Hannah Emmanuele
The manufacturing, food and healthcare industries are already preparing for radical disruption. From PBSoffbook: Much attention has been paid to 3D Printing lately, with new companies developing cheaper and more efficient consumer models that have wowed the tech community. They herald 3D Printing as a revolutionary and disruptive technology, but how will these printers truly affect our society? Beyond an initial novelty, 3D Printing could have a game-changing impact on consumer culture, copyright and patent law, and even the very concept of scarcity on which our economy is based. From at-home repairs to new businesses, from medical to ecological developments, 3D Printing has an undeniably wide range of possibilities which could profoundly change our world.
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This just in, consensus is growing that the evolving 3D industry may hit a few legal wrinkles but technological innovation is unstoppable. According to Devin Desai of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law as quoted in the NYTimes, “Just as record companies were unable to stop music file-sharing, manufacturers will not be able to prevent the proliferation of 3-D printing.” Looks like patent law is going to evolve as well….
