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[[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. | [[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. | ||
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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> | 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.<ref> | In response to this, an open-source solution to remove the restrictions has been developed.<ref>[https://github.com/free-dmo/free-dmo-stm32 DRM workaround]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| 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.
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.[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 workarounds.[3]
In response to this, an open-source solution to remove the restrictions has been developed.[4]
References
- ↑ https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/21/if-you-thought-printer-cartridge-drm-was-bad-dymo-is-forcing-users-to-buy-rfid-paper
- ↑ https://walledculture.org/drm-on-paper-shows-why-anti-circumvention-laws-are-copyrights-biggest-blunder/
- ↑ https://hackaday.com/2022/03/30/freedmo-gets-rid-of-dymo-label-printer-drm/
- ↑ DRM workaround
Louis Rossmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJs9_xELKbI
Louis Rossmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lezr3kYbFvY