Printer makers have long used chips to thwart third-party ink cartridge sales and drive you toward their own products, but they're now feeling the sting of those restrictions. The Register and USA ...

For years, printers have been encumbered with digital rights management systems that prevent users from buying third-party ink and toner cartridges. Printer companies have claimed that their ...

The ongoing global chip shortage is affecting Canon toner cartridges for printers in some regions after the manufacturer was forced to stop including copy protection chips, leading some printers to ...

A hot potato: Printer manufacturers go to great (oftentimes irritating) lengths to ensure hardware DRM policies that can result in heavy expenditure when it comes to replacing a toner cartridge or ...

TOKYO, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Canon Inc. has won a key victory as a Japanese court ruled that recycled Canon printer ink cartridges violated the company's patent rights. The Intellectual Property High Court ...