GonnaLearnToday
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- Dec 4, 2018
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Not sure if this is the right spot, but if I were to copy content, past the content (say even just an email address) - can a website detect this?
Can a website detect a copy/paste?
- Thread starter GonnaLearnToday
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- Jan 12, 2023
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Yes, a website can detect copy/paste actions using JavaScript and other web technologies.
HustleTong
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- May 30, 2019
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If you're concerned about duplicate content, just use AI to rephrase it.
Ashk881
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- Aug 24, 2021
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If you mean the copy and paste the content inside the website, then Yes, it can detect that.
MrxCyberNet
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- Jan 28, 2020
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its true .... they detect with us ...
HobbitProxy
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- Jul 12, 2023
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Yes, the site can detect whether you are copying and pasting content from it or from another source. To do this, various methods can be used, for example, JavaScript to track user actions or compare the entered text with the site's own database.
TZ2011
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- Jun 26, 2011
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Javascript can be disabled, hence your "protection" gets useless.
Text copying can be partially protected with css,
<style>
.noselect{
-webkit-user-select: none;
-webkit-touch-callout: none;
-moz-user-select: none;
-ms-user-select: none;
user-select: none;
}
</style>
Text copying can be partially protected with css,
<style>
.noselect{
-webkit-user-select: none;
-webkit-touch-callout: none;
-moz-user-select: none;
-ms-user-select: none;
user-select: none;
}
</style>
- Sep 10, 2010
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Easy peasy
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2026335/how-to-add-extra-info-to-copied-web-text
However, like someone else said, you can’t detect the paste if it is not happening on your website. You just add some more text when the copy happens (like e.g. this text was copied from xyz).
This is not fool proof though. The user can easily just paste, and remove your added text manually.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2026335/how-to-add-extra-info-to-copied-web-text
However, like someone else said, you can’t detect the paste if it is not happening on your website. You just add some more text when the copy happens (like e.g. this text was copied from xyz).
This is not fool proof though. The user can easily just paste, and remove your added text manually.