[ale] Refill ink cartridge, go to jail!!

[Raylynn Knight]

On Sun, 2005-09-04 at 18:43 -0400, Randal Jarrett (K4RSJ) wrote:
> >From /.
> 
> Your Rights Online: Refilling Ink Cartridges Now a Crime? 
> 
> 
> Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday September 04, @04:32PM
> from the this-will-fix-our-overcrowded-prisons dept.
> Eric Smith writes "The Ninth Circuit has created box-wrap patent
> licenses. Now the label on the box that says "single use only" is
> given force of law, and if you refill the cartridge you are liable for
> patent infringement."
> 
> 
> Randy
> 
 Did you read the ruling?  Your summary is completely off base.  Lexmark
sold the cartridges with a $30 'Prebate'.  The customer gets the
cartridge for $30 less if they agree to return it to Lexmark for
remanufacturing.  You can opt to buy the cartridge without the post-sale
restriction at a $30 higher price.

Ray