[NTLUG:Discuss] Hello and Printers

[Steve Baker]

David I S Mandala wrote:

> I can't argue that it can be hard to refill ink carts, Lexmark lost the
> case so making cheap clones is not forbidden under the DMCA. The court
> said that you can not use the DMCA to make a monopoly and exclude
> competition.

Oh! Really!  Well, that's a good thing.  Thanks for the correction.

Unfortunately, it still doesn't prevent the printer and the cartridge
exchanging secure signatures which make it very hard to clone a
cartridge.

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