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Glyptodon on May 30, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: SCOTUS: Patent Rights Over a Printer Cartridge Are...

With a rental wouldn't purchasers of used cartridges essentially be knowingly buying stolen property? (Which seems very straightforward in terms its legal ramifications compared to other options.)

URSpider94 on May 30, 2017 [–]

IANAL, but I think you'd have to prove that, ie identify the chain of custody for the device and prove that the lease was broken.

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