How make it so one cannot copy the text?

Question

I have a competitor site where the text cannot be copied. Seems very unusual. I would like to achieve this. Not a flash site, and this person is very SEO savvy. Any ideas how? The text can be copied if one goes to the code, but not from the regular web page.

Also on her page, the links don't have an underline when one scroll above them, only hand symbol which is nice. Is that good or bad? How is that achieved. Thanks!

BenPleysier · Accepted Answer

I am opposed to what your competitor is doing, but answering your question, add the following JavaScript to your page

document.body.oncopy = function() { return false; } document.body.oncut = function() { return false; } document.body.onpaste = function() { return false; }

alternatively

document.body.oncontextmenu = function() { return false; }

For the link add the following to your style sheet

a {
text-decoration: none;
}

Jon Fritz · Answer

The only real way to keep someone from copying the content of your website is to not publish that content to your website.

That's the long and short of it.

If all you're doing is causing a slight hiccup in a bad actor's copying efforts, and simultaneously annoying every viewer that tries to otherwise interact with your text, what use is it?

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