I'm planning a shoot day with a magician in the near future.  I'd like to get a deck of RF friendly playing cards.  Does such a thing exist or are all "face" cards off limits through out the universe in perpetuity?  Thanks

As far as I know, typically the Ace of Spades, Joker, and back design of cards are copyrighted because those are the really unique aspects of a card set. Face cards are often not copyrighted, unless they're clearly different/unique/custom. If you're using a standard deck, you should be fine as long as you don't show those few cards that are copyrighted. If you show the back of a card, it has to be your own design or a design that you have rights to use.

No worries Sean, I'm a travel, landscape, object shooter who's branching out by doing video hand inserts with a sleight of hand master (who's a friend).  I think I'm allergic to models. Seriously, I love your work and appreciate your posts.  I'd like to buy you a beer sometime and pry a few of those trade secrets out of you.  

Thanks to disorderly for suggesting creating a deck. But I lack the graphic design skills to create convincing jacks, queens and kings.  Numbered card are not as much fun visually. I'd like to take a class and get those design skills... someday.