diff --git a/config/development.json b/config/development.json
index 34c4c849..e91061d3 100644
--- a/config/development.json
+++ b/config/development.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	},
 	"Database": {
 		"MySqlConnectionUri": "none",
-		"DownloadDirectory": "/home/lbry/Downloads/"
+		"DownloadDirectory": "C:\\Users\\Bones\\Downloads\\lbry\\"
 	},
 	"Logging": {
 		"LogLevel": "silly"
diff --git a/public/assets/js/generalFunctions.js b/public/assets/js/generalFunctions.js
index 521e26fc..0556f0c5 100644
--- a/public/assets/js/generalFunctions.js
+++ b/public/assets/js/generalFunctions.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ function toggleSection(event){
 	}
 }
 
-// create a progress animation
 function createProgressBar(element, size){ 
 	var x = 1;
 	var adder = 1;
@@ -54,4 +53,27 @@ function dataURItoBlob(dataURI) {
     }
 
     return new Blob([ia], {type:mimeString});
-}
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+}
+
+function showError(elementId, errorMsg) {
+	var errorDisplay = document.getElementById(elementId);
+	errorDisplay.hidden = false;
+	errorDisplay.innerText = errorMsg;
+}
+
+// Create new error objects, that prototypically inherit from the Error constructor
+function FileError(message) {
+  this.name = 'FileError';
+  this.message = message || 'Default Message';
+  this.stack = (new Error()).stack;
+}
+FileError.prototype = Object.create(Error.prototype);
+FileError.prototype.constructor = FileError;
+
+function NameError(message) {
+  this.name = 'NameError';
+  this.message = message || 'Default Message';
+  this.stack = (new Error()).stack;
+}
+NameError.prototype = Object.create(Error.prototype);
+NameError.prototype.constructor = NameError;
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diff --git a/public/assets/js/index.js b/public/assets/js/index.js
index 81b1d9ee..e7e99d5e 100644
--- a/public/assets/js/index.js
+++ b/public/assets/js/index.js
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ function publishSelectedImage(event) {
 	try {
 		validateSubmission(stagedFiles, name);
 	} catch (error) {
-		alert(error.message);
+		if (error.name === 'FileError'){
+			showError('input-error-file-selection', error.message);
+		} else if (error.name === 'NameError') {
+			showError('input-error-claim-name', error.message);
+		} else {
+			showError('input-error-publish-submit', error.message);
+		}
 		return;
 	}
 	// make sure the name is available then start the upload
@@ -20,7 +26,7 @@ function publishSelectedImage(event) {
 			uploader.submitFiles(stagedFiles); //note: must pass the file as part of an array.
 		})
 		.catch(function(error) {
-			alert(error);
+			showError('input-error-claim-name', error);
 		})
 };
 
diff --git a/public/assets/js/memeFodder-publish.js b/public/assets/js/memeFodder-publish.js
index 67c13597..191063de 100644
--- a/public/assets/js/memeFodder-publish.js
+++ b/public/assets/js/memeFodder-publish.js
@@ -47,19 +47,4 @@ socket.on('publish-complete', function(msg){
 	publishResults += '<a href="/meme-fodder/play"><button>Reload</button></a></p>';
 	// update publish area
 	document.getElementById('publish-active-area').innerHTML = publishResults;
-	// update the link holder
-	document.getElementById('direct-link-holder').innerText = 'https://spee.ch' + directUrl;
-	// enable copy-to-clipboard
-	var copyBtn = document.querySelector('.copy-button');
-	copyBtn.addEventListener('click', function(event) {
-		// select the text
-		var text = document.getElementById('direct-link-holder');
-		text.select();
-		try {
-			var successful = document.execCommand('copy');
-			var msg = successful ? 'successful' : 'unsuccessful';
-		} catch (err) {
-			alert('Oops, unable to copy');
-		}
-	});
 });
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diff --git a/public/assets/js/publishFunctions.js b/public/assets/js/publishFunctions.js
index 67fcbf09..b93a4f55 100644
--- a/public/assets/js/publishFunctions.js
+++ b/public/assets/js/publishFunctions.js
@@ -29,16 +29,16 @@ function validateFile(file) {
 function validateSubmission(stagedFiles, name){
 	// make sure only 1 file was selected
 	if (!stagedFiles) {
-		throw new Error("Please select a file");
+		throw new FileError("Please select a file");
 	} else if (stagedFiles.length > 1) {
-		throw new Error("Only one file is allowed at a time");
+		throw new FileError("Only one file is allowed at a time");
 	}
 	// validate 'name' field
 	var invalidCharacters = /[^A-Za-z0-9,-]/.exec(name);
 	if (invalidCharacters) {
-		throw new Error(invalidCharacters + ' is not allowed. A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and "-" only.');
+		throw new NameError(invalidCharacters + ' is not allowed. A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and "-" only.');
 	} else if (name.length < 1) {
-		throw new Error("You must enter a name for your claim");
+		throw new NameError("You must enter a name for your claim");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function previewAndStageFile(selectedFile){
 	try {
 		validateFile(selectedFile);
 	} catch (error) {
-		alert(error.message);
+		showError('input-error-file-selection', error.message);
 		return;
 	}
 	// set the preview
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ function stageAndPublish(file) {
 	var invalidCharacters = /[^A-Za-z0-9,-]/.exec(name);
 	// validate 'name'
 	if (invalidCharacters) {
-		alert(invalidCharacters + ' is not allowed. A-Z, a-z, 0-9, "_" and "-" only.');
+		showError('input-error-claim-name', invalidCharacters + ' is not allowed. A-Z, a-z, 0-9, "_" and "-" only.');
 		return;
 	} else if (name.length < 1) {
-		alert("You must enter a name for your claim");
+		showError('input-error-claim-name', 'You must enter a name for your claim');
 		return;
 	}
 	// stage files 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ function stageAndPublish(file) {
 	if (stagedFiles) {
 		// make sure only 1 file was selected
 		if (stagedFiles.length < 1) {
-			alert("A file is needed");
+			showError('input-error-file-selection', 'A file is needed');
 			return;
 		}
 		// make sure the content type is acceptable
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ function stageAndPublish(file) {
 				uploader.submitFiles(stagedFiles);
 				break;
 			default:
-				alert("Only .png, .jpeg, .gif, and .mp4 files are currently supported");
+				showError('input-error-publish-submit', 'Only .png, .jpeg, .gif, and .mp4 files are currently supported');
 				break;
 		}
 	} else {
-		alert("Please select a file");
+		showError('input-error-file-selection', 'Please select a file');
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/views/partials/assetInfo.handlebars b/views/partials/assetInfo.handlebars
index 986718ce..7ad1bace 100644
--- a/views/partials/assetInfo.handlebars
+++ b/views/partials/assetInfo.handlebars
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 	<h2 class="subheader">Links</h2>
 	{{!--direct link to asset--}}
 	<a href="/{{fileInfo.name}}/{{fileInfo.claimId}}">Direct Link</a>
+	<div class="input-error" id="input-error-copy-direct-link" hidden="true"></div>
 	<br/>
-	<input type="text" id="direct-link" class="link" readonly="true" spellcheck="false" value="https://spee.ch/{{fileInfo.name}}/{{fileInfo.claimId}}"/>
+	<input type="text" id="direct-link" class="link" readonly spellcheck="false" value="https://spee.ch/{{fileInfo.name}}/{{fileInfo.claimId}}" onclick="select()"/>
 	<button class="copy-button" data-elementtocopy="direct-link" onclick="copyToClipboard(event)">copy</button>
 	<br/>
 	<br/>
@@ -15,27 +16,30 @@
 	{{#ifConditional fileInfo.fileType '===' 'video/mp4'}}
 	{{else}}
 		Markdown
+		<div class="input-error" id="input-error-copy-markdown-text" hidden="true"></div>
 		<br/>
-		<input type="text" id="markdown-text" class="link" readonly="true" spellcheck="false" value='![{{fileInfo.name}}](https://spee.ch/{{fileInfo.name}}/{{fileInfo.claimId}})'/>
+		<input type="text" id="markdown-text" class="link" readonly onclick="select()" spellcheck="false" value='![{{fileInfo.name}}](https://spee.ch/{{fileInfo.name}}/{{fileInfo.claimId}})'/>
 		<button class="copy-button" data-elementtocopy="markdown-text" onclick="copyToClipboard(event)">copy</button>
 		<br/>
 		<br/>
 	{{/ifConditional}}
 	{{!-- html text for embedding asset--}}
 	Embed HTML
+	<div class="input-error" id="input-error-copy-embed-text" hidden="true"></div>
 	<br/>
 	{{#ifConditional fileInfo.fileType '===' 'video/mp4'}}
-		<input type="text" id="embed-text" class="link" readonly="true" spellcheck="false" value='&lt;video autoplay controls>&lt;source src="https://spee.ch/{{fileInfo.name}}/{{fileInfo.claimId}}" />&lt;/video>'/>
+		<input type="text" id="embed-text" class="link" readonly onclick="select()" spellcheck="false" value='&lt;video autoplay controls>&lt;source src="https://spee.ch/{{fileInfo.name}}/{{fileInfo.claimId}}" />&lt;/video>'/>
 	{{else}}
-		<input type="text" id="embed-text" class="link" readonly="true" spellcheck="false" value='&lt;img src="https://spee.ch/{{fileInfo.name}}/{{fileInfo.claimId}}" />'/>
+		<input type="text" id="embed-text" class="link" readonly onclick="select()" spellcheck="false" value='&lt;img src="https://spee.ch/{{fileInfo.name}}/{{fileInfo.claimId}}" />'/>
 	{{/ifConditional}}
 	<button class="copy-button" data-elementtocopy="embed-text" onclick="copyToClipboard(event)">copy</button>
 	<br/>
 	<br/>
 	{{!-- link to show route for asset--}}
 	<a href="/show/{{fileInfo.name}}/{{fileInfo.claimId}}">Details Link</a>
+	<div class="input-error" id="input-error-copy-show-link" hidden="true"></div>
 	</br>
-	<input type="text" id="show-link" class="link" readonly="true" spellcheck="false" value="https://spee.ch/show/{{fileInfo.name}}/{{fileInfo.claimId}}"/>
+	<input type="text" id="show-link" class="link" readonly onclick="select()" spellcheck="false" value="https://spee.ch/show/{{fileInfo.name}}/{{fileInfo.claimId}}"/>
 	<button class="copy-button" data-elementtocopy="show-link" onclick="copyToClipboard(event)">copy</button>
 	<br/>
 	<br/>
diff --git a/views/partials/publish.handlebars b/views/partials/publish.handlebars
index d2b49224..84f0deed 100644
--- a/views/partials/publish.handlebars
+++ b/views/partials/publish.handlebars
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	<div class="col-left">
 		<div id="drop-zone" ondrop="drop_handler(event);" ondragover="dragover_handler(event);" ondragend="dragend_handler(event)">
 			<p>Drag and drop your file here, or choose your file below.</p>
+			<div class="input-error" id="input-error-file-selection" hidden="true"></div>
 			<input type="file"  id="siofu_input" name="file" accept="video/*,image/*" onchange="previewAndStageFile(event.target.files[0])" enctype="multipart/form-data"/>
 		</div>
 		<div id="asset-preview-holder">
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 	<div class="col-right">
 		<textarea id="direct-link-holder" hidden="true">No URL yet</textarea>
 		<div id="publish-active-area">
-			
+			<div class="input-error" id="input-error-claim-name" hidden="true"></div>
 			<input type="text" id="publish-name" placeholder="Your claim name" class="form-control">
 			<p>
 			<label for="publish-license">License:</label>
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
 			<label for="publish-nsfw">NSFW</label>
 			</p>
 			<p>
+			<div class="input-error" id="input-error-publish-submit" hidden="true"></div>
 			<button id="publish-submit" onclick="publishSelectedImage(event)">Publish</button>
 			<a href="/"><button id="publish-reset">Reset</button></a>
 			</p>
diff --git a/views/show.handlebars b/views/show.handlebars
index 4701240b..0de10fbd 100644
--- a/views/show.handlebars
+++ b/views/show.handlebars
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@
 </div>
 
 <script type ="text/javascript">
+
 	function copyToClipboard(event){
 		var elementToCopy = event.target.dataset.elementtocopy;
 		var element = document.getElementById(elementToCopy);
+		var errorElement = 'input-error-copy-text' + elementToCopy;
 		element.select();
 		try {
 			document.execCommand('copy');
 		} catch (err) {
-			alert('Oops, unable to copy');
+			showError(errorElement, 'Oops, unable to copy');
 		}
 	}
 </script>
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