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I'm really excited for when piracy and IP debates beings to extend to the physical world. It is going to be super entertaining to watch the DRM debacle over my
by snprbob86 16y ago
I'm really excited for when piracy and IP debates beings to extend to the physical world. It is going to be super entertaining to watch the DRM debacle over my right to print objects.
- maxjg 16y agoSoon enough we'll find out if most people _would_ 'steal' a car.
- Kliment 16y agoHere's a very detailed article on the subject. http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrc/script-ed/vol7-1/bradshaw.asp http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrc/script-ed/vol7-1/bradshaw.asp Come to think of it, I'll go ahead and submit it on its own.
- Derferman 16y agoYou might enjoy Cory Doctrow's Print Crime[1] which centers on this exact topic. [1]: http://craphound.com/?p=573 http://craphound.com/?p=573
- gojomo 16y agoAlso Bruce Sterling's Kiosk: http://web.archive.org/web/20080115084153/http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/fiction/bs01.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20080115084153/http://www.sfsite....
- olegkikin 16y ago"You wouldn't download a car"
- Elite 16y agoYes. Yes I would.
- wazoox 16y agoIf I could download a car, I'd certainly do it because that would mean that production cost is basically zero.
- michael_dorfman 16y agoWait till you see what the toner cartridges are going to cost you.
- fragmede 16y ago3D printing of metal is here, if expensive. With that technology in mind, a computer-file gives you the ability to print a specially shaped piece of metal. A piece of metal that turns your legally owned firearm, and turns it into a fully-automatic cop killer that mows down entire preschools. By the time that idea is exposed to mainstream society, hopefully society's knee-jerk response won't damn the entire industry. (The fact that the piece of metal is easily made today doesn't escape me. Society, however, is not known for acting rationally in response to danger, especially to children.)