# Download Remote Images with Referer (plugin possible?)

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**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [March 30, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/download-remote-images-with-referer-plugin-possible/260027 "2023-03-30T22:08:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/download-remote-images-with-referer-plugin-possible/260027/8 "2023-03-31T08:28:00Z")

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> [@shyguy](#):
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> copyright violation or circumvention

The fact that the uploader retains their rights - including the right to control how it is used and distributed - does not give others the right to modify or remove watermarks from their content without permission.

DMCA also covers _access control_, which would apply here (i.e. they have the right to serve that image without watermark only if it is surrounded by their ads, and removing that mechanism is accessing the image in another way as they want you to do it)

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