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> It is dystopian, and it already exists, e.g. printers refusing to print anything that looks sufficiently like money.

There is no fair or private use of hyper-realistic fake money.

There are fair uses of copyrighted materials unless you want to start suing children for copyright infringement when they draw a character.



> There is no fair or private use of hyper-realistic fake money.

What about every movie ever made where two people trade a briefcase full of cash?


This is actually a really fascinating topic!

I am not sure how far Photoshop takes their filters but those bills aren't actually replicas nor can they be mistaken on reasonable examination (a cashier glancing at them)

Typically their texts read "For movie use only" over the seals in the middle or other things that make it clearly distinguishable as fake money that isn't legal tender. I think some of them flip the heads backwards or do other things so it immediately fails the sniff test.

Adam Savage actually has multiple videos on how it is made, super fascinating stuff! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drLzVcgnBfI

(Thank you for asking this, I was dying to gush about how cool movie money is)


> but those bills aren't actually replicas

In some movies those are actual real money. Just the top layer.

Dealing with legislation, lawyers and legal compliance is soo expensive, they would rather use a few thousand real dollars for couple of hours.




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