Inline linking annoyances
by Jack GrantI get more Technorati hits because of my Flying Spaghetti Monster image through inline linking than anyone linking directly to my posts. I’ve had some of my photographs inline linked without credit as well, which I find rather insulting given those photos are the direct product of my creativity. In other words, people are stealing my bandwidth and hosting space that I paid for to put images on their blog. At the moment, it’s not a bandwidth issue; Random Fate has been idle enough lately that I’m nowhere near hitting any kind of bandwidth limit. It’s the principle of the thing, though, especially for my photographs when they are put up uncredited.
I’m considering discussing with the person who runs my host how we can set up to block the inline links. Man, I hate it when people just take stuff without asking. All it would take is a simple email, and I’d give permission as long as they credited my site.
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I don’t know how you stop hot linking… I don’t do it because, as you said, I’d be burning your bandwidth and I’m not the one paying for it. One of the things I try to do is always give credit for a gif when possible.
Or, just post my own pictures instead :-)
By Mark on 04.08.07 13:24
Two wrongs definitely do not make a right here. I would not take an image from you without permission, and even then, I would not hotlink, but post the image on my share. And in EITHER case, I would link back to you!
Now I understand why John always watermarks his images - not that it would prevent the problem, just prove the image was yours to begin with.
By Barb on 04.10.07 21:33