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April 12, 2019
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Artwork Containing the Image of Money

  • April 12, 2019
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I fuilly grasp why Photoshop is worried about allowing artwork to contain the images of money, and the need to thwart counterfeiting efforts, but at least for US money, there are clear guidelines about what an artist can and cannot do.  I can't understand why artists who are following these guidelines are still thwarted from doing creative work in Photoshop.

I get that Photoshop ought to prohibit printing of files in a size that is the same as money or anythig close to that. But when a document is sized WITHIN US requirements for larger than real size, that ought to be permitted. 

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    Correct answer Norman Sanders

    Regarding the federal regulations regarding the reproduction of paper money:

    U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Laws and Regulations

    A section of the regulation is shown below.

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    Norman Sanders
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    Legend
    April 12, 2019

    Regarding the federal regulations regarding the reproduction of paper money:

    U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Laws and Regulations

    A section of the regulation is shown below.

    davescm
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 12, 2019

    Hi

    The problem with that is that an image in Photoshop has no physical size. It is just pixels and can be printed at any size - the final physical size is just calculated from the ppi metadata.

    There are ways around the block but it would be inappropriate to discuss them here.

    For reference:

    Counterfeit deterrence system (CDS) | Photoshop

    Dave

    tcwatersAuthor
    Participant
    April 12, 2019

    Yes, that makes sense to me and sorry if my post is little more than a rant.  The reference site is also greatly appreciated.