Digital BW, The Print

Read this story below:
so, if Epson is suing companies that make third party inks, for its printers,
is MIS going to be in trouble in the future?

Would this spell doom for all others as well ?
I mean, I don¹t want to get hook on a ink, and then its gone forever.

Regards-
Rick


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Epson hits another ink cartridge maker
By Martyn Williams, IDG News Service

For the second time this week a manufacturer of Epson-compatible ink cartridges
is taking its products off the market as a result of legal action by Seiko Epson
Corp., the Japanese company said Friday.

Environmental Business Products Ltd. has stopped importing and supplying
Epson-compatible printer cartridges as a result of an out of court settlement
between the two companies, Epson said in a statement. Epson had brought
proceedings against the London company in the U.K. High Court for infringement
of a number of patents and registered designs owned by Epson, the statement
said.

The company and others like it offer ink cartridges or refills that can be used
in Epson printers and are typically cheaper than those from Epson. For printer
makers the sale of replacement ink is a major source of profit.


Full Story Here:
http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/06/17/epson/index.php?pf=1



FYI:
Rick