TSA & Currency Control
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I can understand how the dog can be trained to identify the smell of ink but to determine if the cash is greater than AUS$10,000 is absolutely amazing.
I mean regular people have trouble keeping up with exchange rates but for a dog to be able to count that high just mind blowing, especially if it is a Labrador which are usually as dumb as the lamp post it urinates on.
Now if it was a cash sniffing cat, well then I could understand it...
I mean regular people have trouble keeping up with exchange rates but for a dog to be able to count that high just mind blowing, especially if it is a Labrador which are usually as dumb as the lamp post it urinates on.
Now if it was a cash sniffing cat, well then I could understand it...
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Hooo-boy. Let's get technical for just a second.
Dependant upon what it is, you may still be.
Last time I checked (which, admittedly, was several years ago and I don't have time before I start my shift to look it up, so correct me if I'm wrong!), the FBI warning stated any unauthorized reproduction is illegal.
I know most video games I've played in the past several years have a stipulation in the EULA that states the owner can make one copy for back-up archival purposes, but I'm not aware of any DVDs with the same authorization.
Dependant upon what it is, you may still be.
Last time I checked (which, admittedly, was several years ago and I don't have time before I start my shift to look it up, so correct me if I'm wrong!), the FBI warning stated any unauthorized reproduction is illegal.
I know most video games I've played in the past several years have a stipulation in the EULA that states the owner can make one copy for back-up archival purposes, but I'm not aware of any DVDs with the same authorization.
The "FBI warning" is smoke and mirrors on the part of the MPAA. Unauthorised copying is not a crime, and law enforcement has nothing to do with it, any more than you could get a cop to arrest your mechanic for not repairing your car the way he said he would.
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I beg to differ . . .
From Title 7, Section 506 of the United States Code:
§ 506. Criminal offenses
(a) Criminal Infringement.—
(1) In general.— Any person who willfully infringes a copyright shall be punished as provided under section 2319 of title 18, if the infringement was committed—
(A) for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain;
(B) by the reproduction or distribution, including by electronic means, during any 180–day period, of 1 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $1,000; or
(C) by the distribution of a work being prepared for commercial distribution, by making it available on a computer network accessible to members of the public, if such person knew or should have known that the work was intended for commercial distribution.
And
From Title 7, Section 506 of the United States Code:
§ 506. Criminal offenses
(a) Criminal Infringement.—
(1) In general.— Any person who willfully infringes a copyright shall be punished as provided under section 2319 of title 18, if the infringement was committed—
(A) for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain;
(B) by the reproduction or distribution, including by electronic means, during any 180–day period, of 1 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $1,000; or
(C) by the distribution of a work being prepared for commercial distribution, by making it available on a computer network accessible to members of the public, if such person knew or should have known that the work was intended for commercial distribution.
And
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I beg to differ . . .
From Title 7, Section 506 of the United States Code:
§ 506. Criminal offenses
(a) Criminal Infringement.—
(1) In general.— Any person who willfully infringes a copyright shall be punished as provided under section 2319 of title 18, if the infringement was committed—
(A) for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain;
(B) by the reproduction or distribution, including by electronic means, during any 180–day period, of 1 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $1,000; or
(C) by the distribution of a work being prepared for commercial distribution, by making it available on a computer network accessible to members of the public, if such person knew or should have known that the work was intended for commercial distribution.
And
From Title 7, Section 506 of the United States Code:
§ 506. Criminal offenses
(a) Criminal Infringement.—
(1) In general.— Any person who willfully infringes a copyright shall be punished as provided under section 2319 of title 18, if the infringement was committed—
(A) for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain;
(B) by the reproduction or distribution, including by electronic means, during any 180–day period, of 1 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $1,000; or
(C) by the distribution of a work being prepared for commercial distribution, by making it available on a computer network accessible to members of the public, if such person knew or should have known that the work was intended for commercial distribution.
And
I can make copies of a DVD that are "unauthorised" under the terms of the licence under which I have acquired a copy of that DVD from the producer,
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irrc my central cash vault days.....
a std fed bag of pennies is $50 and weighs 35 pounds so....
50/35=20,000/x
50x=20,000x35
50x=700,000
x=700,000/50
x=14,000 pounds
but what's 4,000 pounds when the tsa has to haul it away.....
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You, Ari and others still want to ignore the fact that this type of action has been going on for years, and it will continue. TSA is just a scapegoat because the checkpoints are currently under their control rather than the FAA. Like I said before, I don't recall any forums bashing FAA and/or the contract security companies who were doing the exact same thing long before TSA came along. It's just easier to go after them because of the dislike by you and others here at FT?
United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee
v.
$124,570 U.S. Currency, Defendant
Appeal of Wayne G. Campbell, Claimant-appellant
http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-...3/1240/432416/
Seems like someone complained about the tactics used by the private secutiry firm FTS . . . and won the case. @:-)
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If you are differing with the previous post, the it said:
The copyright holder has the right to license a DVD anyway he wants. If his license says the licensee can make a billion copies, the copyright holder has no criminal recourse ... other than apparently hoping the TSA will find all the DVDs and have him arrested by the nearest LEO.
The copyright holder has the right to license a DVD anyway he wants. If his license says the licensee can make a billion copies, the copyright holder has no criminal recourse ... other than apparently hoping the TSA will find all the DVDs and have him arrested by the nearest LEO.
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you're $crewed and will either have to forfeit your pennies or face arrest and/or fines as that is a violation. all currency (or currency equivalent [i.e drafts, cashier's checks, travelers' cheques and/or foreign currency in excess of $10,000 u.s.]) must be declared if you are entering or exiting the u.s. that is the law but the tsa "just doesn't quite get it"....
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Canada has a similar law but the US has no such law. (or please cite the valid US law to educate us)
(The US doesn't have "pennies" either, it has one cent pieces-the penny is an old nickname that has stuck).
One can pay for their rent in one cent bags if they wish. It is up to the other party to accept any currency on their terms. For any US government debt they have to accept.
Any coin and currency the US has ever produced for circulation is still legal tender. The government will not trade silver or gold certificate anymore but they are still usable at face value. The US $100,000 bill, which was for Fed transfer is not legal tender outside the fed.; any 1974 aluminum one cent pieces, or 1964 peace dollars have been demonitzed but that is it (they were never introduced into circulation). the only other issue is the Trade dollar series which was made non-legal tender within the US at one time(late 1800s), which was then made legal tender again by the turn of the century.
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There was some issue with the 1933 Double Eagle $20 gold piece, which recently came to auction. The US seized the coin when it came to auction (it hard originally gone to Egypt as a gift to King Farouk)and a deal was worked out where this coin was declared legal tender for auction with the US gov't getting part of the proceeds, but the other 1933 $20 coins that escaped the mint illegally, are not legal tender. The 1933 $20 were never supposed to get into circulation (like the 64 peace dollars and 74 aluminum cents)
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