Supreme Court won’t hear Lexmark case
“The U.S. Supreme Court won’t weigh in on a closely watched copyright lawsuit in which a printer manufacturer is trying to stop a computer-chip maker whose parts allowed cheaper toner cartridges to be used in name-brand machines.” - AP, via Dan Gillmor.
The TeleRead take: That’s good news, but don’t think consumers are out of the woods yet when it comes to the use of the DMCA to stifle competition. This is the kind of issue in which John Edwards, so consumerist on other matters, should take an interest.
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