It is illegal for your laser printer/copier manufacturer to require you to use or purchase a particular brand of cartridge, just as it is illegal for your car dealer to require only original parts to be used to fix your car.

It is illegal for the manufacturer to prevent you from using toner cartridges from other sources than the original manufacturer. Similarly, it would be illegal for Radio Shack to mandate that you only use their batteries in their products. You are the consumer, and you have a choice.

No, Federal law prohibits any company or person from requiring you to purchase their OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) product. The Federal Trade Commission protects your rights as a consumer to purchase the product or service of your choice. The Magnusson-Moss Warranty Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act, Subparagraph C, Section 101, states this consumer protection law.

Absolutely not! Federal law prohibits any company or person from requiring you to purchase only their product. The Federal Trade Commission protects your right as a consumer to purchase the product or service of your choice. If any manufacturer tells you that they will void your warranty if you use a recycled toner cartridge, tell them your rights as a consumer are protected under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act Subparagraph C, Section 101.

No. Federal law prohibits manufacturers from refusing to honor warranties because of the use of parts not produced by them. The Federal Trade Commission protects your right as a consumer as detailed in the Magnusson-Moss Warranty Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act, SubparagraphC, Section 101. In short, the use of a recycled toner cartridge not manufactured by the same company as was the printer will not affect the viability of your warranty.

It is illegal for a printer company to state that using compatible cartridges will void the printer's warranty according to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Improvement Act (Title 15 Commerce and Trade / Chapter 50 Consumer Product Warranties / 15 Section 2302): 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 t.

Fortunately for the consumer, this is simply not true. By law, no company can sell a product and then force them to buy products from them to ensure their warranty remains valid. In fact, there is a law called the Magnusson-Moss Act which states that warranties cannot require "tie-in" sales. All cartridges are manufactured to a certain ink capacity. We always refill a cartridge to its original OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) capacity.

Absolutely not! United States Federal law prohibits any company or person from requiring you to buy their product exclusively, and this is valid internationally. The Federal Trade Commission protects your right as a consumer to buy the product or service of your choice.

NO! It will not void your warranty. In fact, it is against the law for companies to force you to buy their supplies exclusively. The Federal Trade Commission Sherman & Claton Antitrust Acts protect your rights as a consumer to buy supplies wherever you please without fear of losing your warranty.

In most cases no. But you are encouraged to check with your printer manufacturer. If your printer is less than a year old and/or if you have any doubts, you are encouraged to use the genuine OEM branded product which we feature at the most competitive prices. Like we said, Databazaar is primarily a genuine brand reseller and is an Authorized Reseller for many of the top brands.

Absolutely not! HP®'s policy is: Tthe use of non-HP refilled toner cartridge alone does not effect either your warranty or any maintenence contract you may have with your printer. However, if a HP® laser printer failure or damage is found to be an attributable directly to the use of a HP® toner cartridge , HP® will not repair the printer free of charge .

If the very sincere, very helpful salesperson tells you in all sincerity that using a remanufactured cartridge will void your warranty, you would probably believe them, right? Most people do. Then, based on that salesperson's warnings, they buy an over-priced, brand-name, brand-new cartridge.

The Australian Consumers' Association Choice Magazine has undertaken a survey into the use of compatible cartridges and spoke to Epson, Hewlett-Packard, Canon and Lexmark. They were informed by all companies that the 'printer warranty would NOT be affected by the use of compatibles or refilled cartridges'. In fact in Australia it is illegal under the Trade Practices Act for a printer manufacturer to require a consumer to use a particular brand of ink or cartridge.

The answer is no as legislated by the Magnusson-Moss Warranty. Your manufacturer cannot void your machine's warranty for using cartridges other than theirs; however, it may void your contract if you have binding agreement to use their supplies (check your Service Contract). All of our products are 100% guaranteed to perform as well as the OEM products.

No, the use of Compatible/Remanufactured replacement cartridges does not void your Printers Warranty, which is proven by the following US Congress New Legislation.

No, the use of Compatible replacement cartridges does not void your Printer's Warranty.

Totally false, refill your cartridge and using compatible or remanufactured cartridges will not void the warranty of your printer. Printer manufacturers don’t have the right to regulate you on which brand of supplies you should use. They can’t void your warranty unless they can show prove to that other brands of supplies will damage the machine. Enforcing such policy violates the Sherman & Clayton Antitrust Acts.

Definitely not. Printer makers still have to serve you within the warranty period. Please read the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Improvement Act for more details. After using your cartridges, my printer does not print, has poor quality printouts, or has lines. Please help!

Most certainly not! Compatible replacement cartridges and supplies do not void the Printer Manufacturers Warranty. As extra peace of mind though should one of our cartridges cause damage to your printer, we will collect, inspect and repair / replace your printer free of charge within its original 12 month guarantee.

No! Your manufacturer cannot void your machine's warranty for using cartridges other than theirs. However, it may void your contract if you have a binding agreement to use their supplies.

IN a word, NO! In the past companies did threaten to void printer warranties if refilled cartridges were used. However, legislation has since been introduced to prohibit this the voiding of warranties for any reason.

Not at all! WiiLi is just software running on your Nintendo Wii, it won't change anything. It's exactly the same as if you were running a game. After you quit WiiLi by ejecting the CD, your Wii is back to its normal operation.

It is against federal law in the United States for a manufacturer to require the use of a specific brand of air or oil filter unless it provides a replacement air or oil filter, free of charge, under the terms of the vehicle warranty. For a more thorough discussion of this law known as the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, see our Vehicle Warranty Section of our Air Filter Facts page, and our Letter Regarding Vehicle Warranty and K&N Replacement Filters.

No, using remanufactured toner cartridges will not void a manufacturer's warranty. According to the Magnusson Moss Warranty Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act, Subparagraph C, Section 101, no manufacturer can legally require you to purchase supplies exclusively from them. This section of the Magnusson Moss Act allows the consumer to purchase remanufactured supplies without fear of voiding a warranty.

No! United States Federal law prohibits any company or person from requiring you to buy their product exclusively, and this is valid internationally. The Federal Trade Commission protects your right as a consumer to buy the product or service of your choice.

Many major companies today manufacture laser printers, fax and copy machines that use a disposable toner unit. When empty, most people throw it away and buy new one.