The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was supposed to protect copyrighted materials — such as music and movies — from digital piracy. But, as some argued in opposing it, tech manufacturers are beginning to use the DMCA to try to stifle competition. As BusinessWeek reports here, Lexmark has filed a suit under the DMCA trying to stop a chipmaker from selling chips to third-parties who sell remanufactured toner cartridges for Lexmark’s printers, arguing that the code in the chips is protected by copyright.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was supposed to protect copyrighted materials — such as music and movies — from digital piracy. But, as some argued in opposing it, tech manufacturers are beginning to use the DMCA to try to stifle competition. As BusinessWeek reports here, Lexmark has filed a suit under the DMCA trying to stop a chipmaker from selling chips to third-parties who sell remanufactured toner cartridges for Lexmark’s printers, arguing that the code in the chips is protected by copyright.
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