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Lexmark Invokes DMCA in Toner Suit

Posted by michael on from the all-the-weapons-at-your-disposal dept.

Rhyas writes "Seems as though Lexmark has decided it wants all the pie when it comes to the printing world, as they are suing a company that does reselling of chips that allow third party toner cartridges to work in Lexmark printers. Cindy Cohn, an attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said she expected more cases like the one brought by Lexmark. 'We have long said that the DMCA's potential use as an anti-competitive tool has been great,' Cohn said. 'Now we're seeing it happen.'" The European Union is taking action against the practice of embedding chips in printer cartridges which make it difficult for third parties to sell refills.

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  1. wow...talk about scary by Machine9 · · Score: 2, Funny
    heh, if they keep going like this you'll be unable to have children, because under the DCMA you'll be infringing upon the rights your partner has to her DNA...

    Is this how the internet and all that was once free will come to it's end?

    isn't there a master document we can cast into a mount doom to stop the madness?

    and people wonder why I prefer fiction to reality, in fiction, you might actually win!

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  2. Uh-oh! by MImeKillEr · · Score: 2, Funny

    I guess this'll cut down on all those lexmark .ISO files I keep seeing on Kazaa and eDonkey. Blasted toner cartridge pirates are cutting into Lexmark's profits!

    How fscking utterly asinine.

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    Cruising the internet on my TI-99/4A @ a whopping 300 baud!
  3. No more SPAM? by agentZ · · Score: 5, Funny

    If Lexmark can keep people from making discount printer cartridges, does this mean that I'll stop getting spam about people selling discount printer cartridges?

  4. Re:Hmm by IXI · · Score: 2, Funny

    So Microsoft isn't any more evil than Nintendo, Sega, or Sony in this issue.

    If it's really like that, it won't be for long because - as we all know - M$ can't stand competition in any area.

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    He saw some dirty arabs and fired. Too bad it was just some friendly kurds, BBC reporters and his fellow cowboys.
  5. Bullshit. by DABANSHEE · · Score: 3, Funny

    Coke made the bottle, so it's already covered by cokes IP. If I happen to use it to store water it's none of their business

  6. Does this include the new 3D Printer Cartridges? by linuxkrn · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wonder if this will be included in the 3D Printer cartridges....

    Can't we just print the chips???