Supremes deflect Lexmark's laser injunction bid

Supremes deflect Lexmark's laser injunction bid
by JOHN OATES
The Register, publication date: 08 June 2005
"Lexmark's cartridges includes a chip which must be authenticated by the printer before it will accept the new cartridge. Static Control Components makes a chip which replicates this 'handshake'. But the DMCA forbids any attempt to decrypt or decode technologies put in place to protect intellectual property."