It used to be, moreso. [1] The legal 'bite' that has been attempted to be used to make these tactics work in the US (with varying success) is the DMCA. [2] [3]

It used to be, moreso. [1] The legal 'bite' that has been attempted to be used to make these tactics work in the US (with varying success) is the DMCA. [2] [3] [4]. The argument goes, if you try to break the mechanism that locks down the print cartridge, that counts as circumventing a copy protection device. [5] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Computer_Entertainment,_Inc._v._Connectix_Corp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Computer_Entertainment,_I.... [2] https://www.cnet.com/news/lexmark-invokes-dmca-in-toner-suit/ https://www.cnet.com/news/lexmark-invokes-dmca-in-toner-suit... [3] http://brandonw.net/skylanders/activision.pdf http://brandonw.net/skylanders/activision.pdf [4] http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/23/texas_instruments_calculator_hacking/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/23/texas_instruments_ca... [5] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1201 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1201