[Discuss] html lock

[me at mattgillen.net (Matthew Gillen)]

On 1/26/2021 6:03 PM, Kent Borg wrote:
> On 1/26/21 8:09 AM, MC wrote:
>> any hope to lock html code? to prevent wholesale download and content
>> theft? let's bypass the "don't post it" strategy. Don't want a
>> username/passcode option either. these websites must surface on
>> standard google searches and be readily accessible.
>... 
> Roughly, what you need to do is ruin your life and spend all your time
> obsessed that someone is stealing your stuff and incrementally fighting
> them with every waking hour, while you incrementally repair legit users
> search engine access that you just broke.
> 
> 
> It your content really that valuable? Most web sites hunger for clicks
> and eyeballs, but your stuff is so good people want to vacuum it up?

Kent is right, stop looking for a technical solution, it is almost never
worth it. Just getting eyeballs / making content worth seeing in the
first place is going to take all your effort. Lean on the legal system
for the theft prevention. Put copyrights on your content, and be
prepared to send some letters from a lawyer.

If people are ripping off your content there isn't much you can do, but
if they are making money off it (and if they aren't, then what is the
point?) there's at least some legal recourse.

Matt