Best HTML and content protection Script?

[louis007]

Does anyone know the Best HTML and content protection Script?

One that does not affect search engines spyders from reading the content?

I saw this: <snip> it seems to be the best I tried to hack one of their pages and simply couldnt...

I would love to get more suggestions since this script is kind of expensive..

[edited by: encyclo at 4:05 am (utc) on Jan. 10, 2006]
[edit reason] specifics removed, see below [/edit]

[Robin_reala]

Well, given 60secs I was able to view the full unencrypted code of the site you mention and do everything he suggests his script blocks (selecting, printing, etc etc).

Most attempts to obfuscate web pages fail as soon as the user uses a different browser, and anyone with the technical knowledge to copy a site will have the technical knowledge to get around the protection.

Is there any reason why you need this? I'd suggest you don't bother as I can't see how it's going to stop anyone. The web by it's very nature is technically open.

[louis007]

I see what you mean but in my country people are very inescrupulous and they dont totally disconsider other peoples work ...

Most webmasters here are newbies and if I have a decent script I can block 99% of them from copying my website

[encyclo]

The trouble is that there are simply no scripts which will do this - the way the web works is that the source code must be available in order for the page to display. You lose out enormously once you try to obfuscate the markup: for example, the site is totally inaccessible if you have Javascript disabled (the example you gave displays a blank page). The page does not work well in alternative browsers, and worst of all the page will rank extremely poorly in search engines as they do not read Javascript - so all the hard work you put in to a site will be for nothing as your site disappears from view.

The example script you mentioned is pure snake-oil - every single one of its "options" can be bypassed by even the least technical user (in fact there are several sites which explain the process in detail). That is if the script works at all - many of the enabled features don't work as advertized unless you are using a particular configuration of IE and Windows.

You have to ask yourself what you are trying to "protect": the source code of a page is of little value as it is easy to recreate a page design. The content (wording) can be copied with a simple copy/paste or even by retyping it manually. Despite the grossly exagerated claims of "protection" or "encryption" scripts, if you put something on the web it can be copied. True value lies in the back-end processing (customer databases for example) and those are not readily accessible anyway.

[DrDoc]

Convert your site to PDF :)
It can be read by spiders and viewed by visitors. No source code to check.

[ronin]

One of the best forms of protection is to keep updating your site regularly. Most content thieves can't be bothered to keep up.

A content thief in Italy copied an important resource from my site in December 2003. Initially, I was concerned, but within three months his version didn't even make sense any more - given industry developments.

I decided eventually not to worry about his stupid attempt to steal content.

[rocknbil]

I saw this: <snip> it seems to be the best I tried to hack one of their pages and simply couldnt...

I find it ironic that you're attempting to steal someone else's code to prevent people from stealing your code. :-D