Canon Ink DRM: Difference between revisions

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==Overview==

[[Digital-rights management]] (DRM) is a practice used by many major printer manufacturers, including [[HP]]<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/11/23635168/hp-printer-update-brick-third-party-ink-dynamic-security</ref>, [[Dymo]]<ref>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/worst-timeline-printer-company-putting-drm-paper-now</ref>, [[Lexmark]]<ref>https://www.vice.com/en/article/hp-remotely-kills-perfectly-good-ink-cartridge-with-drm/</ref> and [[Canon]]. The manufacturers include silicon chips as part of the ink cartridges that can identify a cartridge as coming directly from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) as opposed to an aftermarket alternative, which is often cheaper. When aftermarket cartridges are inserted, some printers will display a message suggesting the supposed dangers of using non-genuine ink and have in the past, disabled device functionality when aftermarket ink is installed.<ref>https://www.wired.com/2016/09/hp-printer-drm/</ref> The DRM chip also prevents the OEM ink cartridges from being refilled, it communicates to the printer that the specific cartridge has already been used. ~~(Needs citation)~~

[[Digital-rights management]] (DRM) is a practice used by many major printer manufacturers, including [[HP]]<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/11/23635168/hp-printer-update-brick-third-party-ink-dynamic-security</ref>, [[Dymo]]<ref>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/worst-timeline-printer-company-putting-drm-paper-now</ref>, [[Lexmark]]<ref>https://www.vice.com/en/article/hp-remotely-kills-perfectly-good-ink-cartridge-with-drm/</ref> and [[Canon]]. The manufacturers include silicon chips as part of the ink cartridges that can identify a cartridge as coming directly from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) as opposed to an aftermarket alternative, which is often cheaper. When aftermarket cartridges are inserted, some printers will display a message suggesting the supposed dangers of using non-genuine ink and have in the past, disabled device functionality when aftermarket ink is installed.<ref>https://www.wired.com/2016/09/hp-printer-drm/</ref> The DRM chip also prevents the OEM ink cartridges from being refilled, it communicates to the printer that the specific cartridge has already been used. <ref>https://www.vice.com/en/article/canon-tells-customers-to-break-its-printer-cartridge-drm-due-to-chip-shortage/</ref>

==Incident==

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 ==Overview==
-[[Digital-rights management]] (DRM) is a practice used by many major printer manufacturers, including [[HP]]<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/11/23635168/hp-printer-update-brick-third-party-ink-dynamic-security</ref>, [[Dymo]]<ref>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/worst-timeline-printer-company-putting-drm-paper-now</ref>, [[Lexmark]]<ref>https://www.vice.com/en/article/hp-remotely-kills-perfectly-good-ink-cartridge-with-drm/</ref> and [[Canon]]. The manufacturers include silicon chips as part of the ink cartridges that can identify a cartridge as coming directly from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) as opposed to an aftermarket alternative, which is often cheaper. When aftermarket cartridges are inserted, some printers will display a message suggesting the supposed dangers of using non-genuine ink and have in the past, disabled device functionality when aftermarket ink is installed.<ref>https://www.wired.com/2016/09/hp-printer-drm/</ref> The DRM chip also prevents the OEM ink cartridges from being refilled, it communicates to the printer that the specific cartridge has already been used. (Needs citation)
+[[Digital-rights management]] (DRM) is a practice used by many major printer manufacturers, including [[HP]]<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/11/23635168/hp-printer-update-brick-third-party-ink-dynamic-security</ref>, [[Dymo]]<ref>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/worst-timeline-printer-company-putting-drm-paper-now</ref>, [[Lexmark]]<ref>https://www.vice.com/en/article/hp-remotely-kills-perfectly-good-ink-cartridge-with-drm/</ref> and [[Canon]]. The manufacturers include silicon chips as part of the ink cartridges that can identify a cartridge as coming directly from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) as opposed to an aftermarket alternative, which is often cheaper. When aftermarket cartridges are inserted, some printers will display a message suggesting the supposed dangers of using non-genuine ink and have in the past, disabled device functionality when aftermarket ink is installed.<ref>https://www.wired.com/2016/09/hp-printer-drm/</ref> The DRM chip also prevents the OEM ink cartridges from being refilled, it communicates to the printer that the specific cartridge has already been used. <ref>https://www.vice.com/en/article/canon-tells-customers-to-break-its-printer-cartridge-drm-due-to-chip-shortage/</ref>
 ==Incident==