[Wolves] are these printers ok for linux

James Turner james at turnersoft.co.uk
Wed Jan 4 01:11:59 GMT 2006


On Tuesday 03 Jan 2006 15:04, Kevanf1 wrote:
> On 03/01/06, Andy Wootton <andy.wootton at wyrley.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> > Have a look at Samsung. Their £50 laser printers mention Linux on the
> > box. I read recently that their newest model prevents refill toner being
> > used though.
>
> Surely that has to contravene competitive business rules?  Didn't
> Epson fall foul of it when they tried it with chipped cartridges?

Don't know about Epson, but Lexmark tried it, invoking the US' Digital 
Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA). IIRC, they lost.

For background information on the case, see:

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-979791.html

Regards,

James



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