Adding Reply Topic the risk of posting your artwork online Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Ubernerd Posted at 8:51 pm on June 24, 2009 You know there is many people who post their artwork in their website hoping some company will hire them, but won't that become easy access to art theft? Or is there a way to actually prevent that from happening?

Replies dreamweaver Posted at 11:31 pm on June 25, 2009 There's way to protect your artwork. From watermarks to EXIF file information (metadata tagged onto a file with important information- it's what music files use as well). Awesome Tech Posted at 5:02 am on June 25, 2009 always get some kind of copyright protection for them kind of things incase people say its theres and try to sale it on JTHM Posted at 9:00 pm on June 24, 2009 Watermarks work wonders. It's always a possibility, but sometimes, it's worth the risk for a certain artist. goxpens Posted at 8:53 pm on June 24, 2009 Patent them? Maybe? Is that what it's called. Where you can take things you have invented and keep it from being stolen. NetParicite Posted at 8:52 pm on June 24, 2009 there are measures you can take, but it's always going to be possible to rip the art Special Agent Orange Posted at 8:52 pm on June 24, 2009 put a link overtop of the image so people can't steal. a lot of people on deviantart and myartspace do that to prevent that. some people put their myspace link if thats what they have, or their name redhotchilis64 Posted at 8:52 pm on June 24, 2009 Watermarks? All 7 previous replies displayed.