On 9 August 2010 12:15, Carcharoth <carcharot...@googlemail.com> wrote: > You may be right. Changing subject slightly, does that argument apply > with currency counterfeiting laws? I know this thread isn't about > currency images, but Commons does actually pay a fair amount of > respect to concerns that currency could be counterfeited, which has > always surprised me somewhat, given that most currencies now use > security methods that no high-resolution image will help with when > counterfeiting.
As FT2 says below, a distinction is that making a clear copy of an image of a banknote is often by definition illegal, regardless of context or reason, unless you do things like stamp "SPECIMEN" on it or print it in false colours or somesuch. The FBI are trying to argue that copying their seal falls under a similar provision - you cannot make copies of the seal, end of story - whilst we are arguing that the law actually says "you cannot make *badges* and other identifying things with the seal on it". As the judges say, we are prepared to distinguish ;-) A good analogy to currency might, perhaps, be a law which prevents you minting your own coins - but doesn't actually stop you making pictures of the designs on them. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
