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* suing CanonRS Wood
`* Re: suing CanonAndy Burns
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From: rsw@therandymon.com (RS Wood)
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Subject: suing Canon
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 by: RS Wood - Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:47 UTC

From the «HP, you're next» department:
Feed: The Register
Title: Canon makes 'all-in-one' printers that refuse to scan when out of ink,
lawsuit claims
Author: Katyanna Quach
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 20:15:48 -0400
Link: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2021/10/19/canon_lawsuit_ink/

We can't wait to see the logic gymnastics needed to justify this

Canon USA has been accused of forcing customers to buy ink cartridges when they
only want to scan and fax documents using the manufacturer's so-called
All-In-One multi-function printers.…

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 by: Andy Burns - Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:01 UTC

RS Wood wrote:

> Canon USA has been accused of forcing customers to buy ink cartridges when they
> only want to scan and fax documents

Maybe they secretly print yellow ID dots on everything they scan? In order to
tell who copied them :-P

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 by: Ï - Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:03 UTC

Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

> RS Wood wrote:
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> > Canon USA has been accused of forcing customers to buy ink cartridges
> > when they only want to scan and fax documents
>
> Maybe they secretly print yellow ID dots on everything they scan?
> In order to tell who copied them :-P

But they do do that though, don't they though.
I've seen 'em with my very own eyes.

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 by: Rich - Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:20 UTC

Ï <!@!.invalid> wrote:
> Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
>
>> RS Wood wrote:
>>
>> > Canon USA has been accused of forcing customers to buy ink cartridges
>> > when they only want to scan and fax documents
>>
>> Maybe they secretly print yellow ID dots on everything they scan?
>> In order to tell who copied them :-P
>
> But they do do that though, don't they though.
> I've seen 'em with my very own eyes.

Yes, nearly all color printers add them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Identification_Code

The wikipedia page states: "Xerox developed the machine identification
code 'to assuage fears that their color copiers could be used to
counterfeit bills'".

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 by: Andy Burns - Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:26 UTC

Ï wrote:

> Andy Burns wrote:
>
>> Maybe they secretly print yellow ID dots on everything they scan?
>> In order to tell who copied them :-P
>
> But they do do that though, don't they though.
> I've seen 'em with my very own eyes.

They do it when printing, but I was being a bit mischievous to suggest they also
do it for scanning ...

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