Hi, I'm Pete Karl. I like to refresh web pages, hit tab, and yell at acronyms — I call it Web Development.
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Prevent content copying nicely with a friendly 'no copy' script
It's miserable. There isn't any way to slice it. Hobbling browsers to keep people from copying your precious content is lame. During my tenure at GateHouse Media (newspaper company), I was asked to create & implement a script that would stop people from copying the content from our articles. "It's ludicrous", I said. If they're driven enough, people will find a way. Why mock them further?
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