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> he Federal Circuit decided in Lexmark’s favor, ruling that a customer’s use of a product can be “restricted” by the patent owner with something as simple as a
by MAGZine 10y ago
> he Federal Circuit decided in Lexmark’s favor, ruling that a customer’s use of a product can be “restricted” by the patent owner with something as simple as a notice on disposable packaging.
Holy hell. IP law is getting out of control. How are we debating someone's right to use the thing they legally purchased?
If you don't want someone to use your product, then don't sell it.
- coldpie 10y agoThis is why I am glad the TPP is dead. Whatever good it may have done in other arenas, it exported our utterly insane IP policies, which is something I can't support.
- billsmithaustin 10y agoThere was a similar story two years ago about how a farmer was legally prohibited from altering the software in a John Deere tractor owned by the farmer. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9414211 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9414211