Document imaging software has come a long way since the first scanners were introduced to the mass market in the 1990s. Whereas images were once grainy and blurry, thus making them difficult to read and print legible copies, today's document images boast high-resolution that enables a printed copy to be just as good a quality as the original. Likewise, high-resolution document images are considered in some legal circles to be just as good as originals. Years ago, faxes and photocopies were considered unacceptable as official documents due to their poor quality and the ease with which they could forged.