How to stop my movies from being hotlinked by "right click, save target as..."
 

Ok I have the basic mod rewrite code on my server that stops hotlinkers from hotlinking my files in their html, but it does not stop theives from "right click, save target as" hotlinking. A lot of my movies from my galleries are being posted on bbs and forums and the "right click" method surpasses my .htaccess since it does not send a referrer and they are allowed to download my files. Even if I have a directory that is protected by authentication (members) this method still works! This is pissing me off, I'm tired of having to change the path of my movies too often and it's costing me a lot of $$ in stolen bandwidth. My question is, is there a way around the "right click, save target as" hotlinking problem? I'm sure many webmasters are faced with this problem, please let me know your solution to this thanks.

I used to have a code for disableing right clicking that is what your gonna need. I think i had gotten it from Hotscripts.com but not sure.

Peter

not much you can do since you can still get around the disabling feature.. not going to say how since there is probably surfers and kids who would love to know the secret - but it is possible

no big secret, google will tell you in 2 seconds flat

Do a search for Anti-Hotlinking script.... I know there are a few out there that work...

I think I have one laying around here... I could send to your e-mail if you want....

Obviously something is seriously fucked up
with your setup. Such thing its not supposed to happen.

so is there anyway to protect movies? i had a paid script that didn't work.

The only way is if you have the server and viewer software co-operating.

Anything else can be circumvented with only a little effort.

Put your url on the videos. If they are distributed, at least you get the advertising.

This is the way to go. If somebody wants it bad enough they will get it, Just make sure there is a chance that you will get a return in the long run...

The basic mod_rewrite solution is checking the Referring URL . Movie Player do NOT send the Referrer as they simple don't know it.

The only method to prevent movie hotlinking is by IP restrictions. All surfers that loaded your HTML page are allowed to load the Movie. All the other are not.

My company developed an Anti-Movie-Hotlinking Apache Module. It's written in C and loaded directly in Apache. Unlike other PHP/Perl Solutions it's performance is amazing.

Hit me up on ICQ 129393 if you are looking for a proper solution to prevent movie hotlinking.

i don't run paysites tho...

Watermarking is definitely a good idea, regardless of the type of protection you employ. However, if you want to eliminate your movies from being downloaded, ultimately you should be using DMR (digital rights management), so your videos can only be streamed from your website.

how much does it cost?

It was a custom developed software for a client and our own sites. The price is negotiable. Hit me up on ICQ 129393

Any recommendations on software? (preferably freeware or cheap since I don't need a suite or to even use this software regularly)

I had a filter for VirtualDub but lost it when I upgraded to XP and the ones I've tried since haven't worked for me; and when I tried to append a clip with a separate clip advertising a URL there was always a minute fraction of difference the appending software would reject even though both clips were captured using the same settings.

www.RealityCheckNetwork.com also offers Movie Anti Hotlinking protection and best of all its free with a dedicated server. Licenses are also sold per domain and per server at very reasonable prices.

ICQ: 4930562

true, but Im taking responsibility by showing kids or surfers how to get free movies that the webmaster purposely disabled the right click feature. They are going to either have to suffer, or figure it out for themselves.

www.antihotlinking.com this script works really well .
you could also use cookie and htaccess but that wont go over well since you have to add code to your gallery pages .