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Lexmark's DMCA-Abuse Case Coming To An End

Posted by timothy on from the pfui-on-them dept.

Adama writes "Lexmark is dead in the water with their hopes to use the DMCA to force their customers to buy their over-priced toner. Their request for another hearing has been denied. Ars has an especially great write-up on this." (See this earlier story for more background on Lexmark's lock-in attempt.)

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  1. "Opensource" Ink formula by bogaboga · · Score: 3, Funny
    What we need is an "pensource" ink formula for both color and black & white categories. Then our kernel hackers can design a chip to exploit the strengths of the ink. Governments round the world can then churn out printers.

    Then we will be free of these greedy companies. How far have we gone with the opensource BIOS?

  2. tree farms by TiggertheMad · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think that is cruel and inhumane. Trees were not made to be cooped up in little farms, just waiting to die!

    I for one, only use paper from free-range rainforests.

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    HA! I just wasted some of your bandwidth with a frivolous sig!
  3. Clearly Lexmark didn't realize... by brilliant-mistake · · Score: 5, Funny

    that the DMCA is the RIAA/MPAA's law. If they want the government to protect their market share, they're going to have to buy their own law.