Sixth Circuit Rules Against Lexmark in DMCA Defense Case

LinuxElectrons reports:

The United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, responding to a request by Lexmark International, Inc. for a re-hearing, ruled against the Lexington-based company in a decision announced Wednesday[, Feb. 15, 2005].

In late October, the Sixth Circuit vacated an order by Judge Karl Forester, who granted a preliminary injunction in February of 2003 banning the sale of Smartek replacement chips by Static Control Components for the Lexmark cartridges.

Static Control Components (SCC) is maintaining a website with case documents, including the Sixth Circuit Ruling [pdf].

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Update: More at Slashdot and Ars Technica.

Update: More at Groklaw (Feb. 22, 2005), Computerworld News (Feb. 22, 2005), and InfoWorld (Feb. 22, 2005).