1 Topic by bruna597

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Topic: Legal case - Intellectual Property

Hey guys,

My name is Bruna and I am a law researcher from Brazil. I'm writing a paper about Intellectual Property and 3D Printing and I'd like your help to know if is there any legal case of someone being sued for printing an object protected under copyright or patent law, even if there is non-commercial use?

Thanks!

2 Reply by grob

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Re: Legal case - Intellectual Property

I don't know about any lawsuits in the field but (as you're likely already aware) following the path of Makerbot Industries and their move from open-source to closed-source, business strategies and particularly recent patent applications is of some interest to the 3d printing community at the moment:
http://hackaday.com/2014/05/24/makerbot … oes-crazy/
http://3dprintboard.com/showthread.php? … ights-Back

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Re: Legal case - Intellectual Property

I don't know of anyone being sued, but a few years ago someone was issued a cease and desist for posting a Warhammer miniature to Thingiverse.  http://www.wired.com/2012/05/3-d-printing-patent-law/