3D Printers and Emerging IP Issues

3D printers allow users to create a multitude objects out of a wide range of materials. If you can create a computer model of the object, you can print it. A growing number of people are sharing modeling files and using printers to create three dimensional objects... protected designs, machine components, and even records with music. Now that these printers and modeling files are becoming more commonplace, there is growing concern with the protection of intellectual property.

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