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The company is a subsidiary of Newell Brands.

== Controversies ==

==Controversies==

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.<~~sup~~>~~[1][2]~~</~~sup~~> 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 workarounds.<~~sup~~>~~[3][4]~~</~~sup~~>

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.<ref>https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/21/if-you-thought-printer-cartridge-drm-was-bad-dymo-is-forcing-users-to-buy-rfid-paper</ref><ref>https://walledculture.org/drm-on-paper-shows-why-anti-circumvention-laws-are-copyrights-biggest-blunder/</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 workarounds.<ref>https://hackaday.com/2022/03/30/freedmo-gets-rid-of-dymo-label-printer-drm/</ref>

In response to this, an open-source solution to remove the restrictions has been developed.<~~sup~~>~~[5]~~</~~sup~~>

In response to this, an open-source solution to remove the restrictions has been developed.<ref><nowiki>https://github.com/free-dmo/free-dmo-stm32</nowiki></ref>

== References ==

==References==

~~# ↑ <nowiki>https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/21/if-you-thought-printer-cartridge-drm-was-bad-dymo-is-forcing-users-to-buy-rfid-paper~~</~~nowiki~~>

Louis Rossmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJs9_xELKbI

~~# ↑ <nowiki>https~~:~~//walledculture.org/drm-on-paper-shows-why-anti-circumvention-laws-are-copyrights-biggest-blunder/</nowiki>~~

~~# ↑ <nowiki>~~https://~~hackaday~~.~~com/2022/03/30/freedmo-gets-rid-of-dymo-label-printer-drm/</nowiki>~~

~~# ↑ <nowiki>https://hackaday~~.com/~~2022/03/30/freedmo-gets-rid-of-dymo-label-printer-drm/</nowiki>~~

Louis Rossmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lezr3kYbFvY

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 The company is a subsidiary of Newell Brands.
-== Controversies ==
+==Controversies==
-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.<sup>[1][2]</sup> 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 workarounds.<sup>[3][4]</sup>
+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.<ref>https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/21/if-you-thought-printer-cartridge-drm-was-bad-dymo-is-forcing-users-to-buy-rfid-paper</ref><ref>https://walledculture.org/drm-on-paper-shows-why-anti-circumvention-laws-are-copyrights-biggest-blunder/</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 workarounds.<ref>https://hackaday.com/2022/03/30/freedmo-gets-rid-of-dymo-label-printer-drm/</ref>
-In response to this, an open-source solution to remove the restrictions has been developed.<sup>[5]</sup>
+In response to this, an open-source solution to remove the restrictions has been developed.<ref><nowiki>https://github.com/free-dmo/free-dmo-stm32</nowiki></ref>
-== References ==
+==References==
+<references />
-# ↑ <nowiki>https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/21/if-you-thought-printer-cartridge-drm-was-bad-dymo-is-forcing-users-to-buy-rfid-paper</nowiki>
+Louis Rossmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJs9_xELKbI
-# ↑ <nowiki>https://walledculture.org/drm-on-paper-shows-why-anti-circumvention-laws-are-copyrights-biggest-blunder/</nowiki>
-# ↑ <nowiki>https://hackaday.com/2022/03/30/freedmo-gets-rid-of-dymo-label-printer-drm/</nowiki>
-# ↑ <nowiki>https://hackaday.com/2022/03/30/freedmo-gets-rid-of-dymo-label-printer-drm/</nowiki>
+Louis Rossmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lezr3kYbFvY
 [[Category:Electronics companies]]
 [[Category:Manufacturing companies]]
 [[Category:Dymo Corporation]]
 [[Category:Printers]]