You can use a java-script to launch a window with the picture. This way the "thief" could use the thumbnail as a target, but not the final picture, since he doesn't know its true location. Simply drop the pictures into another folder. You could use a second java-script to protect your page from right-clicking. There is a lot of things you can do to prevent people from using your bandwidth. Most of the people doing this are not even aware, that they are doing something wrong. They simply enter some URL and that's all. Keep them from getting that URL and they won't have a chance to steal your bandwidth. This will help a lot more than threatening with legal consequences, that everyone knows will never work out. Joerg