According to John W. Dozier, Jr., the “Super Lawyer”, viewing his site’s HTML source, as in, “right-click – view page source” is illegal. They are trying to claim that viewing their page source is a copyright violation. Additionally they have an End User License Agreement, EULA prohibiting this behavior, as well as forbidding links to their site.
Now the interesting thing is that the code for the home page, as an example, is really poorly built. They still use tables for layout, and the JavaScript is embedded in the header. Worse still they are an internet law firm.
There are a few things that strike me as ludicrous from a developer’s standpoint.
My top ten list of why they are stupid:
- Use technology that can actually hide your code: ASP, PHP, Flash, JAVA
- Move your scripts to a separate file from your HTML, at least
- Use JavaScript to disable right clicking
- Go old-school and use frames
- Float a transparent GIF over the whole page so people can’t click</>
- Have code that is actually worth looking at
- Show your EULA before people can view your content, allowing them to opt out of viewing your stupid site
- Stay off the internet because there is always a way to get the code
- Hire a designer because your site looks terrible (see 6)
- Telling people to not link to your site, or click your ads, or look at your content defeats the entire purpose of having a web site
And John W. Dozier, Jr. calls himself a “Super Lawyer”:
"is recognized through peer review as a "Super Lawyer" in the law of the Internet"
Poor ignorant lawyer, I almost feel sad for him.