Can I prevent someone from copying an image from a website?

Sophiscated screen capturing software, such as the freeware MWSnap, could still grab images from the screen because it access the video memory.

Well, this is probably overkill: code a Direct3D or OpenGL application and display the image, and disable printscreen, disable ALT-TAB and run as a window, and lock all keyboard inputs so you can’t activate any TSR screenshot capturers or FRAPs