Editing/Manipulating Currency Images

MODERATOR NOTE: This thread was split off from the main discussion as it is unrelated.

@Nancy OShea You can't edit Euros since Photoshop 7. You can't scan them, you can't even edit the files that are officially published by the European Central Bank for those purposes. Yes, I have tried that.

You can scan or manipulate ANY currency in Photoshop without limit

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Maybe YOU can.  But I can't. My Epson won't scan/copy U.S. banknotes. Although I've never tried with Euros, Canadian or Mexican currency, I assume it's the same for all.

I wish people would actually read the entire context of the laws and regulations and not snippets that fits their narrative.

You can scan or manipulate ANY currency in Photoshop without limit. It is not illegal unless you plan on printing it out as counterfeiting. All those laws you posted from the EU and US, etc... pertain to REPRODUCTIONS or intent to pass off as counterfeit currency. I also understand due to counterfeiting measures it wont be an exact scan or match, and thats fine. Most people dont care about the colored fibers or holograms, etc. But the fact remains nothing is stopping you from performing the scan or xerox copy.

If I wanted to generate AI where I am swimming in a billion dollars, or holding a one million dollar bill (made up)... that is perfectly legal and acceptable. 

Just goes back to the original argument that Adobe shouldnt be limiting or deciding what is censorship or not.

You can scan in and use currency in your art and images at will with no repercussions

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There are technical & legal restrictions on U.S. currency, as described on the government's website. Among other things, it's a criminal offense to use images of currency in advertising. 

https://www.uscurrency.gov/media/currency-image-use

@beauxlefoto Photoshop and other graphics editors have built in precautions to prevent editing currency - US, EU, CAN, etc. Physical machines also prevent duplication or scanning including Xerox, Ricoh, Canon etc.

Users run into this issue all the time when purchasing stock photography that includes currency.

@beauxlefoto please read this: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/banknotes/images/html/ecb.faq_reproduction_rules_euro_banknotes.en.html 

@AlanGilbertson Where are you getting your information from? It is not illegal AT ALL to scan or manipulate currency unless you are using it for counterfeiting. You can scan in and use currency in your art and images at will with no repercussions. And I would love to see those high end copiers that detect and dont print out money. [illegal activity removed by moderator]

@Dario de Judicibus You are completely misinformed on this subject. It is highly illegal in many countries (EU, UK, US and others) to create an image of banknotes or even make photocopies of them. Many high-end copiers will not even make such copies because of the legal issues. Photoshop is simply complying with the laws Adobe is required to comply with.

"Forgery means printing banknotes on paper, not manipulating their images.
Moreover, euros contain holograms, metal strips, and many other systems
that make it quite difficult to create counterfeit banknotes just because
you have an image of them. It is much more difficult to replicate the paper
than the image."

Maybe you should read about what is and what isn't allowed to do with images of the Euro.

It's not even allowed to scan them. Besides being technically impossible with most scanners.