[KLUG Advocacy] [Fwd: [cfgeeks] Disturbing DMCA story] -- this is getting rediculous ...

[Bryan J. Smith]

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From: Kevin P. Inscoe (KE3VIN) <kevin@inscoe.org>
To: Central Florida Geeks <cfgeeks@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [cfgeeks] Disturbing DMCA story
Date: 09 Jan 2003 23:30:26 -0500

Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 12:20:37 +1300
From: Gavin Hubbard <ghub005@xtra.co.nz>
To: <geeks@sunhelp.org>
Subject: [geeks] Disturbing DMCA story

Hi Lads

Check out the following story. Apparently Lexmark is using the DMCA to
block third party toner cartridges being used in their laser printers.

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

I find the idea more than a little distrubing - the upshot could be that
slapping a digital chip on any manufactured item makes it 'digital media'.

Regards,

Gavin


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