Whose image is it anyway? The importance of permanent attribution
The internet is full of images that lack any sort of attribution. The only way around this is to make it a permanent part [...]
Low-resolution images make sense from the perspective of security. There’s just one problem.
Downsampling is a common practice among those who want to protect their images online, but it comes with a drawback that many are only [...]
Online threats appear to be getting worse. But why?
Images are behind many of today’s online threats, and big tech companies are struggling to defeat them. But their failures are often compounded by [...]
Copyright and images: What you need to know
Copyright is an essential issue for photographers, illustrators and anyone else who creates original work. Here, we answer the most common questions on copyright [...]
Content Authenticity Initiative: What you need to know
The Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) describes a new industry-standard attribution model for images, videos and more. But how will it work? And what obstacles [...]
The problem with Google’s Licensable badge
Google's Licensable badge should make it easier for photographers and image agencies to license their work – although one key obstacle stands in their [...]
What is dynamic watermarking? How to protect your images with dynamic watermarks
Dynamic watermarking combines a familiar method of protecting images with the principle of image streaming. Here's what you need to know. Images published online [...]
We stream music and videos. So why not images?
We're used to the convenience of streaming media, but the principle of streaming offers far more for the presentation and protection of images than [...]
How to protect your images online: Complete guide to keeping photos safe – Part 2
In the concluding part of a two-part series on protecting your images, we explain how to stop hotlinking, disabling right-click downloading, and making images [...]
Image downloading attitudes: What our research shows
Why do most people download images? And what's their awareness of copyright restrictions? We take a closer look at people's behaviors and attitudes toward [...]