Ruling on refilled printer cartridges touches DMCA Published: October 26, 2004, 3:31 PM PDT By Declan McCullagh
In a closely watched case involving the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a federal court has ruled that a small North Carolina company can continue selling a chip that makes it possible to use refilled toner cartridges in Lexmark printers. 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. < snip > http://news.com.com/Ruling+on+refilled+printer+cartridges+touches+DMCA/2100- 1041_3-5427708.html?tag=nefd.hed Court Opinion: http://lawgeek.typepad.com/04a0364p-06.pdf EFF Case Info: http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/Lexmark_v_Static_Control/ You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.
