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The wags say that it will be a day of rejoicing when the last lawyer is
strangled with the entrails of the last priest...
Toby
"Frederick" <nomailplease@nomail.com> wrote in message
news:1117406165.54321@ftpsrv1...
> Ivor Floppy wrote:
>
>> "Frederick" <nomailplease@nomail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1117403835.476466@ftpsrv1...
>>
>>>measekite wrote:
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>>>
>>>>
>>>>Miss Perspicacia Tick wrote:
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>>>>
>>>>>On Holidays wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I know the have one but that 9990 or whatever is way to expensive and
>>>>>>thats the BEST phoprinter you can get.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I just want one like the i6500 or somthing with A3 and DVD/cd printing
>>>>>>?????
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Any idea why. I think Epson have some. Though i could be wrong.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>They can - and have. I have one sitting on the cabinet across from my
>>>>>desk (i9950). Unfortunately, it's only available in Europe (and
>>>>>Commonwealth countries).
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>That is effectively inaccurate. The i9900 and the i9950 are the same
>>>>printer sold in different parts of the world.
>>>
>>>In the context of the OP's question, it is accurate. The i9950 available
>>>outside of North America prints CDs and DVDs.
>>>
>>>If the OP wants to print CDs and high quality photos, lives in the USA,
>>>but doesn't want to pay the premium for an A3+ size printer, then the
>>>Epson R800 may fit the bill.
>>>
>>>IIRC, lack of CD printing on printer models sold in the US has something
>>>to do with license fees. Epson seem to have bitten the bullet - but I
>>>have no idea whether they told the license holders where to stick their
>>>demands, or whether the economics of producing two models for different
>>>markets exceeded the cost of paying the fee.
>>>
>>>If paying a fee to license holders for the ability to print on CDs is
>>>reasonable, then why don't you pay a license fee when you buy a CD
>>>marking pen?
>>
>>
>> I was told (from a friend of a friend type of thing) - that Epson
>> *themseleves* hold the patent (U.S only?) for printing on CD/DVDs.
>>
> Lol - that might explain it...
> Although even Epson has made "US" versions of their printers, sans CD
> printing (2100 vs 2200).
> We surely do live in interesting times.
> Is being a lawyer a respected and well paid job in the US?