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I had a problem with a new version (to me) of a program(me) I use, Macromedia Freehand (10), so I sought out their official forum and found that others had the same problem... and no answer. This has nothing to do with this topic except as background as to how I found what I found. I came up with my own answer to the original problem BTW and was gloriously praised for my efforts, but that's neither here nor there (except to my own ego, which is huge).
Anyway, here's the thing. Someone posted this, off topic:
a link
Which says, to save you clicking the link:
We received a TIFF image from a customer, of a $20 bill. The image does
*not* violate any laws regarding reproduction of currency (it's not even
close to actual-size, and it's not a "flat" portrayal - it's wavy, as if
it's fluttering in the wind. Nor is it real-color.
However, Photoshop CS refuses to open the image, and provides an error
message regarding the (il)legality of currency reproduction and an
"information" button that takes you to the web. (Photoshop 7, of course,
has no such qualms).
What the hell is this? In my book this is completely unacceptable -
Photoshop is an image editor, not a censor, government policy enforcer
or anything else.
Adobe, you've got some explaining to do.
Others had more to add, including...
another link, this time to something official
" WASHINGTON (AP) 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... 'We sort of knew this would come out
eventually,'' Adobe spokesman Russell Brady said. 'We can't really talk
about the technology itself.'"
Seems genuine. Makes you wonder what other content, if any, they are
quietly monitoring us for...
Well I think it's interesting anyway. How does that even work?
And doesn't their spokesperson sound like a "dude"! |
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