When Unix Stops Being Fun (pushing the thread even more OT)

[stheg olloydson]

it was said:

>As a purely theoretical question - is it possible to be guilty of an
>offence by being in possession of a digital image of a currency bill? 
>At what resolution does it become an offence?



Hello,

This exactly answers your questions:

http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/banknotes/legislation/repro.html

Seems like possession of _any_ digital image of Canadian paper currency
is a crime.

To see what the rules are for other countries:

http://www.rulesforuse.org

For an interesting news item on this topic:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/10/01/copying.dollars.ap/index.html

HTH,

Stheg



		
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