Is there any way to stop copying the text from a webpage?

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Is there any way using flash action script to stop copying text from the website. The text will be visible through a swf object and that is locked for selection or copy. it will read the text by HTTP request from a page url in server. Server will send encoded text, which will be decoded by action script.

Is it possible to copy any copy protected text from inside a flash object. Because this text are not visible from the page source. Further as the text is encrypted only the action script can decode it.

Its only some idea but I am not able to make the action script ready to talk to browser and send some http request. Please anyone help me.

If your client is willing to put it on a webpage, then it's not nearly important or valuable enough to bother worrying about. — Corbin, Mar 26 '12 at 18:42
possible duplicate of [Disabling Copy/Paste in a Web Page](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3020715/disabling-copy-paste-in-a-web-page) — Greg Hewgill, Mar 26 '12 at 18:44
What do you think is it possible using swf object? I am not sure. Can you please help me out the solve? — Samik Chattopadhyay, Mar 26 '12 at 18:50

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 26 '12 at 18:42

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You could use an image, but there might still be some software that could extract the text from it, and there's always the problem of getting several well-trained monkeys to copy the text by hand.

So the absolute answer, no, you can't prevent someone from copying your text.

answered Mar 26 '12 at 18:42

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What do you think about this idea, is it possible? – Samik Chattopadhyay Mar 26 '12 at 18:51
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What idea? I just told you it's impossible to keep someone from copying you text. If it's copyrighted enough to not be copied, it shouldn't be published on a website. – Madara's Ghost Mar 26 '12 at 18:53
I meant to say the flash based text vieweing idea I tried to discuss. But no problem, got your point, thanks for your support. – Samik Chattopadhyay Mar 26 '12 at 19:07

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 26 '12 at 18:42

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No, there is no way. If it's shown on client-side, it can be copied.

answered Mar 26 '12 at 18:42

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