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| DATE | 2004-01-11 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Abode Photospho FBI Hooks
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Adobe Says It Uses Anti-Counterfeiting Technology
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By Ted Bridis
Associated Press
Saturday, January 10, 2004; Page E03
Adobe Systems Inc. acknowledged yesterday it had added technology to
its popular Photoshop graphics software at the request of government
regulators and bankers to prevent consumers from making copies of the
world's major currencies.
Adobe, the world's leading vendor for graphics software, said the
technology, which generates a warning message when someone tries to
make digital copies of some currencies, "would have minimal impact
on honest customers."
The technology was designed recently by the Central Bank Counterfeit
Deterrence Group, a consortium of 27 central banks in the United
States, Japan, Canada and Europe.
"We sort of knew this would come out eventually," Adobe spokesman
Russell Brady said. "We can't really talk about the technology
itself."
Rival graphics software by Taiwan-based Ulead Systems Inc. also
blocks customers from making copies of currency.
Experts said the decision by Adobe represents one of the rare
occasions when the U.S. technology industry has agreed to include
third-party software code into commercial products at the request
of government and finance officials.
Adobe revealed it added the technology after a customer complained
in an online support forum about mysterious behavior by the new
$649 "Photoshop CS" software when opening an image of a $20 bill.
Angry customers have filled Adobe's Internet message boards with
complaints about censorship and concerns over future restrictions
on other types of images, such as copyrighted or adult material.
"This shocks me," said Stephen M. Burns, president of the
Photoshop users group in San Diego. "Artists don't like to
be limited in what they can do with their tools. Let the
U.S. government or whoever is involved deal with this, but
don't take the powers of the government and place them into a
commercial software package."
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