In this likely future you won't really download items 'for free'. You will still need the raw materials (plastics, metals, thread, etc.) that you would have to

In this likely future you won't really download items 'for free'. You will still need the raw materials (plastics, metals, thread, etc.) that you would have to pay for. You will simply download designs/blueprints that your printer/fabrication machine can manufacture. You could probably get a bulk shipment delivered to your house of these materials. Or you could just go to 'resources' depot and pick them up. Granted there are many issues that would arise regarding pirated and trademarked designs. Research, development, marketing, and other costs go into the price of these products when they are sold to us. The disruption this could cause corporations will make our current worries over music, books, and movies seem trivial. Then again, imagine open source product designs. Platforms for creating physical designs that can be sold, and unparalleled product customization. It should be very interesting.