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Forced by shortages to sell chipless ink cartridges, Canon tells
customers how to bypass DRM warnings

Rob Beschizza 10:00 am Sat Jan 8, 2022

Printer ink company Canon was forced by the silicon shortage to sell
cartridges without the DRM chips used to dissuade customers from
using third-party tanks. Accordingly, it is reportedly telling
customers how to bypass its "genuine" ink bullshit. (translation)

    We value you as a customer and a constant user of Canon products.
    Due to the persistent global shortage of semiconductor
    components, Canon is currently facing challenges in sourcing
    certain electronic components that are used in our consumables
    for our multifunction printers (MFP). These components lead e.g.
    B. Features such as the detection of the remaining toner level.
    In order to ensure a continuous and reliable supply of
    consumables, we have decided to deliver consumables without
    semiconductor components until normal supply is restored. There
    is no negative impact on print quality when using consumables
    without electronic components, but certain additional functions,
    such as e. B. the detection of the toner level may be impaired.

The instructions appear to be straightforward--for the models I
checked all you have to do is ignore onerous error messages--so it
seems incorrect to claim Canon blocks the use of third-party
cartridges. HP's ink DRM is clearly more despised--they not only block
non-DRM ink, but the ink is region locked and they expect you to pay
for and maintain a subscription to it.

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