Voided Warranty...?
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Improvement Act
United States
Code Annotated Title 15 Commerce and Trade Chapter 50 Comsumer
Product Warranties 15 Section 2302
This Law
says...
"(c) No warrantor of a
consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of
such product on the consumer's using, in connection with such
product, any article or service (other than article or service
provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is
identified by brand, trade or corporate name; except that the
prohibition of this subsection may be waived by the commission if:
1. The warrantor satisfies
the Commission that the warranted product will function properly
only if the article or service so identified is used in connection
with the warranted product, and 2. the Commission finds that such
a waiver is in the public interest.
What this
means to printer users!
This means
that the manufacturer of the printer you are using cannot
void the warranty on your printer because you use a cartridge or
refill kit manufactured by someone other than the printer
manufacturer. This prohibition includes the use of compatible
cartridges, clip-ons, continuous feeding mechanisms, refill kits,
ink, etc. The printer manufacturer is not required to make
warranty repairs, however, to printers that have been damaged due
to use of a product that they did not manufacture, co-manufacture
or authorize for use in their products.
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