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{{InfoboxCompany|Name=Dymo|Type=Subsidiary|Founded=1958|Industry=Electronics|Official Website=https://www.dymo.com/|Logo=DYMO logo.svg.png}} | {{InfoboxCompany|Name=Dymo|Type=Subsidiary|Founded=1958|Industry=Electronics|Official Website=https://www.dymo.com/|Logo=DYMO logo.svg.png}} | ||
[[ | [[wikipedia:Dymo_Corporation|'''Dymo Corporation''']] is an American manufacturing company of handheld label printers and thermal-transfer printing tape as accessory, embossing tape label makers, and other printers such as CD and DVD labelers and durable medical equipment. | ||
The company is a subsidiary of Newell Brands. | The company is a subsidiary of Newell Brands. | ||
== | ==Anti-consumer practices== | ||
===Restriction to first party labels=== | |||
The Dymo LabelWriter 550 Turbo and other 500 series label printers have introduced a controversial feature: [[DRM]] (Digital Rights Management) via [[wikipedia:Radio-frequency_identification|RFID]] tags in their consumables.<ref>[https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/21/if-you-thought-printer-cartridge-drm-was-bad-dymo-is-forcing-users-to-buy-rfid-paper "If you thought printer cartridge DRM was bad, Dymo is forcing users to buy RFID paper"] - appleinsider.com - accessed 2025-02-03</ref><ref>[https://walledculture.org/drm-on-paper-shows-why-anti-circumvention-laws-are-copyrights-biggest-blunder/ "DRM on paper shows why anti-circumvention laws are copyright’s biggest blunder"] - walledculture.org - accessed 2025-02-03</ref> Affected printers come with "Automatic Label Recognition™", a marketing term that translates to DRM implementation in thermal labels. This system restricts users to purchasing only Dymo-branded labels, potentially increasing costs and limiting consumer choice. | |||
This move has sparked frustration among users and prompted the hacking community to develop a solution to remove the restrictions that is available via a free licence on github.<ref>[https://hackaday.com/2022/03/30/freedmo-gets-rid-of-dymo-label-printer-drm/ "#FreeDMO Gets Rid Of DYMO Label Printer DRM"] - hackaday.com - accessed 2025-02-03</ref> | |||
<ref>[https://github.com/free-dmo/free-dmo-stm32 "FreeDMO"] - github.com - accessed 2025-02-03</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Louis Rossmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJs9_xELKbI | ===Video references<!-- Gonna have to change this one to a proper ref list -->=== | ||
*Louis Rossmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJs9_xELKbI | |||
*Louis Rossmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lezr3kYbFvY | |||
[[Category:Dymo Corporation]] | [[Category:Dymo Corporation]] | ||
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Dymo
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1958 |
| Legal structure | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Electronics |
| Official website | https://www.dymo.com/ |
Dymo Corporation is an American manufacturing company of handheld label printers and thermal-transfer printing tape as accessory, embossing tape label makers, and other printers such as CD and DVD labelers and durable medical equipment.
The company is a subsidiary of Newell Brands.
Anti-consumer practices[edit | edit source]
Restriction to first party labels[edit | edit source]
The Dymo LabelWriter 550 Turbo and other 500 series label printers have introduced a controversial feature: DRM (Digital Rights Management) via RFID tags in their consumables.[1][2] Affected printers come with "Automatic Label Recognition™", a marketing term that translates to DRM implementation in thermal labels. This system restricts users to purchasing only Dymo-branded labels, potentially increasing costs and limiting consumer choice.
This move has sparked frustration among users and prompted the hacking community to develop a solution to remove the restrictions that is available via a free licence on github.[3] [4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "If you thought printer cartridge DRM was bad, Dymo is forcing users to buy RFID paper" - appleinsider.com - accessed 2025-02-03
- ↑ "DRM on paper shows why anti-circumvention laws are copyright’s biggest blunder" - walledculture.org - accessed 2025-02-03
- ↑ "#FreeDMO Gets Rid Of DYMO Label Printer DRM" - hackaday.com - accessed 2025-02-03
- ↑ "FreeDMO" - github.com - accessed 2025-02-03
Video references[edit | edit source]
- Louis Rossmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJs9_xELKbI
- Louis Rossmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lezr3kYbFvY