While lame, that certainly seems much more feasible than mass-producing 1500 copies of an electronic badge (or even a mock thereof) in the span of a couple days but it also renders mention of the sanctioned (actual) badge counterfeiting competition (which to my knowledge involves paying competitors) irrelevant.

Given that #badgelife folks have difficulty manufacturing hundreds of badges they themselves designed and there's been no real scrutiny of attendee badges as would surely result if it were found that 5%+ of attendees had counterfeits, I have to call bullshit.

If reasonable evidence is presented to the contrary, I will eat my hat by donating the $300 I won't be spending for this year's DEF CON admission to the EFF.