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by ValdikSS·1y ago·view on hn ↗
Oh!

Take a look at EPSON printer driver, which prohibits you from:

1. Sharing the printer you own with anyone else unless they agree to the license of the driver (incl. business setup)

2. Sharing the printer over the internet unconditionally, because this allows to use the driver for people who did not agree to the license

3. Incorporating the driver in any "revenue generating product or service"

https://download.ebz.epson.net/la/linux/inkjet_for_linux.htm...

1. Grant of License.

[…] provided that the Software is used (i) only in a single location (e.g., a home or office or place of business), or in the case of a mobile device, on a Device owned or otherwise controlled by you, and (ii) only in connection with Epson Hardware owned by you. You may allow other users of the Epson Hardware connected to your network to use the Software, provided that you shall ensure that such users use the Software only in accordance with this Agreement. You agree to be responsible for and indemnify Epson for liabilities incurred as a consequence of use by such users.

3. Other Rights and Limitations.

[…] Further, you agree not to place the Software onto or into a shared environment accessible via a public network such as the Internet or otherwise accessible by others outside the single location referred to in Section 1 above.

You may not rent, lease, distribute, lend the Software to third parties or incorporate the Software into a revenue generating product or service.

1 comments
I currently own 7 printers. 6 I got from a small business owner who wanted them gone. He asked me to check them and give them away to others who needs them. Maybe I just just grab one and hook it to the internet and let others print stuff. Would be a nice social experiment and a big middle finger to the manufacturer and those stupid EULA's.
Youd want some sort of filter and ocr in between to prevent things that were prevalent in the days of faxes. All black pages, endless printing, etc. And ofc youd want some csam filter because you dont want to end up having printed that. Gl proving it wasnt you.

That being said, it would be an interesting thing to see what people would decide to send to a random printer on the internet