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Helpfully the law already disagrees. That Xerox machine tampers with the printed result, leaving a faint signature that is meant to help detect forgeries. You k
by zeta0134 1y ago
Helpfully the law already disagrees. That Xerox machine tampers with the printed result, leaving a faint signature that is meant to help detect forgeries. You know, for when users copy things that are actually illegal to copy. Xerox machine (and every other printer sold today) literally leaves a paper trail to trace it back to them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots
- ChadNauseam 1y agoi believe only color printers are known to have this functionality, and it’s typically used for detecting counterfeit, not for enforcing copyright
- zeta0134 1y agoYou're quite right. Still, it's a decent example of blaming the tool for the actions of its users. The law clearly exerted enough pressure to convince the tool maker to modify that tool against the user's wishes.
- justinclift 1y ago> Still, it's a decent example of blaming the tool for the actions of its users. They're not really "blaming" the tool though. They're using a supply chain attack against the subset of users they're interested in.