Abstract: The present invention facilitates secure display and sale of copyright protected images, by showing alternate reciprocal images, with complementary obstructed/degraded and clearly visible areas. System components include server machines and/or computer terminals with a screen or other display mechanism. The system may be connected through a communications network or it may be self-contained on a stand-alone, specialized computer system. System components further include non-transitory computer-readable media containing a database of images. The system creates and displays alternate reciprocal images showing blockades covering faces, patterns or objects of interest in a first image and showing the same faces, patterns or objects shown as clearly visible with all surroundings having degraded resolution or blur. Users are provided an opportunity to purchase the image and a clean copy of the image is delivered to the user upon completion of a purchase transaction.

Abstract: The present invention facilitates secure display and sale of copyright protected images, by showing alternate reciprocal images, with complementary obstructed/degraded and clearly visible areas. System components include server machines and/or computer terminals with a screen or other display mechanism. The system may be connected through a communications network or it may be self-contained on a stand-alone, specialized computer system. System components further include non-transitory computer-readable media containing a database of images. The system creates and displays alternate reciprocal images showing blockades covering faces, patterns or objects of interest in a first image and showing the same faces, patterns or objects shown as clearly visible with all surroundings having degraded resolution or blur. Users are provided an opportunity to purchase the image and a clean copy of the image is delivered to the user upon completion of a purchase transaction.