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[TypoMage]

I do not like how stealing flash is so easy. I mean people do not even ask for permission anymore. It is so easy! I mean Cmon! I mean all you need to is get Firefox and boom steal anyone hard work! I some people like the people who made Ebaumsworld, just steal all of there content. I have tried to ask the creators if I could use there animations but they do not answer me so I take it. But it is the thought that counts right? I have heard something that protects it your site content from people like that is this true? Well I do not like how all sites are the same, with the same content and everything. People need to get original content.

[Autumn]

Stealing is wrong, no matter what form it is done in or why.

I do think, though, that if you have tried to contact a website's administrator and asked their permission, but they did not get back to you, if you CLEARLY state where that content was obtained, it might be somewhat excusable.

I have heard that ebaumsworld steals their content, but I don't think there's actual proof confirming that they did. Falacy? Perhaps..

[TypoMage]

No Ebaumsworld.Com Does steal there content it is a fact! I know it to be true. There are so many creators of all that content that they stole that are mad at him for doing it.

[Kubi]

Just because ebaums steals flash doesen't mean it right! That's why a lot of people hate ebaums! Because they're thiefs!.

And, there is a way to get around theft, and it's to make an anti-right-clicker, which will block right clicks on your webpage. But I believe it's javascript, so all you have to do is disable it in your browser.

[SSBC]

Flash can be stolen with ease, yes, but people putting up there works of flash know that thats a possibility. Its like walking with a few hundred dollar bill's in hand down the sidewalk of a bad neighborhood, you know?

It's just that low life morons who download programs to steal flash do, because they have nothing better to do. Theres not much you can do until they make better security for flash, but then someone will figure out how to steal that then it'll all be wasted.

Trying to stop people from stealing flash on the internet is like trying to have world peace, you can try, but its never gonna happen.

[metr4]

Getting firefox is not the case though, I've recently found something that completely puts peoples hard works in flash to 0. Many of you think that if you get an .swf file you can't do much with it other than look at it... but you are wrong. There are some nasty things like swf decompilers that give a complete access to the original .fla file letting change whatever you want and reuse somebody's work. I find it pathetic and think those programs should be put to the prohibited list!

[dastrophy]

It really does annoy me when people steal flash, especially as it is so easy to download free editable .fla files from people who are keen to distribut content....
Usually the best way is to prevent right-click's but even better is use php script to embed it, so that the actual link is impossible to recover....the only problem is that internet explorer downloads most of it to the cache which is annoying...

By far the best way is to watermark everything you have: if the thief is willing to sit for a few hours removing a watermark completely from the flash, then they probably know how to make their own and really, really like yours (and so probably asked to borrow it already)

[Adam Roethburg]

NEVER STEAL, made one for yourself

[saqib431]

I know that flash stealing is quiet easy now. but u can put some securities on it. then even your work is stolen this will be useless for others.
try to put some passwords and inporting securities..

[TheBlessedOne]

There are many methods of stealing flash animations. When I like some kind of animation and want to work out my own version for the sites I made, I use software called Flash Saver. It's quite easy to use and it's a small program. With this software you can easily download .swf files and after that use some kind of decompiler like Softhink SWF Decompiler that makes your .swf to .fla file so you can edit it under Adobe Flash.