On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 23:15:18 GMT, Chad Irby wrote:
In article ,
ess (phil hunt) wrote:

What are "super notes"? US currency?

Yep. The top end of counterfeit US currency, of such quality that they
could only be made by someone with the resources and cash of a country.

The new multicolor $20 bills are coming out in direct response to such
notes.

In that case, I don't think the Syrians are acting outside their
natural rights. The way I see it, every country has a right to
decide for itself what sorts of written material it shall be legal
to print in that country.

I expect the US govmt forges Syrian documents, from time to time.

If you think the Syrian govmt are in the wrong here, how would you
feel aboutr a govmty that makes it legal to counterfeit computer
encryption schemes -- presumably the principle is the same as
counterfeiting a currancy. If, for example, the EU passed a law
making it legal to circumvent DRM schemes to ensure interoperability
(e.g. so people don't have to pay over the odds for printer
cartridges or DVD players), do you think the USA would be acting
morally if it bombved Europe for doing this? The principle, as I see
it, is the same.

Or, if the Amerrican NSA cracked an encryption scheme used by a
Chinese bank, would China be within its rights to attack the USA?

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