wally
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Imagine if Xerox controlled what books you could copy the pages of, or if computer makers prevented you from writing certain things. Or Google not letting you read the Bible online.
OTOH there is code in most scanner software to inhibit the quality of copies of US currency. As I recall this was quietly mandated by the Secret Service after a rash of "P notes" -- poor quality counterfeits made by "amateurs" with a PC and a scanner, but "passed" to businesses, perhaps with the assistance of co-conspiring employees. High quality color copiers have had it from pretty much day one.