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3D Printer Models For Universal Construction Toy Connectors

Posted by Unknown on from the you-would-pirate-a-car-wouldn't-you dept.

dangle writes "F.A.T. Lab and Sy-Lab have officially released their Free Universal Construction Kit, allowing builders to freely interconnect parts from Lego, K'Nex, Fischertechnik, and other common building sets. ZomeTool and Zoob patterns will be available after related patents expire. The makers have also spent considerable effort investigating and anticipating legal complaints from manufacturers, using an Inverse Think of The Children Argument: Some may express concern that the Free Universal Construction Kit infringes such corporate prerogatives as copyright, design right, trade dress, trademarks or patents of the supported toy systems. We encourage those eager to enforce these rights to please think of the children — and we assert that the home printing of the Free Universal Construction Kit constitutes protected fair use." Model files are available over at Thingiverse. The designs are all covered by the CC BY-SA 3.0.

3 of 76 comments (clear)

  1. Acronym... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Free Universal Construction Kit... F... U...C... mmmhmmm....

  2. dangit by P-niiice · · Score: 3, Funny

    more importantly, why in the living hell did I not come up with this?

  3. Trademarks? I doubt it. by Barbara,+not+Barbie · · Score: 3, Funny

    Some may express concern that the Free Universal Construction Kit infringes such corporate prerogatives as copyright, design right, trade dress, trademarks

    If someone has really trademarked F.U.C.K, we're f***ed.

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