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North Carolina Fights Back Against Lexmark

ngrier writes "Seems that at least some aren't sitting idly by, while printer manufacturers try to assert total control. The North Carolina legislature just approved a measure which guarantees the consumer's right to refill ink cartridges. For history of the Lexmark DMCA-related story, involving the company placing copyright-protected code in their printer cartridges in order to prevent competitors from producing compatible cartridges, there are previous Slashdot posts about it here(1), here(2), and here(3)."

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  3. Re:FUCK FMT... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  4. Re:Open Letter to Inkjet Printer Manufacturers by DeathPenguin · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why post it as anonymous coward?

    Here's an open letter coming straight from the heart (and finger motions) of DeathPenguin: FUCK LEXMARK! And to any other company who uses the DMCA for immoral reasons, fuck you too.

  5. Here we go again by CausticWindow · · Score: -1, Troll

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  6. My god you are an idiot by jtdubs · · Score: -1, Troll

    That's the dumbest crap I've ever heard.

    I don't recall anyone telling Lexmark how they are allowed to sell their product. Lexmark printers come with ink cartridges. They are included in the price. They didn't rule that this was illegal, nor should it be illegal. You can't walk into McDonalds and tell them that because they sell milkshakes in their own cups, that they should be able to give you one in a cup you brought with you at a discounted rate because you are saving them a cup. Nor, can you ask for a Big Mac without the bun at a discount. They can do whatever they want. They aren't forcing you to buy it.

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  8. blah blah free trade by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Eat that, fucking libertarians!

  9. You've got it all wrong. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The right thing would have been for apple to die.