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What Will Ubiquitous 3D Printing Do To IP Laws?
Lucas123 writes "With scanners able turn objects into printable files and peer-to-peer file sharing sites able to distribute product schematics, 3D printing could make intellectual property laws impossible or impractical to enforce. At the Inside 3D Printing Conference in San Jose this week, industry experts compared the rise of 3D printing to digital music and Napster. Private equity consultant Peer Munck noted that once users start sharing CAD files with product designs, manufacturers may be forced to find legal and legislative avenues to prevent infringement. But, he also pointed out that it's nearly impossible to keep consumers from printing whatever they want in the privacy of their homes. IP attorney John Hornick said, 'Everything will change when you can make anything. Future sales may be of designs and not products.'"
Print me a Lawyerbot! (c:
Sue me, baby, I can make a million of them!
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
you can print real cotton clothes that are completely washable on a 3d printer? where do you get the raw cotton for it to form into clothing?
You asked "can you".
Asked and answered. Your supply chain problems are a different issue.
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you can print real cotton clothes that are completely washable on a 3d printer? where do you get the raw cotton for it to form into clothing?
You asked "can you".
Asked and answered. Your supply chain problems are a different issue.
You must be a consultant.
We can just print out a new internet.
patton trolls be all over this and I'll be stuck down fast
"The more I see of Arabs the less I think of them. By having studied them a good deal I have found out the trouble. They are the mixture of all the bad races on earth, and they get worse from west to east, because the eastern ones have had more crosses." - Patton trolling.