Pirate Bay To Offer Physical Item Downloads

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Pirate Bay To Offer Physical Item Downloads

Posted by timothy on Tuesday January 24, 2012 @04:39AM from the print-me-up-some-caltrops-please dept.

lukehopewell1 writes "The Pirate Bay is offering users the chance to download and print out real objects using 3D printers in what the pirate site is hailing as 'the future.'" Amir Taaki mentions that among the new "physibles" uploaded to the Pirate Bay are "plans for a tabletop replica for a Warhammer 40k dreadnought that got taken down in December with a DMCA request." Downloadable 3D models have been around for a while; MakerBot users are probably all familiar with the Thingiverse. Couple TPB with a cheap method of accurate 3D scanning, though, and I wonder what illegal shapes will emerge.

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Re:Car by Sockatume · 2012-01-24 04:41 · Score: 5, Funny

You wouldn't, though.

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Re:Car by The+MAZZTer · 2012-01-24 04:42 · Score: 5, Interesting

Yes, yes I would.
Wow... by AngryDeuce · 2012-01-24 04:42 · Score: 5, Funny

Those "You wouldn't download a car, would you?" warnings on the beginning of DVD's are going to be funny when people actually are downloading cars...
For the record, I totally would.
1. Re:Wow... by Arancaytar · 2012-01-24 05:55 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  It'll have twenty times the gas mileage of any commercial car and be completely impervious to theft, but steerable only via console commands.
  user@car$ left 30 user@car$ right 30 user@car$ speed 90 user@car$ braek braek: command not found user@car$ BRAKE BRAKE: command not found user@car$ brake The program 'brake' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt-get install brake
  (Unless it's an Ubuntu car, in which case it will have a colorful and animated dashboard that will completely change form twice a year.)
Re:Car by AngryDeuce · 2012-01-24 04:43 · Score: 5, Funny

Don't Copy That Jalopy!!
3D printers == sex toys industry by tekrat · 2012-01-24 04:45 · Score: 5, Funny

What's the first thing with any new tech? Porn! So, 3D printers will be used to make sex toys.

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1. Re:3D printers == sex toys industry by Skarecrow77 · 2012-01-24 05:08 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  cheap 3d scanners would make this the next, frightening, landscape in "sexting".
  Not content to send each other pictures of their genitals, teens will soon be sending each other schematics for them.
LPs by slim · 2012-01-24 04:49 · Score: 5, Insightful

I look forward to being able to download a 3D model of an LP, that I can play on my turntable. Take that, RIAA!
Malware? by AngryDeuce · 2012-01-24 04:49 · Score: 5, Funny

Download what is supposed to be a car, end up with a literal bag of dicks...this is gonna bring trolling to a whole new level!
1. Re:Malware? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-24 04:55 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Dickroll. I'm just gonna throw that out there.
Re:How would you register a downloaded car? by betterunixthanunix · 2012-01-24 04:52 · Score: 5, Interesting

That's the one thing I'm not sure of. I'm all for downloading one, but where can I get a VIN to make it street legal?
This is the least of your concerns -- people do build their own cars in garages and there are procedures in place to register those cars. The real problem with downloading a car is that Detroit will join Hollywood in attacking new technologies rather than updating their business model.

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Re:*Gazing into crystal ball* by AngryDeuce · 2012-01-24 05:07 · Score: 5, Funny

Or 3D portraits of Chris Dodd with the AACS encryption key below...
Re:Fissible? by Beardo+the+Bearded · 2012-01-24 05:07 · Score: 5, Funny

Still cheaper than HP's price on cyan.

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Not made in China! by na1led · 2012-01-24 05:07 · Score: 5, Funny

Wow, I can finally own stuff not made in China!

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Re:The future comes, are we ready by TheRaven64 · 2012-01-24 05:09 · Score: 5, Informative

What is this, Slashdot for the illiterates? How about a link to the story, instead of some weird robot thing reading it for you? Still, at least we now have evidence that illiteracy actually is a job requirement for working at Slashdot...

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Re:Car by na1led · 2012-01-24 05:11 · Score: 5, Insightful

You can download Parts for your Car! think of old those small broken plastics that cost a fortune from the dealer, now you can just print it.

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Re:How would you register a downloaded car? by elrous0 · 2012-01-24 05:22 · Score: 5, Funny

"Blue states" stereotypically seem to have a 30 page form and want $100, but its always possible...
Yeah but 20 pages of that are questions like "How does this car effect the aura of the driver?" and "Is there any possibility that this car could create a hostile work environment for a LGBT or minority?"

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