[TriLUG] DRMed coffee maker?

[Steve Litt via TriLUG]

On Wed, 13 May 2015 06:38:44 -0400
Matt Flyer via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> I inherited a Keurig.  I really like it.  I use regular, branded,
> cups that I get at Costco and wouldn't have troubles using them with
> their little DRM tactic.
> 
> Still, when the thing dies, I'll be damned if I'm going to buy the
> new replacement with that technology in it.  Also, a company makes
> and I think gives away a ring you can clip into it that defeats the
> DRM which looks for a certain color dot or something in a particular
> place.

The whole point is that, currently, that ring you describe is illegal
for you to use. Look at the penalties for copyright infringement:
Nothing to fool around with.

SteveT

Steve Litt 
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