3D Printing and Beyond
Intellectual Property and Regulation
Edited by Dinusha Mendis, Mark Lemley and Matthew Rimmer
Conclusion – The future of printcrime: intellectual property, innovation law, and 3D printing
Dinusha Mendis, Mark Lemley and Matthew Rimmer
Abstract
In a 2006 short story, ‘Printcrime’, Cory Doctorow imagined a dystopian future of contraband 3D printers. In the work, police try to shut down a bootleg operation engaged in the 3D printing of intellectual property. In his 2009 novel Makers, Doctorow explored the rise of the maker community, and its do-it-yourself ethic.
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