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I honestly thought this was a troll comment intended to show how ridiculous this sort of thing would be if region locking applied to printers. I was not pleased
by rallison 13y ago
I honestly thought this was a troll comment intended to show how ridiculous this sort of thing would be if region locking applied to printers. I was not pleased to find out that this is, actually, a thing.
- sinak 13y agoAnd circumventing the "technological protection measure" is illegal under §1201 of the DMCA.
- gohrt 13y agoPrinters aren't copyrighted, and moving a printer is not making a copy.
- gcb0 13y agoHe is hinting a the common knowledge of what DMCA is. it practically makes it illegal to even change the battery of a device you bought if there is not an user accessible and labeled port to change said battery. So i am guessing that fiddling with the DRM software on the printer also is a crime under such idiot law.