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Copyright Office Rules Against Lexmark

Posted by timothy on from the bout-time dept.

SparkyTWP writes "'The United States Copyright Office has ruled in favour of Static Control Components, of Sanford, N.C., saying that its microchips do not contravene the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.' This was in regard to SCC making microchips that imitated Lexmark's in remanufactured printer cartridges. It appears Lexmark won't be able to do anything about third-party cartridges."

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  1. Telling quote by wrinkledshirt · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "Lexmark filed its suit against SCC in December, 2002, saying the DMCA shields itself from competition from the remanufacturing industry."

    Could there be a more appropriate quote that shows how the DMCA is ultimately an anti-competition and anti-capitalist tool?

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  2. Justice... by Ibix · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Nice. It's been said before here - the courts usually do the right thing, you just need the staying power (read: money) to get there.

    I liked the quote at the end:

    "We are examining the documents and devoting a large amount of time with our economists and attorneys to calculate the damages that we feel we are entitled to from Lexmark because of their serious misdeeds," SCC CEO Ed Swartz said about the ruling.

    I read that as "My turn now..."

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