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A new wave of creators care about innovating. They care about building things. And they mostly see patents as getting in the way.
If you are a practicing patent attorney, it might be a good idea to call up that one copyright attorney you know and invite them out for some coffee. Because it’s starting to look like patents are about to have a copyright-like moment where they get pulled from an esoteric corner of law and thrust into popular culture.
And this isn’t a post about software patents, or about the portable patent thicket that is a modern mobile phone. No, this is a post about what happens when an entire chunk of society runs into an area of law and gets really, really annoyed with what they find.
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If you are a practicing patent attorney, it might be a good idea to call up that one copyright attorney you know and invite them out for some coffee. Because it’s starting to look like patents are about to have a copyright-like moment where they get pulled from an esoteric corner of law and thrust into popular culture.
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Friday may well go down as a turning point in the debate around 3D printed guns, and 3D printing policy in general. Two important sides seemed to step away from confrontation and instead focus on what is important to them. Defense Distributed included metal parts in their otherwise fully 3D printed handgun. And Rep. Steve Israel used Defense Distributed’s announcement to raise concerns about undetectable firearms, not 3D printing. Both should be praised for these decisions.
Friday may well go down as a turning point in the debate around 3D printed guns, and 3D printing policy in general. Two important sides seemed to step away from confrontation and instead focus on what is important to them. Defense Distributed included metal parts in their otherwise fully 3D printed handgun. And Rep. Steve Israel used Defense Distributed’s announcement to raise concerns about undetectable firearms, not 3D printing. Both should be praised for these decisions.
Friday may well go down as a turning point in the debate around 3D printed guns, and 3D printing policy in general. Two important sides seemed to step away from confrontation and instead focus on what is important to them. Defense Distributed included metal parts in their otherwise fully 3D printed handgun. And Rep. Steve Israel used Defense Distributed’s announcement to raise concerns about undetectable firearms, not 3D printing. Both should be praised for these decisions.
Friday may well go down as a turning point in the debate around 3D printed guns, and 3D printing policy in general. Two important sides seemed to step away from confrontation and instead focus on what is important to them. Defense Distributed included metal parts in their otherwise fully 3D printed handgun. And Rep. Steve Israel used Defense Distributed’s announcement to raise concerns about undetectable firearms, not 3D printing. Both should be praised for these decisions.
Bur first, some background
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Last week, Rep. Steve Israel introduced a bill designed to regulate firearms that cannot be found by metal detectors. The bill makes a passing reference the 3D printing, which is fine. But the rhetoric that Rep. Israel is using to promote the bill is both muddled and overblown, and focuses almost exclusively on 3D printing. This is a problem.
As part of the bill introduction process, Rep. Israel circulated a “Dear Colleague” letter to his fellow Members of Congress asking them to co-sponsor the legislation. The title of the letter? “Co-Sponsor Legislation to Ban 3D Printed Guns”
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3D printing means more people are becoming professional designers, creating and selling even more things. Although most of these designers are creating wholly original objects, it should not be a surprise that some are building off of existing TV shows, movies, and books. The result: the world of merchandising is about to confront a long tail that can't be monitored or controlled. How should rightsholders respond? By embracing it.
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3D printing means more people are becoming professional designers, creating and selling even more things. Although most of these designers are creating wholly original objects, it should not be a surprise that some are building off of existing TV shows, movies, and books. The result: the world of merchandising is about to confront a long tail that can't be monitored or controlled. How should rightsholders respond? By embracing it.
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Location: Cafeteria of the Rayburn House Office Building
Come see the remarkable, disruptive technology of 3D printing in person. Chat with some of the people and companies that make it happen. Mingle with other 3D printing fans and curiosity seekers.
This is the second time PK has hosted the 3D printing community to come together in Washington, DC. Don't miss your chance this time around!
Location: Cafeteria of the Rayburn House Office Building
Come see the remarkable, disruptive technology of 3D printing in person. Chat with some of the people and companies that make it happen. Mingle with other 3D printing fans and curiosity seekers.
This is the second time PK has hosted the 3D printing community to come together in Washington, DC. Don't miss your chance this time around!
Location: Cafeteria of the Rayburn House Office Building
Come see the remarkable, disruptive technology of 3D printing in person. Chat with some of the people and companies that make it happen. Mingle with other 3D printing fans and curiosity seekers.
This is the second time PK has hosted the 3D printing community to come together in Washington, DC. Don't miss your chance this time around!
Location: Cafeteria of the Rayburn House Office Building
Come see the remarkable, disruptive technology of 3D printing in person. Chat with some of the people and companies that make it happen. Mingle with other 3D printing fans and curiosity seekers.
This is the second time PK has hosted the 3D printing community to come together in Washington, DC. Don't miss your chance this time around!
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Today’s example of copyright coming into contact with 3D printing is a 3D printed phone dock made to look like Game of Throne’s Iron Throne. The facts are fairly straightforward: Designer Fernando Sosa modeled the dock on the Iron Throne featured in HBO’s Game of Thrones series. HBO sent him a takedown notice, claiming a copyright on the throne. Sosa took the throne down.
On its face, this appears to be a textbook application of the DMCA takedown process in action. However, it also highlights something of a missed opportunity for HBO.
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While New York Fashion Week marches on, let’s take a moment
to look at where the future of the fashion industry should and shouldn’t go.
Should: Into the world of 3D printing.
Shouldn’t: Into the world of harsher copyright protection.
Over the weekend, the
3D printing group Shapeways kicked off
Fashion Week with the unveiling of a collaboratively designed 3D printed gown.
The metallic creation, modeled by Dita Von Teese and designed by Francis Bitoni
and Michael Schmidt (of Lady Gaga’s famous bubble dress), exhibited printing
technology that suggests a fashion forward future of extraordinary creativity from
within the industry.
That is, if Congress doesn’t pass a law applying copyright
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Should: Into the world of 3D printing.
Shouldn’t: Into the world of harsher copyright protection.
Over the weekend, the
3D printing group Shapeways kicked off
Fashion Week with the unveiling of a collaboratively designed 3D printed gown.
The metallic creation, modeled by Dita Von Teese and designed by Francis Bitoni
and Michael Schmidt (of Lady Gaga’s famous bubble dress), exhibited printing
technology that suggests a fashion forward future of extraordinary creativity from
within the industry.
That is, if Congress doesn’t pass a law applying copyright
protection to clothing designs.
While New York Fashion Week marches on, let’s take a moment
to look at where the future of the fashion industry should and shouldn’t go.
Should: Into the world of 3D printing.
Shouldn’t: Into the world of harsher copyright protection.
Over the weekend, the
3D printing group Shapeways kicked off
Fashion Week with the unveiling of a collaboratively designed 3D printed gown.
The metallic creation, modeled by Dita Von Teese and designed by Francis Bitoni
and Michael Schmidt (of Lady Gaga’s famous bubble dress), exhibited printing
technology that suggests a fashion forward future of extraordinary creativity from
within the industry.
That is, if Congress doesn’t pass a law applying copyright
protection to clothing designs.
While New York Fashion Week marches on, let’s take a moment
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Should: Into the world of 3D printing.
Shouldn’t: Into the world of harsher copyright protection.
Over the weekend, the
3D printing group Shapeways kicked off
Fashion Week with the unveiling of a collaboratively designed 3D printed gown.
The metallic creation, modeled by Dita Von Teese and designed by Francis Bitoni
and Michael Schmidt (of Lady Gaga’s famous bubble dress), exhibited printing
technology that suggests a fashion forward future of extraordinary creativity from
within the industry.
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preserves the openness of the Internet and the public's access to knowledge, promotes creativity through balanced copyright, and upholds and protects the rights of consumers to use innovative technology lawfully.
If you are a practicing patent attorney, it might be a good idea to call up that one copyright attorney you know and invite them out for some coffee. Because it’s starting to look like patents are about to have a copyright-like moment where they get pulled from an esoteric corner of law and thrust into popular culture.
Location: Cafeteria of the Rayburn House Office Building
