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by ChadNauseam 340 days ago
i believe only color printers are known to have this functionality, and it’s typically used for detecting counterfeit, not for enforcing copyright
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You're quite right. Still, it's a decent example of blaming the tool for the actions of its users. The law clearly exerted enough pressure to convince the tool maker to modify that tool against the user's wishes.
> Still, it's a decent example of blaming the tool for the actions of its users.

They're not really "blaming" the tool though. They're using a supply chain attack against the subset of users they're interested in.