Comment Re:Lexmark is no Nintendo (Score 1) 220
The value of the printer is not in the ink, and there is no reason for the printer to check for copyright violations prior to using ink.
Have you checked the prices on printers/printer ink lately? The printer companies make way more money on the ink than they do on the printer itself. They shouldn't be allowed to limit their competition in this way, but obviously the value of the printer is in the ink. Why else would they be doing this in the first place?
