Piracy goes 3D!

HansTWN · 02-16-2012, 04:26 AM

http://www.slashgear.com/piracy-goes...nter-24210481/

This opens endless possibilities for design pirates. Always thought of getting one myself. At least one that isn't limited to using plastics.

mr ploppy · 02-16-2012, 06:33 AM

So, would you download a car?

xg4bx · 02-16-2012, 06:51 AM

copyright is the reason why we'll never have star trek-style replicators or nano machines. they're probably investigating drm for this as we speak.

teh603 · 02-16-2012, 07:25 AM

Wonder if it can do pieces in billet aluminum or powder- coated stainless steel. I need some long- out of production (and even longer out of patent) parts made for my '55 Jeep.

Croptop · 02-16-2012, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mr ploppy

So, would you download a car?

Heck yeah! Especially if it was cheaper than buying one from a dealership. Of course, with all the DRM that would be added to the downloaded car, I'd probably only be able to use a specific brand of gas from one retailer (unless I opted to re-refine the gas using some sort of open-source, build-it-in-your-garage home refinery).

Apache · 02-16-2012, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Croptop

(unless I opted to re-refine the gas using some sort of open-source, build-it-in-your-garage home refinery).

Those would be illegal due to local fire codes.

Apache

Ninjalawyer · 02-16-2012, 09:24 AM

There's a revolution underway; We're slowly moving away from a mass production culture to a DIY culture as it becomes easier and cheaper for people to do things at home that would have taken a huge infrastructure before.

And it's not just 3D printers and manufactured products; there's also a growing biohacker movement (thanks to cheap DIY DNA replicating equipment) and even the ease of self-publishing can be seen as an example of this.

RainingLemur · 02-16-2012, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by xg4bx

copyright is the reason why we'll never have star trek-style replicators or nano machines. they're probably investigating drm for this as we speak.

Watermarked downloaded cars. Getty-images will have demolition crews trolling the streets looking for things that have been printed without purchasing the license.

murraypaul · 02-16-2012, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Ninjalawyer

And it's not just 3D printers and manufactured products; there's also a growing biohacker movement (thanks to cheap DIY DNA replicating equipment) and even the ease of elf-publishing can be seen as an example of this.

Where do I sign up to get my replicated elf?

RolandD · 02-16-2012, 11:11 AM

The price has certainly come down, but still has a way to go before they become anything more than a curiosity. I priced an instant prototype machine about 20 years ago and they were over $100,000.

5thWiggle · 02-16-2012, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by murraypaul

Where do I sign up to get my replicated elf?

Dark alley behind Santa's workshop

Ninjalawyer · 02-16-2012, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by RolandD

The price has certainly come down, but still has a way to go before they become anything more than a curiosity. I priced an instant prototype machine about 20 years ago and they were over $100,000.

We're already getting into the realm of affordability for the average consumer. The Maker Bot Thing o' Matic can be had for around $1,100 (assembly required). There's simpler 3D printers to be had for less than that, and a few Kickstarter projects aimed at producing and selling them for a few hundred dollars.

edit

And damn, I was too slow to correct the typo!

Greg Anos · 02-16-2012, 11:56 AM

Lots of PD design out there. Remember, patent only last 20 years. If an object was copyrighted, you're S.O.L., but who ever copyrighted a car, or blender, or stove? Go look for an @C symbol. Not there prior to 1976? FAir game!

Just don't put a name on it, most names were trademarked...

Sil_liS · 02-16-2012, 12:03 PM

I think that eventually we will get to the way knitting was in the days where people were making their own clothes. You buy a magazine with the models and make your own.

teh603 · 02-16-2012, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Lots of PD design out there. Remember, patent only last 20 years. If an object was copyrighted, you're S.O.L., but who ever copyrighted a car, or blender, or stove? Go look for an @C symbol. Not there prior to 1976? FAir game!

Just don't put a name on it, most names were trademarked...

Wouldn't stuff like that fall under patent or trademark law instead of copyright law, though? Using copyright law for things not related to literary or visual art is questionable at best.

02-16-2012, 04:26 AM	#1
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	Piracy goes 3D! http://www.slashgear.com/piracy-goes...nter-24210481/ This opens endless possibilities for design pirates. Always thought of getting one myself. At least one that isn't limited to using plastics.

02-16-2012, 09:24 AM	#7
Ninjalawyer Guru Posts: 826 Karma: 18573626 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Nexus 7 (2013)	There's a revolution underway; We're slowly moving away from a mass production culture to a DIY culture as it becomes easier and cheaper for people to do things at home that would have taken a huge infrastructure before. And it's not just 3D printers and manufactured products; there's also a growing biohacker movement (thanks to cheap DIY DNA replicating equipment) and even the ease of self-publishing can be seen as an example of this. Last edited by Ninjalawyer; 02-16-2012 at 10:45 AM.

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teh603 Autism Spectrum Disorder Posts: 1,212 Karma: 6244877 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Coastal Texas Device: Android Phone	Wonder if it can do pieces in billet aluminum or powder- coated stainless steel. I need some long- out of production (and even longer out of patent) parts made for my '55 Jeep.

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