Lexmark Invokes DMCA in Toner Suit

Posted by michael on Thursday January 9, 2003 @01:04AM 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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No more SPAM? by agentZ · 2003-01-09 01:49 · 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?
Bullshit. by DABANSHEE · 2003-01-09 03:00 · 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