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A better title would be "How DRM will completely fail to infest the 3D printing revolution." Do you really think they're going to be able to legislate away peo

by debacle 14y ago

A better title would be "How DRM will completely fail to infest the 3D printing revolution." Do you really think they're going to be able to legislate away people's ability to digitally print consumer goods? Thusfar, they've been unsuccessful at legislating away people's ability to copy data, and the consumer urge to copy a physical good will be orders of magnitude stronger than a bit of audio or video. In short, anyone who tries to restrict individuals' ability to print goods is on a fool's errand.

ihsw 14y ago
Legislating away was only half of the goal, the other half was enforcing penalties (financial -- ie: fees, or physical -- ie: jailtime) where applicable. It might even be easy to argue that legislature was a very minor goal compared to enforcement, which seems to be where copyright enforcement pairs very closely with general law enforcement and broad-sweeping monitoring of the general populace.
- debacle 14y ago
  There is no penalty whatsoever for downloading copyrighted material. The penalties are for sharing and distribution, and in those areas only the stupid get caught.
mtgx 14y ago
But it would criminalize a big part of the population, and although it means it won't be very effective, it does means that some people, if caught, will suffer years in prison for it.
baddox 14y ago
> Thusfar, they've been unsuccessful at legislating away people's ability to copy data Tell that to the thousands of people who got sued several years ago, or the Pirate Bay guys who are either in prison or facing prison sentences.
- katbyte 14y ago
  >Tell that to the thousands of people who got sued several years ago, or the Pirate Bay guys who are either in prison or facing prison sentences. compared to the 10s, 100s of millions who still share, download and copy copyrighted media everyday?
  - baddox 14y ago
    By "legislate away," did debacle mean completely eliminating file sharing? I presumed he just meant to firmly establish law and legal precedent that prohibits IP infringement.

by debacle 14y ago

ihsw 14y ago

Legislating away was only half of the goal, the other half was enforcing penalties (financial -- ie: fees, or physical -- ie: jailtime) where applicable. It might even be easy to argue that legislature was a very minor goal compared to enforcement, which seems to be where copyright enforcement pairs very closely with general law enforcement and broad-sweeping monitoring of the general populace.

debacle 14y ago
There is no penalty whatsoever for downloading copyrighted material. The penalties are for sharing and distribution, and in those areas only the stupid get caught.

mtgx 14y ago

But it would criminalize a big part of the population, and although it means it won't be very effective, it does means that some people, if caught, will suffer years in prison for it.

baddox 14y ago

> Thusfar, they've been unsuccessful at legislating away people's ability to copy data Tell that to the thousands of people who got sued several years ago, or the Pirate Bay guys who are either in prison or facing prison sentences.

katbyte 14y ago
>Tell that to the thousands of people who got sued several years ago, or the Pirate Bay guys who are either in prison or facing prison sentences. compared to the 10s, 100s of millions who still share, download and copy copyrighted media everyday?
- baddox 14y ago
  By "legislate away," did debacle mean completely eliminating file sharing? I presumed he just meant to firmly establish law and legal precedent that prohibits IP infringement.