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!

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[miriam-e.livejournal.com]

I am sooo pissed off at my inkjet printer! It is such a troublesome machine that I would only buy one again with a gun pointed at my head... and I'd still have to think about it. My next printer will be a laser printer. No way will I ever touch inkjet technology again. Finding out that the printer companies are engaged in anti-customer activities like that just confirms me in my decision.

I would never recommend inkjet printers to anybody. I haven't met the person who has used one for any length of time who is happy with it.