--- Early coverage here: http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?128@private@.2ccf3d27 http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=hYoBb.25499%24o9.19199%40fed1read07 http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/01/08/0111228&mode=thread&tid=152&tid=185 Confirmation here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4578-2004Jan9.html By TED BRIDIS The Associated Press Friday, January 9, 2004; 7:02 PM WASHINGTON - Adobe Systems Inc. acknowledged Friday it quietly added technology to the world's best-known graphics software at the request of government regulators and international bankers to prevent consumers from making copies of the world's major currencies. The unusual concession has angered scores of customers. Adobe, the world's leading vendor for graphics software, said the secretive technology "would have minimal impact on honest customers." It generates a warning message when someone tries to make digital copies of some currencies. ... _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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