How Legal Is This?

[bluegrassmoker]

thanks for your insight eric

[Ivan3000]

thanks for your insight eric

I still wouldn't do it, it is still illegal, and you very well can get in trouble for doing so.

[wim]

A battle of wits can end abruptly with a reality check.

An article I recently read about 3D printing, patents, trademark & -dress, copyrights, concluded the following (in short);

Any item which infringes the above protections is illegal when produced for commercial use.
It is not 'illegal' to do so for home use, which does not mean is doesn't infringe the above or makes it legal to ever sell it.
In fact it's technically illegal, but not in reality because you will not get prosecuted.

3D printing is a serious threat to my business, as this makes it too easy to copy items without even having shrink-related problems or even get around a design that was build to be unmoldable.

Link to the article:
http://www.iusmentis.com/innovatie/3d-p ... -eigendom/
(attention: this is European, written in dutch)

[electrofaro]

I still wouldn't do it, it is still illegal, and you very well can get in trouble for doing so.

Ivan is right, and maybe a good line to end this topic with?

[Ivan3000]

I still wouldn't do it, it is still illegal, and you very well can get in trouble for doing so.

Ivan is right, and maybe a good line to end this topic with?

Sure!



Just because you won't usually get in trouble Patrick doesn't mean you're invincible. If JH sees this on a bad day, you could very well be in hot water.

[cjj]

In fact it's technically illegal, but not in reality because you will not get prosecuted.

Well, I suppose, to some extent, that would depend on how much you publicize the fact.

And then, most of these laws, while fairly similar, do differ from country to country. So, if planning on doing something that may infringe, you might want to check with a lawyer first...