Ruling on refilled printer cartridges touches DMCA

By Declan McCullagh, News.com
Posted on ZDNet News: Oct 26, 2004 10:31:00 PM

A federal appeals court overturned on Tuesday a preliminary injunction that barred Sanford, N.C.-based Static Control from selling its Smartek chip.

Static, which sells printer parts and other business supplies, has been defending a lawsuit brought by Lexmark, the No. 2 maker of printers in the United States. The suit claims the Smartek chip violates the DMCA, and Lexmark hopes the case will slam the brakes on the toner cartridge remanufacturing industry and compel consumers to buy its cartridges.

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Wishful thinking?

"Ed Swartz, Static's CEO, said in a statement that the 'courts have
spoken--companies cannot abuse copyright laws to create
electronic monopolies and take advantage of the citizens of this (Read the rest)

Posted by: Immanuel Tranz-Mischen Posted on: 10/28/04 You are currently: Logged In | Log out

It's still a bad law. mobrien_12@...   | 10/26/04

Let's all cheer for common sense Fred Fredrickson   | 10/26/04

Actually Letophoro   | 10/26/04

of course V Sanders   | 10/27/04

media companies want to buy NEW laws V Sanders   | 10/26/04

The problem with common sense... ibabadur1   | 10/27/04

Now it's called "RARE SENSE" Spoon Jabber   | 10/27/04

Lexmark = Slimebags shawkins   | 10/26/04

same here V Sanders   | 10/26/04

Indeed John E Wahd   | 10/27/04

The judgement. Letophoro   | 10/26/04

if this is upheld V Sanders   | 10/26/04

In 1998 you'd have been called insane. John E Wahd   | 10/27/04

Some good sense - at least rohn_z   | 10/27/04

The next question is, James Dean_z   | 10/27/04

I believe that IBM no longer owns Lexmark ... George Mitchell   | 10/27/04

IBM spun off Lexmark years ago! drichards1953   | 10/27/04

you nailed it V Sanders   | 10/28/04

Wishful thinking? Immanuel Tranz-Mischen   | 10/28/04

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