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An open source repairable printer. (www.crowdsupply.com)
submitted 1 day ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/47449079

I stumbled across this link in the comment of another post, and thought it was super promising!

Someone mentioned something about in the US, this would be illegal due to DRM laws - not sure about the specifics of this, but regardless an open source printer seems like something we've needed for ages, as printers are something that always seem like way more of a headache then they need to be. It seems like such a simple technology that has existed for quite some time, but they are always such a pain to deal with. (Maybe it's just my bad luck with printers?)

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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 49 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Illegal due to US govt wanting discrete traceable patterns printed so they can track money duplication on colour printer or track Ransom letters?

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Good thing I live outside of the US then ;)

This looks awesome...hope they make it, I'd buy one if it isn't toooo expensive.

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I imagine that similar regulations exist in the EU. For instance, no copy machine will let you copy a Euro bill.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 2 points 21 hours ago

Yeah, that's the anti-copy mechamism I recall reading about long ago. I wonder if/how this project will deal with that?

[–] kubica@fedia.io 24 points 1 day ago

Freedom strikes again.

[–] Goretantath@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

So what? Thats exactly why I WANT a custom built printer, fucking spying shits.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Well, it being open source helps get around that

[–] TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Where are you seeing that it’s illegal? I own a pen plotter that can print things without tracking dots and that’s not illegal. I don’t see why this would be any different.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It was a question. And wasn't pen plotters since they can't reproduce money, and are more rare for consumers

[–] TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Using the tool for illegal activities is illegal, owning a printer capable of producing fake notes isn’t.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I think the original query was are these illegal to sell in USA due to not having FBI traceability?

[–] TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I’m saying no. I could find nothing on the books that prohibits specific printer tech or mandates hidden tracing be added for it to be legal.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 12 hours ago

Ah, cool

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Come and Take it

[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Nope, this was only done on laser printers and not all of them.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

My non laser colour had it. Left yellow dots on photos, drove me crazy