3D printing - the next DRM battle?

[JG52Krupi]

I have been waiting for this to start becoming an issue, tempted to get a 3D printer its very cool tech

[5./JG27.Farber]

HHHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUU! I could make a KG13 stick!

[WTE_Galway]

The most interesting bit is not the 3D printing.

What is interesting is the US lawyers for Games Workshop are trying to introduce precedents wherein you can claim copyright to someone else's original work just because it has a similar "style" to yours.

That could have vast implications in music and art.

[pupo162]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=8aghzpO_UZE

here you go, thats the most imrpessive thign iv'e seen in some time.

[bongodriver]

[5./JG27.Farber]

I sa a firm on youtube who boasted they could print anything so I sent them a KG13 blue print and asked for a quote, this is their lame reply:

Hi Rudolf,

Thanks for your enquiry, for us to print a part we need a file called a .STL file this stands for Standard Triangular Language this file is produced from C.A.D software and represents the physical shape of the model you want making.

Sorry we could not help on this occasion

Best regards
Slice3D



Slice3D
9Boma road,
Trentham,
Stoke on Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 8EA.

www:Slice3d.com

[swiss]

Originally Posted by 5./JG27.Farber

I sa a firm on youtube who boasted they could print anything so I sent them a KG13 blue print and asked for a quote, this is their lame reply:

It's not lame. your blueprint wasn't 3d - turning it into one is the expensive part.
Laserscanning an existing could be cheaper, maybe.