instead of serving up the full-resolution version immediately, use a lower-quality preview. If someone tries to scrape that, theyre only getting a fuzzy, less-than-ideal copy.
Disable right-clicking! check I know, I know, some people hate this, but it can stop casual scapers who just want to quickly save an image.
And, of course, keep an eye out! Use tools like Google Alerts to monitor where your content is being used online. That way, if you do find someone scraping your stuff, you can take action – send a cease and desist, contact their hosting provider, whatever.
Look, theres no perfect solution, and the really determined scrapers will probably find a way around most of these things. But by using a combination of these methods, you can make it significantly harder for them, and hopefully protect your precious media.