While image theft has not big a big issue with our sites I thought that you would like this creative way of dealing with it.

When you identify an image theft theough your logs (referrer file) you just do the following:

1. Copy the original image

2. Rename the original and reassign it within your page that it resides

3. Change the original copy to include the name of your website BOLD over the image or just create an all new image.

4. Upload the new image to your site using the same name and path as the original (before step 2).

Then go look at the site that was stealing the image. It now will be showing your NEW image in its place.

Here is an example:


http://www.afterdark.it/...splay;num=1026728492

This was a picture of the new Ducati MotoGP bike. Now it is all black with MotorcycleIndustry.com over it.

I figure that if someone is going to take an image you might as well get some advertising out of it!