Convicted counterfeiters ordered to pay damages to Bank of Israel for… copyright infringement
Two people already convicted for their roles in a counterfeit ring in Israel have been ordered by a court to also pay damages to Bank of Israel… because printing your own 200-shekel notes apparently violates copyright.
The two unappreciated artists, Roi Bar-Eitan and Jacob Mursiano, were busted last year along with five other people involved in a counterfeiting ring in the city of Ashkelon, according to Israeli media. They were successfully prosecuted and convicted for faking IDs, driver’s licenses, bank checks, and bank notes.
But in May, the Bank of Israel decided to file a civil lawsuit against the duo and demanded they cover damages done by their enterprise. The lawsuit argued that they infringed on the bank’s copyright which protect 200-shekel notes.
https://www.rt.com/news/443835-bank-israel-copyright-counterfeit/