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I hope the person that returned them with the printed note is aware of the Hidden code in every printed page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Identificati

I hope the person that returned them with the printed note is aware of the Hidden code in every printed page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Identification_Code?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Identification_Code?wp... I think they should be left alone for returning the notebooks. Personally speeking no artifact would be worth my own personal liberty or reputation regardless of how it was obtained. The return of lost artworks etc should be encouraged with an amnesty similar to gun/knife amnestys. If the items really are that important to society a reprocussion free return is worth it.

sandworm101 5y ago
>> no artifact would be worth my own personal liberty or reputation regardless of how it was obtained. Exactly. But for many people possession of such artifacts is seen as protection against jail. Certain European organized crime figures have used the "return of cultural treasures" as a bargaining chip in plea negotiations. Possession of stolen art, or at least knowledge of where it is hidden, can reduce one's time in prison. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/17/magazine/what-is-the-value-of-stolen-art.html https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/17/magazine/what-is-the-valu... "A prison sentence, for instance, might be reduced in some jurisdictions in exchange for a criminal’s help in retrieving a missing Monet. In effect, an unframed canvas, easier to move across borders than its equivalent in cash or drugs, acts as a high-value and extremely pretty bank note." https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/10/13/steal-and-repeat-why-art-gets-stolen-time-and-again https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/10/13/steal-and-repeat-... "In other examples, it appears that anticipating the authorities catching up with them is exactly the reason why such prime works are appealing to criminals. “One thing I’m seeing more of is the use of such stolen works as a bargaining chip for [reducing] sentences,” says Robert Read, the head of art and private clients at Hiscox. “This trend was noted about a decade ago, but as sentencing gets more creative in the courtroom, it would appear that criminals are viewing it as more of an opportunity—in this case the more publicity and better known a work, the better.”"
- mywacaday 5y ago
  I wasn't aware of the idea of using art as a form of insurance, maybe my brain isn't criminal enough.
neves 5y ago
So a black and white printer does not have these codes?
slowhand09 5y ago
Easily defeated by purchasing a printer with cash, perhaps 2nd hand, from an unknown person. Use to your hearts content, then dispose of in landfill.

sandworm101 5y ago

>> no artifact would be worth my own personal liberty or reputation regardless of how it was obtained. Exactly. But for many people possession of such artifacts is seen as protection against jail. Certain European organized crime figures have used the "return of cultural treasures" as a bargaining chip in plea negotiations. Possession of stolen art, or at least knowledge of where it is hidden, can reduce one's time in prison. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/17/magazine/what-is-the-value-of-stolen-art.html https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/17/magazine/what-is-the-valu... "A prison sentence, for instance, might be reduced in some jurisdictions in exchange for a criminal’s help in retrieving a missing Monet. In effect, an unframed canvas, easier to move across borders than its equivalent in cash or drugs, acts as a high-value and extremely pretty bank note." https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/10/13/steal-and-repeat-why-art-gets-stolen-time-and-again https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/10/13/steal-and-repeat-... "In other examples, it appears that anticipating the authorities catching up with them is exactly the reason why such prime works are appealing to criminals. “One thing I’m seeing more of is the use of such stolen works as a bargaining chip for [reducing] sentences,” says Robert Read, the head of art and private clients at Hiscox. “This trend was noted about a decade ago, but as sentencing gets more creative in the courtroom, it would appear that criminals are viewing it as more of an opportunity—in this case the more publicity and better known a work, the better.”"

mywacaday 5y ago
I wasn't aware of the idea of using art as a form of insurance, maybe my brain isn't criminal enough.

neves 5y ago

So a black and white printer does not have these codes?

slowhand09 5y ago

Easily defeated by purchasing a printer with cash, perhaps 2nd hand, from an unknown person. Use to your hearts content, then dispose of in landfill.