Dymo

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Dymo

Basic information
Founded	1958
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Electronics
Official website	https://www.dymo.com/

Dymo Corporation is an American manufacturing company of handheld label printers and thermal-transfer printing tape as accessory, embossing tape label makers, and other printers such as CD and DVD labelers and durable medical equipment.

The company is a subsidiary of Newell Brands.

Controversies

Restriction to first party labels

The Dymo LabelWriter 550 Turbo and other 500 series label printers have introduced a controversial feature: DRM (Digital Rights Management) via RFID tags in their consumables. Affected printers come with "Automatic Label Recognition™", a marketing term that translates to DRM implementation in thermal labels. This system restricts users to purchasing only Dymo-branded labels, potentially increasing costs and limiting consumer choice.

This move has sparked frustration among users and prompted the hacking community to develop a solution to remove the restrictions that is available via a free licence on github.

References

Video references

• Louis Rossmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJs9_xELKbI
• Louis Rossmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lezr3kYbFvY