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Re: Protect out content from copying

How can I prevent content copying on my product descriptions?

Kaseijin
Tourist
7 1 1

Hi there.

We are writing original description for our products and would like to protect the content from copy-paste. 

I could find a few good application preventing text selection and blocking right-click on images, but if possible we wounder if is it possible at the Shopify platform to make something like copyright protection at this page.

https://www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/Article/2014/08/13/Is-platinum-the-hottest-new-ingredient-in-...

 

 Do anyone have an idea how to do it? 

Thank you for reading it 🙂 

Replies 2 (2)

LitCommerce
Astronaut
2860 684 754

Hi @Kaseijin,

You can use JS to block this. Please go to assets > theme.js file, find 'sections.register' and add code here:

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Code:

window.addEventListener('copy cut', function (e) { 
    e.preventDefault(); 
    alert('Block copyright');
  }, false);

You can change the notification content to your liking.

Hope it helps!

 

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Andrew
Shopify Staff (Retired)
1746 173 324

Hi @Kaseijin,

While there is nothing natively available to prevent duplication of copyright material, Shopify takes intellectual property infringement very seriously. We offer a portal for store owners to report suspected IP theft.

Meanwhile, you may be able to do something with the code as outlined by @LitCommerce, but if you're not familiar with coding I would recommend consulting a Shopify Expert (they're a team of third-party developers who can make custom changes to your store on a contracted basis).

I hope this helps!

To learn more visit the Shopify Help Center or the Community Blog.