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FYI.

The United States Copyright Office ruled late Tuesday afternoon in
favor of Static Control Components (SCC) in their fight against
Lexmark International. "The ruling gives Static Control a major
victory and validates Static's stance that the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act allows SCC to sell a chip that enables cartridges to be
remanufactured. This decision also supports Static's position that it
is entitled to sell replacement chips for use in used Lexmark toner
cartridges

http://www.scc-inc.com/special/oemwa...ark_vs_scc.htm

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 13:58:03 +1300, Mutley wrote:

> FYI.
>
> The United States Copyright Office ruled late Tuesday afternoon in
> favor of Static Control Components (SCC) in their fight against
> Lexmark International. "The ruling gives Static Control a major
> victory and validates Static's stance that the Digital Millennium
> Copyright Act allows SCC to sell a chip that enables cartridges to be
> remanufactured. This decision also supports Static's position that it
> is entitled to sell replacement chips for use in used Lexmark toner
> cartridges
>
> http://www.scc-inc.com/special/oemwa...ark_vs_scc.htm

I cringe to imagine the repercussions if this appeal had failed.

Just imagine - for any product, whether computer-related or not - just
stick in a chip and control your customer. For example, cars whose engines
will only start if the tyres, all electrical components, have a chip
authorised by the car manufacturer.