MatthewHSE - 3:25 pm on Jun 17, 2006 (gmt 0)

The others are right about HTML, there's no way (or reason) to "protect" it.

Regarding images, one commonly-used tactic is to use CSS to position a transparent .gif "over" the image you want to protect. People right-click what they think is your image, save it, and find they have this transparent .gif instead. However, this is a clumsy way to work, and is still only marginally effective. Anyone who knows the first thing about the web could get the image in just a few seconds. Even failing in that, there's always a screenshot, which you can't prevent.

Best thing to do about it is just get used to the idea that, as far as images go, people can get it if you put it on the web. By putting an image online, you give up all possible expectations of retaining control over how it is used or by whom. Of course there would always be the possibility of suing people who infringe on copyrights, but that's expensive and rarely pays off.