What is a real meaning of degradation look of pictures by embedding
copyrights sign on pictures ? Everybody knows that every picture is
automatically copyrighted at the moment of production.

"Andy" <andy@noscam.com> wrote in message
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To render them useless for unauthorized use (even the small version that's
on Web-pages).

Bart

Andy wrote:

I assume you refer to non-visible watermarking. There's certainly no
intent to degrade the image; information loss is part of the cost of
embedding the copyright information. Generally Web images are lousy
anyway.

True, but the services make their money by having botts search the Web
for images incorporating the watermarks of their clients.

Dane

Andy wrote:

It's a "keep off the grass" notice.

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