How do I protect an image from being downloaded?

I want to be in a position to prevent images from being downloaded from a muse site. Is this possible?
David

Widgets are available from a couple different sources that disable right-click mouse functions on a web page. That prevents someone from right clicking an image and choosing "save image" options. Unfortunately nothing can prevent someone from grabbing a web page image using other methods, like taking screen shots or hacking the web browser's cache.
Other alternatives:
• Watermark your images using visible and/or invisible methods.
• Limit the resolution and quality levels of the images you upload.
• Bake other visual elements or user interface elements into the images, making visitor saved images either incomplete or just screwed up. They don't get a pristine image to try selling off to some stock photography company.

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Save images at low resolution (72dpi is standard on the web, but useless for printing).
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I asked a question. Hans was kind enough to give me a solution, and for that I thank him! I have also learned a little more in the process!
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