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The next Napster? Copyright questions as 3D printing comes of age
- noonespecial 16y agoThat’s the future lawmakers, inventors, and designers need to start thinking about, because it’s coming. They need to envision a not-too-far-off future where 3D printers are as common as inkjet printers and users trade 3D designs as fluidly as they exchange URLs. And they need to think about how to use the law to vindicate IP rights without stifling innovation. Perhaps when scarcity has been vanquished to this degree it might be time to start thinking about growing out of all of this "IP ownership" rent-seeking as a society.
- rick888 16y agoUntil we have robots that are creative enough to create the actual item (not copy), we still have scarcity: not everyone has the skills to make the song, movie, or anything else that can be copied. Currency is just paper and ink that has a perceived value, why should IP be any different?
- seiji 16y agoDoctorow's Printcrime: http://craphound.com/?p=573 http://craphound.com/?p=573