Adobe admits using technology to block attempts at counterfeiting

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Adobe Says It Uses Anti-Counterfeiting
Technology (washingtonpost.com)

Adobe Says It Uses Anti-Counterfeiting
Technology (washingtonpost.com) 01/09/2004 11:20 PM
washingtonpost.com - Adobe Systems Inc. acknowledged yesterday it had added technology to its popular Photoshop graphics software at the request of government regulators and bankers to prevent consumers from making copies of the world's major currencies.

US Attempts to Block Oracle Bid for
PeopleSoft

US Attempts to Block Oracle Bid for
PeopleSoft 06/07/2004 06:51 PM
Slashdot-40 minutes ago ... Plus he's best mates with Steve, between them you can bet this dynamic duo get up to a lot of fun (Google for the trick they played on a technician at Pixar ...

Adobe, others slip counterfeiting code
into apps

Adobe, others slip counterfeiting code
into apps 01/11/2004 08:15 PM
ZDNet Australia Jan 11 2004 6:34PM ET

Adobe, Jasc has anti-counterfeiting code

Adobe, Jasc has anti-counterfeiting code 01/10/2004 03:49 AM
In order to prevent counterfeiting Adobe and other companies that produce Image manipulation software have added code to prevent opening...

Adobe Helped Gov't Fight Counterfeiting
(AP)

Adobe Helped Gov't Fight Counterfeiting
(AP) 01/09/2004 09:59 PM
AP - Adobe Systems Inc. acknowledged Friday it quietly added technology to the world's best-known graphics software at the request of government regulators and international bankers to prevent consumers from making copies of the world's major currencies.

Adobe Replacements to Block PDF files
from Sending Your Personal Information

Adobe Replacements to Block PDF files
from Sending Your Personal Information 04/16/2005 09:19 PM
Tech-Recipes Apr 17 2005 2:05AM GMT

USA technology: Adobe bids for
Macromedia

USA technology: Adobe bids for
Macromedia 04/19/2005 02:32 AM
Economist Intelligence Unit Apr 19 2005 4:40AM GMT

Adobe Adds Workflow Technology with
Acquisition

Adobe Adds Workflow Technology with
Acquisition 05/03/2004 01:44 PM
Adobe acquires a small business-process software vendor, Q-Link Technologies, as it builds up its enterprise document management line of business.

The Draft Block Exemption Regulation on
Technology Transfer Agreements Is the
New Safe Harbor Less Safe?

The Draft Block Exemption Regulation on
Technology Transfer Agreements Is the
New Safe Harbor Less Safe? 05/17/2004 10:26 AM
Mondaq May 17 2004 1:36PM GMT

Adobe to Acquire Macromedia; Combined
Company to Deliver Industry-Defining
Technology Platform for Rich, Inter

Adobe to Acquire Macromedia; Combined
Company to Deliver Industry-Defining
Technology Platform for Rich, Inter 04/18/2005 04:50 AM
Business Wire UK Apr 18 2005 7:17AM GMT

Adobe Accelerates Print, Web and Mobile
Publishing Workflows with Introduction
of Adobe Creative Suite 2

Adobe Accelerates Print, Web and Mobile
Publishing Workflows with Introduction
of Adobe Creative Suite 2 04/04/2005 12:01 AM
Business Wire Apr 4 2005 4:07AM GMT

Watchfire Provides Online Compliance
Testing Service for Adobe GoLive CS and
Adobe Creative Suite Users

Watchfire Provides Online Compliance
Testing Service for Adobe GoLive CS and
Adobe Creative Suite Users 10/29/2003 11:32 PM
CanadaIT.com Oct 29 2003 11:00PM ET

Adobe debuts Photoshop CS2 as part of
the Adobe Creative Suite 2

Adobe debuts Photoshop CS2 as part of
the Adobe Creative Suite 2 04/04/2005 02:25 AM
Adobe today announced Adobe Photoshop CS2, the long awaited upgrade to the professional industry standard for digital image editing and creation. As before, Photoshop CS2 will be available as a stand-alone application or as a key component of Adobe Creative Suite 2, also announced today.

Adobe Systems Tech Note on Deploying
Adobe Acrobat 5.0

Adobe Systems Tech Note on Deploying
Adobe Acrobat 5.0 09/13/2004 09:56 PM

Adobe presenta Adobe Reader 7 para
GNU/Linux

Adobe presenta Adobe Reader 7 para
GNU/Linux 04/14/2005 12:45 PM

Notes and Tips: Counterfeiting

Notes and Tips: Counterfeiting 01/16/2004 10:58 AM
Here are some interesting counterpoints to the counterfeiting-control code secretly installed in Photoshop, printers and other products.

What book counterfeiting costs

What book counterfeiting costs 06/17/2005 03:34 PM
Cory Doctorow: With all this talk of ebook "piracy" it's pretty interesting to read about some of the nitty-gritty of actual book counterfeiting, the kind that results in high-quality copies of physical books that are easily mistaken for the authorized items:

After numerous calls to Kinkos and awkward conversations with vanity presses and POD publishers (kids, and adults, should not try this at home), The Book Standard staffers determined that a potential Potter pirate would have to team up with a particularly unscrupulous—or clueless—printer in order to produce a significant number of illegal copies of a book. One estimate suggested that 10,000 copies of a book about the expected size of Harry Potter—672 pages—could be printed for less than $30,000, which puts the cost per book at $3.00. Shipping and handling is another matter, but could be figured at 10% of the production cost. Sell each copy at $10, and your criminal entrepreneur is raking in approximately a 200% profit.

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11 Charged in Software Counterfeiting
Case (AP)

11 Charged in Software Counterfeiting
Case (AP) 09/17/2004 09:47 PM
AP - Prosecutors have charged 11 people in California, Texas and Washington state with conspiring to distribute more than $30 million of counterfeit computer software and products.

RFID to help fight drug counterfeiting

RFID to help fight drug counterfeiting 08/02/2004 09:48 AM
vnunet.com Aug 2 2004 12:25PM GMT

Are People Really Counterfeiting
Nintendo Games From The 80s?

Are People Really Counterfeiting
Nintendo Games From The 80s? 04/14/2005 01:40 AM
Not quite sure what's going on here, but it certainly sounds like an AP reporter might be a bit confused -- or, at least, has written a confusing article. The article claims that four people were a rrested for selling counterfeit Nintendo consoles -- and even says 60,000 counterfeit consoles were seized. Of course, it's not entirely clear why they would be faking consoles instead of the software, so in the very next sentence, the story switches and says that they were counterfeiting games. Which games? "Donkey Kong," "Mario Brothers," "Duck Hunt," "Baseball" and others. Donkey Kong, Mario Brothers, Duck Hunt and Baseball?!? Yes, that's Nintendo's cream of the crop from somewhere in the mid-eighties. Is there really so much demand for Duck Hunt that it needs to be counterfeited? What's next, Mike Tyson's Punchout?

Notes and Tips: Canada vs.
Counterfeiting

Notes and Tips: Canada vs.
Counterfeiting 02/18/2004 10:41 AM
The Globe and Mail follows up on the story of hidden anti-counterfeiting technology.

HHS: RFID Will Thwart Drug
Counterfeiting

HHS: RFID Will Thwart Drug
Counterfeiting 06/08/2004 10:56 AM
Speaking at a conference of biotechnology executives, the Secretary of Health and Human Services put forth a wish list of needed technologies.

Microsoft Files Eight Counterfeiting
Lawsuits

Microsoft Files Eight Counterfeiting
Lawsuits 04/11/2005 08:28 PM
PC World Online Apr 12 2005 12:58AM GMT

Intellectual Property Rights and
Counterfeiting

Intellectual Property Rights and
Counterfeiting 06/05/2005 11:43 PM
World Customs Organization Jun 5 2005 2:18AM GMT

Microsoft files eight lawsuits over
counterfeiting

Microsoft files eight lawsuits over
counterfeiting 04/11/2005 02:56 PM
Microsoft has filed eight lawsuits in the U.S. alleging copyright and trademark infringement against computer systems builders and resellers for allegedly distributing counterfeit software and software components.

Microsoft sues eight resellers over
counterfeiting

Microsoft sues eight resellers over
counterfeiting 04/11/2005 08:54 AM
'Hurts the honest businesses'

Microsoft Cheers Anti-Counterfeiting Law

Microsoft Cheers Anti-Counterfeiting Law 12/27/2004 07:17 PM
asia.internet.com Dec 27 2004 11:12PM GMT

Symantec settles counterfeiting suit

Symantec settles counterfeiting suit 06/21/2004 10:50 AM
Security software maker agrees to a settlement with a company it accused of marketing forged versions of its products.

Update: Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader 7.0.1

Update: Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader 7.0.1 04/04/2005 11:20 AM
These updates address form workflows, 2D barcodes, and viewing PDF files that contain 3D content generated in 3D CAD or modeling programs.

Interpol: Counterfeiting Used to Finance
Terrorism (Reuters)

Interpol: Counterfeiting Used to Finance
Terrorism (Reuters) 05/25/2004 08:22 AM
Reuters - Profits from fake CDs and car parts and other counterfeit goods are used to finance terrorism, Interpol said Tuesday, urging governments across the world to stop ignoring the multi-billion-dollar crime.

U.S. authorities charge 11 in software
counterfeiting case

U.S. authorities charge 11 in software
counterfeiting case 09/18/2004 01:34 PM
Canadian Press Sep 18 2004 4:20PM GMT

Briefly: Symantec settles counterfeiting
suit

Briefly: Symantec settles counterfeiting
suit 06/21/2004 10:50 AM
roundup Plus: IBM to showcase programming tools...Controversial Accenture deal moves ahead...Open-source screening company hires legal muscle...Blockbuster builds up to Viacom split.

School Kids Caught Counterfeiting
Dollars (Reuters)

School Kids Caught Counterfeiting
Dollars (Reuters) 04/11/2005 07:53 AM
Reuters - A 12-year-old Seattle school student and his buddies were caught after counterfeiting $20 in one-dollar bills that were circulated among the students and used in the cafeteria to buy food, school officials said on Friday.

Austin business sued in Microsoft
anti-counterfeiting case

Austin business sued in Microsoft
anti-counterfeiting case 04/11/2005 11:38 PM
bizjournals.com Apr 12 2005 4:05AM GMT

Drug makers consider high-tech tags to
stop counterfeiting

Drug makers consider high-tech tags to
stop counterfeiting 09/07/2004 08:11 PM
CNEWS Sep 8 2004 0:26AM GMT

Pharmaceutical industry considering
high-tech tags to prevent drug
counterfeiting

Pharmaceutical industry considering
high-tech tags to prevent drug
counterfeiting 09/06/2004 12:27 PM
AP via Newsday Sep 6 2004 5:12PM GMT

Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Adobe Bridge

Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Adobe Bridge 06/17/2005 07:13 PM

For most graphic artists, Adobe's applications are their bread and butter. Adobe Creative Suite 2 recently hit the streets, but is it worth paying the price to upgrade? We have a comprehensive look at Photoshop CS2 along with Bridge, an image browser which "connects" the Creative Suite 2 applications.

In Photoshop 7, Adobe added a file browser to Photoshop and let it chill for two versions seeing if it would get better with age (it didn't). It was a good idea but weird in Photoshop, a really document-centric program. Now, they've taken it out of Photoshop, made it an independent program to act as a connector between apps much like say, a concrete passageway or a road above water.

It makes a lot more sense this way since it was really out of place as a floating window inside the Photoshop interface. Adobe has added a favorites and collections pane in addition to the basic file system browsing, chocked it full of features to interact with other Adobe apps and added an interactive thumbnail zoom that works much like iPhoto's.

Of course, there are plenty of other apps on both Windows and Mac OS X that perform the same function (GraphicConverter represent!). Is the combination of some spiffy new features in Photoshop CS2 and the new Bridge enough to make an upgrade worthwhile? There's only one way to find out...

AOL attempts a comeback

AOL attempts a comeback 05/10/2004 09:55 PM
ZDNet May 11 2004 1:47AM GMT

"attempts at voter suppression."

"attempts at voter suppression." 10/28/2003 11:09 PM

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