I downloaded this from another site a couple of years ago and carry it with me in my bag. A friend recently was contacted by the FBI for photographing at a local power plant. They showed up at her doorstep and knew everything about her! She didn't get in trouble but it sure did shake her up a bit.
@roachling Even more fun, if you do photograph a bank note and try and open it in most commercial photo packages, it will refuse to load it. Most colour photocopiers should also refuse to copy a banknote.
This apparent magic is due to a combination of the EURion constellation, a pattern of dots on the banknotes of many countries, and digital watermarking, a technique where data can be 'invisibly' embedded into an image, and which remains readable even after the banknote has been printed.
Thank you. This clarifies some things I've wondered about.
I'd heard that according to homeland security (U.S.) it is illegal to take photos of bridges, government buildings, etc. After some google search I'm learning that in cases when photographers have been harrassed, they generally have been vindicated in court. Though I wouldn't want to go through the stress and expense of court proceedings, to be proven right :(
In Canada its been all about the "negative", up until recently a new Bill is being passed C-11 , which is to provide a "digital lock" on files to ensure viewing (or listening or reading) is done by individuals with ownership, sharing is no longer an option. Photographers are mentioned in the bill but as a copyright issue not creator. But the bill is not passed yet, just FYI thought it was relevant.
heres a site for photographers in Canada to get an understanding on privacy and freedom of speech/press http://ambientlight.ca/laws/
@roachling You can look ata the secret service website for the rules on photographing money. You can do it, but there are rules to be followed. Such as you can only shoot one side, there are size limitation, so you can't shoot 1:1 ratio, etc. You can also call them if you are unclear on the rules, sometimes they are quite helpful and other times not so much.
Thanks for that. I have no need or desire to photograph money, just thought it was an interesting fact, although I thought it was odd if there was just a total ban on it!
Interesting article. I was recently stopped from taking photos of sculptures in a public art garden on private land. There were no signs saying photography was forbidden, and the guard said I would need a special use permit from the management to shoot. They basically wanted to make sure I wasn't selling the photos, which I'm not.
This is good to know.
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though it's a little out of date now as some of the rules have been relaxed (though probably not for the Olympics *sigh*).
This apparent magic is due to a combination of the EURion constellation, a pattern of dots on the banknotes of many countries, and digital watermarking, a technique where data can be 'invisibly' embedded into an image, and which remains readable even after the banknote has been printed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation
Thanks for the extra info!
I'd heard that according to homeland security (U.S.) it is illegal to take photos of bridges, government buildings, etc. After some google search I'm learning that in cases when photographers have been harrassed, they generally have been vindicated in court. Though I wouldn't want to go through the stress and expense of court proceedings, to be proven right :(
heres a site for photographers in Canada to get an understanding on privacy and freedom of speech/press
http://ambientlight.ca/laws/
Thanks for that. I have no need or desire to photograph money, just thought it was an interesting fact, although I thought it was odd if there was just a total ban on it!
This is good to know.