[thelist] More Smart Tags

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Memo from Martin P Burns of PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Ray

I don't think the issue is so much one of "You can save images" as the
incitement to do so without an accompanying IPR warning.

Martin





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How is this bad? People can 'steal' graphics now and it's not terribly
harder. Also, is there an epidemic of people stealing web graphics for evil
purposes? Yes, people steal graphics, content, html, etc, but this will not
explode with this new tool. If someone wants to steal Death Clock (which
happens all the time), they can View Source, save as, and upload in 2
seconds with _any_ old browser.

Personally, if someone wants to save one of my graphics, or mail it to his
friend, I don't see it as a huge big deal.

Ray Camden


> What's the lists view on the other thorny issue of IE6.0 - the attitude
> to Graphic theft?
>
> <quote>
> Like a picture? Grab it!
> It's easier than ever to save, e-mail, and print pictures that you find
> on Web pages. Access and organize your saved pictures anytime in the My
> Pictures folder!
>
> The Image Toolbar feature allows you to quickly and easily save, e-mail,
> and print pictures that you find on Web pages. You can view all your
> saved pictures in the My Pictures folder. When you point to pictures on
> Web pages, the My Pictures toolbar appears, giving you instant access to
> My Pictures functions.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/preview/imgtoolbar/default.asp


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