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Originally Posted by Giggleton
I was thinking about this type of thing,
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/te...y/14print.html
But a few years down the line, with the ability to print electronics in the home, or in the library as the case may be.
A designer might be able to sell these designs on a marketplace such as Amazon.com. It might also be the case that a community of designers will post designs for goods for free on the net, but what if there are differences between the finished product of the two designs?
The Amazon purchased stove design is more energy efficient then the stove design available for free through the public domain.
Would it be right for someone to download the Amazon design and then repost it on the net for everyone to use freely, since it is the most energy efficient design available?
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Ok, now that you have provided a reference to what you mean by "3d printer"
I have a better understanding of where you are coming from. There are very
strict limitations as to what each of specially built "3D Printers" can build and
they can only produce a single source material part. They are somewhat more sophisticated than a Play-Doh Machine, though.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...3P-_PEZp8bDfaA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhaunGYwd08
But you know while we are at it you might consider digital Gene splicing data
for your home DNA Sequencer. It might make for some really long download
sessions though.
Luck;
Ken