[net.text] Copy protected documents

ken@rochester.UUCP (Ken Yap) (11/02/84)

Mention of the new Japanese currency that will not copy well on
photocopiers made me remember a new product announcement (in Newsweek,
I think) about a type of paper that would not copy well. It was
intended to discourage copying of secret documents for example. Does
anybody know that the status of this product is now (in production,
cost, etc)? Just curious.

It occurred to me that one possible way of discouraging software piracy
would be to release the computer media unprotected but print the
manuals on this type of paper. (Wouldn't work for Pacman games
though).

Please reply by netmail. If I get enough replies I will summarize to
the net. Thanks in advance.
-- 
	Ken Yap

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