Comments on: ImgRed.com - Hot-link images Without Really hot-linking

By: Forrest

Forrest — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:36:02 +0000

There are opt-out instructions now, but there weren’t when I posted that comment. In fact, I had sent an email requesting to opt-out of the service and it bounced, so I had to take opting-out up with my .htaccess file. The guy even sent me a personal email ( to the contact address on the page I wrote ) saying he’s added opt-out.

By: Abdussamad Abdurrazzaq

Abdussamad Abdurrazzaq — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:31:00 +0000

What a great idea this is. Its amazing how there’s always room for innovation in even common web services like image hosting. Unfortunately the site owner says that his service runs at a loss so who knows how long it will be operational.

@Forrest: There are opt out instructions on the site.

By: Forrest

Forrest — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:26:19 +0000

This is amazing; no one thought to talk to a lawyer first. Basically, a new service allows people to republish images they don’t have rights to from a mysterious third-party server. It’s not clear how these people intend to make a profit, but they’re building up a collection of images, they don’t publish any contact info, or opt-out instructions.

For anyone else who’s concerned about all this, I’ve written an article detailing how to ban imgred from your server: http://forrestcroce.com/Articles/Protecting-Digital-Images.html

By: Shankar Ganesh

Shankar Ganesh — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:44:08 +0000

Thanks, Lovedeep I’ll surely write. Thanks for your kind words!

By: Lovedeep

Lovedeep — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:40:22 +0000

Keep writing good stuff. Good luck with your blog.

By: Shankar Ganesh

Shankar Ganesh — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 12:55:27 +0000

Thanks for the linkback!