Protecting web page photos from being copied

Is there a way to insure the photos on a webpage gallery in iweb cannot be copied? For example like a photographer site who doesn't want copyright photos copied.
Thank you!

Welcome to Apple Discussions,
If you can see it on the web it can be copied.
You have 3 options:
1.) Password protect your site so only those that you provide access to can see the photos. (Doesn't prevent copying, it just limits the pool of people that have access to it.)
2.) Add a watermark to the images (This is what many professional photographers do. It doesn't prevent copying, but it makes it very obvious where the photo came from. Programs like Aperture have watermarking features built in.)
3.) Don't put it online if you don't want it copied.

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