cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/47449079
I stumbled across this link in the comment of another post, and thought it was super promising!
Someone mentioned something about in the US, this would be illegal due to DRM laws - not sure about the specifics of this, but regardless an open source printer seems like something we’ve needed for ages, as printers are something that always seem like way more of a headache then they need to be. It seems like such a simple technology that has existed for quite some time, but they are always such a pain to deal with. (Maybe it’s just my bad luck with printers?)
Illegal due to US govt wanting discrete traceable patterns printed so they can track money duplication on colour printer or track Ransom letters?
Good thing I live outside of the US then ;)
This looks awesome…hope they make it, I’d buy one if it isn’t toooo expensive.
I imagine that similar regulations exist in the EU. For instance, no copy machine will let you copy a Euro bill.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation
Yeah, that’s the anti-copy mechamism I recall reading about long ago. I wonder if/how this project will deal with that?
Freedom strikes again.
So what? Thats exactly why I WANT a custom built printer, fucking spying shits.
Well, it being open source helps get around that
Where are you seeing that it’s illegal? I own a pen plotter that can print things without tracking dots and that’s not illegal. I don’t see why this would be any different.
It was a question. And wasn’t pen plotters since they can’t reproduce money, and are more rare for consumers
Using the tool for illegal activities is illegal, owning a printer capable of producing fake notes isn’t.
I think the original query was are these illegal to sell in USA due to not having FBI traceability?
I’m saying no. I could find nothing on the books that prohibits specific printer tech or mandates hidden tracing be added for it to be legal.
Ah, cool
Come and Take it
Nope, this was only done on laser printers and not all of them.
My non laser colour had it. Left yellow dots on photos, drove me crazy