Epson, one the leading brand name ink retailers, has been deceiving customers. Tired of paying the high price of printer ink, many consumers have declared Epson's use of the Intillidge microchip 'the last straw'. The intellidge chip makes it impossible for a user to use all the ink in an Epson ink cartridge.   Researchers found that the cartridges contain up to 38% more ink when the chip reports that the cartridge is empty. Consumers never get to use this printer ink cartridge , despite the fact that they've paid for it. Epson isn't the only brand name company to practice this malicious type of deception. Dell, Hp, and Canon are just as gui [Read More]

Many brand ink companies, including Epson, have been caught being dishonest with customers. Consumers were outraged to discover that the chip Epson has been using on many of their cartridges, the Intellidge microchip, makes it impossible to use all the ink in a cartridge.   The cartridges were found to contain a good deal of ink that is inaccessible to consumers. Epson is not alone in the controversy. Nearly every major brand printer ink cartridge company has been engaged in the same activity. According to Epson, the microchip is helping to avoid unnecessary damage to the print heads. Do all printer ink cartridges make use o [Read More]

Epson, like many other name brand manufacturers, has been caught practicing deception against its customers. With the high cost of brand printer ink cartridges , consumers were outraged to learn that the intellidge microchip placed on some Epson ink cartridges is making it impossible to use all the ink in the cartridge.   It's been found Epson's ink cartridges contain a substantial amount of printer ink after the cartridge reports that it is empty. This means that consumers cannot use all the ink that they paid for. Epson isn't the only brand name company to practice this malicious type of deception.   Dell, Hp, [Read More]

There have been many brand name companies caught deceiving their customers; Epson is now one of them. With the high cost of brand ink cartridges, consumers were outraged to learn that the intelligence microchip placed on some Epson ink cartridges is making it impossible to use all the ink in the cartridge.   It's been found Epson's ink cartridges contain a substantial amount of printer ink after the cartridge reports that it is empty. This means that consumers cannot use all the ink that they paid for. Epson is not alone in the controversy. Nearly every major brand printer ink company has been engaged in the same activity. Epson has maintained their innocence, claiming that the minimal amount of ink left in the cartridge is necessary to prevent damage [Read More]

Many brand name companies such as Lexmark and Dell have started to use technology to make it harder for generic companies to reverse engineer brand cartridges.   As generic cartridges gain popularity, however, some brand companies are beginning to go over the edge. Desperate to eliminate generic companies, Lexmark even started a lawsuit citing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. It's clear, though, that this is a matter of business, not law. Interestingly, the entire case came about because a company, Static Control, came up with a solution to Lexmark's microchip. The microchip, you see, made it difficult to use generic cartridges in Lexmark printers. Static Control created the SmartTek chip to make it possible to use re-manufa [Read More]

Tired of generic companies reverse engineering and underselling their cartridges, brand name manufacturers have begun to use "technological measures". As generic cartridges become more popular, companies like Lexmark are pulling out the big guns.   Lexmark, in a feeble attempt to push away competition, has decided to use the DMCA for their own purposes. For those not "in the know", DMCA stands for Digital Millennium Copyright Act (of 1998). The courts have always been clear that they detest companies that try to bend the law to achieve shady corporate goals. Static Control, the defendant, is being sued because the family-owned business in Sanford, NC "cracked" the proprietary code in Lexmark's microchips. It seems that Static Contr [Read More]

Brand name manufacturers such as Lexmark and Canon have been using technology for years to make it increasingly difficult for third-party companies to reverse engineer their cartridges. To maintain their position as the leading manufacturer of high quality printer ink cartridge , companies like Lexmark are doing everything they can to push generic companies out of the way.   Lexmark, in a feeble attempt to push away competition, has decided to use the DMCA for their own purposes. For those not "in the know", DMCA stands for Digital Millennium Copyright Act (of 1998). The courts, it seems, aren't fond of companies or individuals that try to i [Read More]

Brand name manufacturers such as Lexmark and Canon have been using technology for years to make it increasingly difficult for third-party companies to reverse engineer their cartridges. As generic cartridges become more popular, companies like Lexmark are pulling out the big guns. Lexmark has stooped to new lows, trying to bend the DMCA law to their advantage. The truth is, the DMCA has nothing to do with the case. Static control was brought to the courts for a simple reason: they succeeded in "cracking" Lexmark's "technological measures" that, by the way, make it more difficult to use generic cartridges in your printer. Before Static Control developed the SmartTek chip, generic cartridges wouldn't work well in Lexmark printers. Static Control agreed to halt production [Read More]

A lot of brand name companies have started using "technological measures" to make it hard for generic companies to reverse engineer their cartridges. To maintain their position as the leading manufacturer of high quality p printer ink cartridge , companies like Lexmark are doing everything they can to push generic companies out of the way.   Desperate to eliminate generic companies, Lexmark even started a lawsuit citing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The courts, it seems, aren't fond of companies or individuals that try to interpret the law so that it can intervene in matters of business. Static Control, the defendant, is [Read More]

A lot of brand name companies have started using "technological measures" to make it hard for generic companies to reverse engineer their cartridges. To maintain their position as the leading manufacturer of high quality  printer ink cartridge , companies like Lexmark are doing everything they can to push generic companies out of the way.   Desperate to eliminate generic companies, Lexmark even started a lawsuit citing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The courts, it seems, aren't fond of companies or individuals that try to interpret the law so that it can intervene in matters of business. Static Control, the de [Read More]