[Wikipedia-l] [Wikitech-l] Bill pictures

[Alex R.]

Regarding US currency, here is the actual law and regulation:
http://www.moneyfactory.com/document.cfm/18/117
alex756, Esq.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vicki Rosenzweig" <vr at redbird.org>
To: <wikipedia-l at wikipedia.org>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Wikipedia-l] [Wikitech-l] Bill pictures


> At 12:22 PM 8/1/03 +0900, Aioneko wrote:
> >My automatic number separator don't seem to interest people :o(
> >I have a question and this time I really hope an answer !
> >
> >Do we have to put a "specimen" note on the pictures of bill (banknote) we
> >want to put on Wikipedia ?
>
> I am not a lawyer, but as I understand it, images of US banknotes are
allowed
> in the US as long as they're not actual size (there are some specific
> numbers for
> how far from actual size it has to be). I have no idea what French law
says
> about euro notes, or for that matter what the US law says about foreign
notes.
> Given the low (by currency standards) quality of online images, we're
probably
> safe.
>
> -- 
> Vicki Rosenzweig
> vr at redbird.org
> http://www.redbird.org
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