Exhausted: Lexmark v. Impression Products

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Lexmark has a history of locking-down its ink and toner cartridges and suing those who try to bypass their technology.

Let’s discuss how Lexmark earned themselves multiple benchslaps and made patent history in the process.

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Judge Denies Injunction for Disney’s Copyright Misuse

Judge Pregerson has accused Disney of mis-using its copyrights by preventing the transfer of DVDs and Blu-rays in violation of consumers’ right of first sale. The ruling stops short of finding in favor of Redbox. The ruling has lots to say about the copyright first-sale doctrine. Let’s discuss.

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