BANDWIDTH
THEFT
PLEASE
DO NOT BE A
BANDWIDTH THIEF!
If you do not
know what bandwidth
theft means,
then PLEASE
read this entire
page BEFORE
you take an
image from this
site.
IMPORTANT!
Please upload
images to your
own server.
Please do not
reference them
directly from
this site.
Images
used on your
site or page
must be saved
to your computer
and server and
not referenced
in your html
code to the
images located
on our server.
Making
IMG calls to
images located
on my site from
your html documents
is considered
bandwidth theft.
Please do not
use my image
URLs, please
use your own.
To
clarify this
in case you
do not understand,
don't write
your html code
like this...
<img
src="http://www.3roses.co.uk/name_of_image.gif">
Save the image
file you are
using to your
own server and
write your html
code like this
instead...
<img
src="http://www.your_server.com/name_of_image.gif">
Right clicking
on an image
and then going
to properties,
highlighting
the URL address,
copying and
then pasting
the image URL
into a forum
page, message
board, auction,
web site or
any place on
the web is bandwidth
theft. You should
choose "Save
As" and
save it in your
computer. Then
find a host
that will allow
you to upload
it to their
server and give
you an URL address
of your own
to use.
There
are places that
will host your
images for only
a couple of
pennies per
month.
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What
is Bandwidth?
It
is a data transmission
rate; the maximum
amount of information
(bits/second)
that can be
transmitted
along a channel.
Each time a
file like a
page, image,
clipart, animation
or midi is loaded
from a site,
it is using
a certain amount
of resources
or bandwidth.
You can also
think of bandwidth
similar to the
electricity
it takes to
run your refrigerator.
When someone
links directly
to an image
on someone else's
server, (instead
of copying it
to their own
computer and
then uploading
it to their
own server)
it is similar
to your neighbor
running an extension
cord over to
your electrical
outlet to run
his own refrigerator.
While it is
convenient for
him, it is the
person that
has the plugin
that has to
pay for the
extra usage.
The End of Free
Clipart Sites?
Most
website host
providers set
a limit to the
amount of bandwidth
a site may use
each month and
after that limit
is reached,
a site may be
closed and the
webmaster may
have to pay
a large bill
before they
can open their
site again.
Most free clipart
and animations
sites can not
afford this
and many are
forced to close
permanently.
Free clipart
and animations
sites may very
soon be a thing
of the past.
How You Can
Help
You
can do your
part to help
sites stay open
and free by
not stealing
bandwidth. You
can also help
by educating
others on your
favorite message
boards about
bandwidth theft.
Below
is a list of
links to help
you explain
it to them:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4210/bandwidth.html
http://www.phenomenalwomen.com/donteventhinkaboutit/
http://www.websiteprimer.com/article1038.html
http://autumnweb.com/Roxys/directlinking.html
http://www.buffyguide.com/extras/picuse.shtml
http://www.georgerabe.com/help/linking.htm
http://www.superdrewby.com/bandwidththeft.shtml
http://www.wagsouth.com/netiq.html
http://a-shoponline.com/bandwidth-theft.html
http://foxtrotters.tripod.com/bndwdth.htm
If
you have read
this page and
you still do
not know what
bandwidth theft
is, then please
do not use our
graphics.
Thank you!
