unbelievable!

[miriam_e]

Lexmark apparently make printers that have a special chip in their ink cartridges whose only function is to prevent the printer working if you recycle cartidges or want to use a cheaper third party cartridge. They have brought a law suit under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) against a company, Static Control Components Inc. (SCC), who make replacement cartridges that emulate the Lexmark anti-replacement chip.

Once upon a time people were delighted to exploit every edge they could gain in the spread of their products into the marketplace. Now it seems half the world has gone copyright-crazy! Lexmark want a law to ensure their product is consigned to the dusty cupboards of history???

Unbelievable! Such stupidity is truly awesome!