About this 3D model

This item was designed for the "cutbag" competition - see http://blog.makerbot.com/2011/03/14/twotimes-design-challenge-cardboard-bags/ The object is commentary designed to draw attention to the ways in which our technology is increasingly constructed with "features" beyond our control. The specific "feature" this object draws attention to is the EURion constellation - https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/EURion_constellation - an anti-counterfeiting pattern printed onto many modern currencies that is recognized by various pieces of software and colour copiers etc, causing them to refuse to print or copy the e.g. bank note in question. Now, counterfeiting is clearly something that should be discouraged, but I am a bit troubled by the increasingly prevalent idea that if I ask my technology to do something for me, it must first check with e.g. the government to see if it's OK. This is an area of increasing importance to the 3D printing community as well - imagine a world where all 3D printers were legally required to check in with a central repository before every run to make sure your print doesn't infringe someone's IP or security concern. Sounds ridiculous now, but in ten years, there will be people advocating for that... So anyway, by exposing the design both to direct viewing, and by functioning (in a limited way) as a privacy-protection device (presumably photos of you carrying this will not print on certain devices / with certain software) this object will hopefully spark discussion around this issue. Meanwhile, it may also function in a limited way as a digital "opt-out" for collection of your personal image in some contexts. Attributions - inspired by this: http://www.martinbackes.com/new-artwork-pixelhead/ and the EURion constellation was taken from the public-domain image found here: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/File:EURion.svg Update 2011.03.19: Added file body3.pdf - same as original file, but includes the QR code for this page. Update 2011.04.04: Added an image. The laser cutter has temporarily gone away, so in the interim this is a bonsai version cut out by hand, but I did use the posted design files...