Digital BW, The Print

In the long run this is good for us.  Clearly these companies or their
suppliers were infringing on Epson patents.  Epson deserves the right to
earn a return from its inventions.  I don't think this spells doom for those
with genuine research investment of their own.  If anything it will help
them see that their inventions too will be protected from piracy.  Genuine
competition is good.  Piracy is bad for all, including us consumers.


> From: Richard Nagle <cms01@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:42:24 -0400
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Epson & Inks ( Major Concern)
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> ---
> 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