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iwwr
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Court allows Samsung Galaxy Tab to again sell in E...
Is there going to be disruptive tech that can eliminate the political advantage of these IP thugs (rent-seekers) ? Perhaps ultra-cheap manufacturing?
orangecat
on Aug 16, 2011
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Ha. If you think the current round of IP wars is insane, just wait until we have cheap and effective 3d printers.
iwwr
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It's much easier to target companies and a few key manufacturers, than millions of home printers.
bergie
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Exactly, home printers will be about as hard to target as torrenters, except that there is even less network trace to be used
roc
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They'll trace via downloads/torrents of the plans, natch.
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I really hope that we can make printers that can copy themselves before the IP lawyers realize what they can be used for.
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