When you showcase your indie game online, protecting your content—such as screenshots, videos, artwork, and text is crucial. Content protection helps prevent unauthorized use, copying, or redistribution of your creative assets while still allowing you to share your work with players, press, and partners.

Indie Pocket templates make it easy to display your content professionally, but understanding how to protect it adds an extra layer of security and respect for your intellectual property.

Why Protect your Content?

Indie games often rely on unique visual style, story, and atmosphere to stand out. Losing control over your media—whether through theft, misuse, or poor attribution—can harm your reputation and impact your game’s success. Protecting your content also discourages piracy and ensures that anyone who shares or uses your materials does so appropriately.

Common methods of Content Protection

Watermarking

Applying subtle watermarks on screenshots, key art, or videos helps deter unauthorized reuse. Watermarks can be your logo, studio name, or website URL placed transparently over the image. This makes it clear who owns the content without overly distracting viewers.

Right-Click Disable and Copy Prevention

On your website, disabling right-click context menus on images or text can make casual downloading or copying more difficult. Many website builders, including Framer, allow you to add simple scripts that block right-clicks or keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+C.

While not foolproof (users can still take screenshots), it raises the effort barrier against unauthorized copying.

Low-Resolution or Compressed Media

Publishing only web-optimized, lower-resolution versions of your images or videos limits their usability if stolen. High-quality originals should be reserved for press kits or controlled distribution.

Copyright Notices and Terms of Use

Including clear copyright notices on your site and a dedicated Terms of Use page sets legal expectations about how your content can be used. This can help in case you need to send takedown requests or enforce your rights.

Balancing Protection and User Experience

Too much protection can frustrate genuine visitors. For example, disabling right-click everywhere may annoy users who want to save screenshots for personal use or share your content responsibly. Watermarks should be visible but not intrusive.

The goal is to discourage casual theft while maintaining an inviting and professional site that encourages sharing through proper channels.

Additional Tips

• Regularly monitor your content online to spot unauthorized use. Tools like Google Reverse Image Search or TinEye can help find copies of your images elsewhere.

• When sharing assets with press or influencers, provide clear guidelines on usage and request credit where appropriate.

• If you find your content misused, start with a polite takedown request before considering legal actions.