Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "the_des_bois"
<thedesbois@...> wrote:
>
> Prohibition once again? :-)
> 
> Canada is your friend. I would order carts for you anytime! Lol...
> 
> Denis from Canada

well, let me put my minor two-cents into this discussion. Denise is
correct, carts can be ordered via Canada (or Mexico, or Taiwan, or
Australia) as well as bulk ink.  I'm such a small-time operator, I
hardly think I'll be raided by the Feds for having illegal carts, nor
do I think I'll be hauled into court by Epson for infringement.  I'm
confident that the carts and inks will be available.

For the person who stated he wasn't sure that Epson sold printers
below cost, to make up profits in ink sales, I remind everyone to
remember that Epson just lost a lawsuit last year over having the
chips on the carts telling the printer it was out of ink, when at
least a third of the cart still had ink in it.  Epson got greedy, and
got caught. 

I bought a bunch of extra empty carts from MIS for future use, as I'm
sure a lot of these companies selling carts will be in deep financial
trouble, possibly resulting in bankruptcy. I don't know what the
future will hold, but I'm positive that eventually, a solution will be
found.  It may result in a blackmarket, such as pirated software, but
the ink and carts will be available for the short term until a
permanent solution is found.

Uncle Dannie