[geeks] personal laser printer

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

Sat, 17 Dec 2005 @ 19:48 +0200, Geoffrey S. Mendelson said:

> This is a well known problem with Lexmark printers. An OEM catridge
> manufaturer was sued under the DMCA for reverse enginering the ID ROMs
> by Lexmark and lost.

I hate to see Lexmark stoop that low.  That just sucks.

> In the E.U. however, it will be illegal to sell printers that do not
> allow OEM supplies of any kind by 2008.

That eliminates a ton of inkjet printers from their market.

Hopefully it will mean an end to them everywhere.


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