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Berkeley Technology Law Journal Volume 19 | Issue 1 Article 4 J anuary 2004 Lexmark In erna ional, Inc. v. S a ic Control Componen s, Inc. Chamberlain Group, Inc. v. Skylink Technologies, Inc.: The DMCA and Durable Goods Aftermarke s Daniel C. Higgs Follow this and additional works at : /btlj Recommended Citation Daniel C. Higgs, Lexmark International, I nc. v. Static Control Comp onents, Inc. Chamberlain Gro p, I nc. v. Skylink Technolog ies, Inc.: The DM CA a nd D rable Goods Aft ermarkets, 19 Berkeley ech. L.J . 59 (2004). Available at : /btlj/vol19/iss1/4 Link to publisher version (DOI) http://dx ./doi :10.15779/Z38JQ2B This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Journals and Related Materials at Berkeley Law Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Berkeley echnology Law Journal by an authorized administrator of Berkeley Law Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact jcera@. COPYRIGHT LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. V. STATIC CONTROL COMPONENTS, INC. CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC. V. SKYLINK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: THE DMCA AND DURABLE GOODS AFTERMARKETS By Daniel C Higgs The advent of the Internet brought with it the specter of digital piracy. Infringers had at their disposal an efficient means for replicating and dis- tributing copyrighted works. Concerned by this prospect, content indus- tries, such as software and movie companies, began protecting their works via encryption and other digital techniques. However, technologically savvy users could develop methods to bypass any such digital defense.2 As a re