Dymo: Difference between revisions - Consumer_Action

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{{InfoboxCompany|Name=Dymo|Type=Subsidiary|Founded=1958|Industry=Electronics|Official Website=https://www.dymo.com/|Logo=DYMO logo.svg.png}}

[[~~Dymo~~|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.

[[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.

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==Controversies==

=== Restriction to first party labes ===

===Restriction to first party labes===

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.

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 {{InfoboxCompany|Name=Dymo|Type=Subsidiary|Founded=1958|Industry=Electronics|Official Website=https://www.dymo.com/|Logo=DYMO logo.svg.png}}
-[[Dymo|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.
+[[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.
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 ==Controversies==
-=== Restriction to first party labes ===
+===Restriction to first party labes===
 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.