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Re:Philipp Hagemeister, former YouTube-dl maintainer re: tak... by bondarchuk on Sunday October 25, 2020 @01:01PM (#24887769)
> I think what this supposed DMCA is best compared to is making cameras illegal because people take photos and record videos of copyrighted material.

Ah, just you wait. If ever the analog loophole becomes the dominant way to reproduce copyrighted works, it will be difficult to get a camera without a content-recognition and blocking system.

Re:Philipp Hagemeister, former YouTube-dl maintainer re: tak... by gamblor956 on Sunday October 25, 2020 @02:48PM (#24888783)
Generally, unless the purpose of the image was to disseminate an otherwise copyrighted work contained in the recording, fair use would apply. For example: the famous toddler dancing to Prince video. It recorded a Prince song while the toddler was dancing to it. The primary purpose of the video was to show the toddler dancing, so the recording (and dissemination of the Prince song) was deemed fair use. (There's a bit more to that analysis but that was the gist of it.)
Re:Philipp Hagemeister, former YouTube-dl maintainer re: tak... by clusterfish on Sunday October 25, 2020 @04:20PM (#24889560)
Apple already has patents to block recording of concerts iirc
Re:Philipp Hagemeister, former YouTube-dl maintainer re: tak... by wolco2 on Sunday October 25, 2020 @01:06PM (#24887816)
Why did you remove the photoshop not allowing banking notes editing. Is this true?
Re:Philipp Hagemeister, former YouTube-dl maintainer re: tak... by bondarchuk on Sunday October 25, 2020 @01:08PM (#24887837)
Just thought it's maybe not as relevant, but yes it's true.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation

Re:Philipp Hagemeister, former YouTube-dl maintainer re: tak... by wolco2 on Sunday October 25, 2020 @03:30PM (#24889167)
Very interesting. It mentions the concept was developed in 2004. I wonder how many versions are affected by this and when they started.
Re:Philipp Hagemeister, former YouTube-dl maintainer re: tak... by rietta on Sunday October 25, 2020 @03:53PM (#24889355)
One of our business processes is to scan checks when customers pay and attach the image as part of the record in QuickBooks. We use a sheet of paper folder to redact the numbers of the bottom of the check. Our scanner refuses to color copy some client checks, namely from a govt agency and a startup. Thankfully we can still copy with grayscale. When this happens, we have to fully power off the scanner and boot it back up again. Best I can tell it's this pattern/hologram that triggers it.

For the same reason, I had trouble making a digital copy of my daughter's birth certificate. Before I found the gray scale trick, I ended up taking a photo with our iPhone instead.

Re:Philipp Hagemeister, former YouTube-dl maintainer re: tak... by corty on Sunday October 25, 2020 @04:40PM (#24889707)
Re:Philipp Hagemeister, former YouTube-dl maintainer re: tak... by st3fan on Sunday October 25, 2020 @04:29PM (#24889630)
Color copiers and color printers check for the EURion constellation too. For decades, at least in Europe.
Re:Philipp Hagemeister, former YouTube-dl maintainer re: tak... by ChrisLomont on Monday October 26, 2020 @10:34AM (#24896565)
Cameras were the dominant way for nearly 100 years, and that didn’t happen.