Sun, 05 Oct 2003

Lexmark Fills Up

Every time I think I've seen the penultimate in stupidity from our legal system regarding "intellectual property", some judge or lawyer proves me wrong.

Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Sept. 30 issued a ruling dismissing ACRA's lawsuit. "Because of its patents, Lexmark has the right to impose conditions on the sale of its patented product. It may restrict a purchaser's ability to repair it, which is what in essence the single-use condition does," the judge wrote in her ruling.

U.S. Court: Lexmark Can Tie Rebates To Refills [Slashdot]

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