Add Reference And Copyright Text To Copied Content – Copyright.js

The vanilla JavaScript version of the jQuery copyright plugin which automatically appends a reference link or copyright text to user copied content on your web page.

Install it via NPM:

$ npm install pure-copyright

How to use it:

Import the Copyright.js into your web project.

import Copyright from 'pure-copyright'

<script src="dist/pure-copyright.js"></script>

Initialize the library. This will automatically append the current page address to your text when copied.

new Copyright(document.body)

Customize the copyright text:

new Copyright(document.body, {
    text: "Your Copyright Text Here"
})

Set the minimum length of the copied text when running.

new Copyright(document.body, {
    minlength: 100
})

The function to process the copied text

new Copyright(document.body, {
    processing: function (text) {
      console.log(text)
    }
})

Event listeners.

new Copyright(document.body)
.on('beforeCopy', () => {
  console.log(+ new Date())
}).on('afterCopy', () => {
  console.log(+ new Date())
})