In his article, N.V. reports that “Michael Weinberg, a staff lawyer at Public Knowledge” believes 3D printing could be adversely affected by patent and copyright law. Weinberg thinks that traditional manufactures are weary of a technology that has the ability to create near perfect replicas of anything. Weinberg is even concerned that leaders in industry may try to brand 3D printers as nothing short of “piracy machines.”
The core of the argument is that 3D printing is a technology built around replication and not original creation. I find this sentiment to be pretty bogus, but what do you think? Leave a comment or shoot me a tweet about your opinion. I’m here.