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Originally Posted by SeijiSensei
I've been watching 3D printing for a couple of years now, and the pace of technological development has been quite rapid. If the technology becomes mature, it's going to prove interesting for intellectual property litigation. Eventually what will matter is not the physical object itself, but the algorithms for its creation. Copyrights, rather than patents, may end up playing the bigger role when it comes to protection of inventions.
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3D printing can be used for more than musical instruments and other small, non-organic
items:
3D Bio-printer to create arteries and organs:
http://www.gizmag.com/3d-bio-printer/13609/
JOURNAL: "Printing" Houses:
http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/...g-houses-.html