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Re:HP disables customers’ printers if they use ink cartridge... by charcircuit on Saturday May 13, 2023 @08:55PM (#35934331)
That's not what's happening here. HP doesn't have power over what you can do to your printer. If you want to modify your printer so that it allows for ungenuine ink to be used you are free to do so.
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Re:HP disables customers’ printers if they use ink cartridge... by Zak on Saturday May 13, 2023 @09:24PM (#35934467)
HP modified other peoples' printers without genuine[0] consent to make the printers less valuable. It should probably be illegal for them to do that.

I imagine there isn't an existing criminal law covering that and I'm not in favor of interpreting criminal laws creatively to expand their scope, however I could be convinced to support making a new criminal law to cover this kind of behavior.

[0] No doubt, they have some fine print in a clickwrap agreement giving themselves permission.

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