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Post by Jackie on Jul 30, 2004 6:52:05 GMT -5
ok...found this on my daily Kim Kommando Tip of the Day site ....a site for computer users Jackie
Can pictures damage a scanner?
Q. My daughter's school pictures came back with a reorder form. It says scanning or copying the copyrighted pictures could damage a scanner or copier. Is this really possible, or is it a scare tactic? A. My immediate reaction is that this is pretty unlikely. I suppose some foreign material could be built into the paper to cause damage. But I have never heard of such a thing.
I did check with Hewlett-Packard, which manufactures scanners. The company said it knows of no way a picture could damage a scanner or copier. Potentially, very thick photo paper could cause jams in a feed scanner or copier. But that shouldn't cause damage.
Companies that take school photos like to sell you extra copies so you can mail them to relatives. Obviously, the ability to scan the pictures and send them via e-mail limits the need for extra prints. I think that is the real issue here.
The company may well feel that it has a legal basis to keep you from scanning the pictures. If that concerns you, you could always refuse to buy the school pictures. You probably have tons of photos of your daughter, anyway. In this day of digital cameras and e-mail attachments, individual school pictures seem so yesterday.
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Post by DevensMom on Jul 30, 2004 11:16:26 GMT -5
I usually by the smallest package of them and then scan them so can send them to my extended family overseas. It is just a scar tactic and money making thing .
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