Socio-legal Aspects Of The 3d Printing Revolution
by Angela Daly /
2016 / English / PDF
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Additive manufacturing or ‘3D printing’ has emerged into the
mainstream in the last few years, with much hype about its
revolutionary potential as the latest ‘disruptive technology’ to
destroy existing business models, empower individuals and evade any
kind of government control. This book examines the trajectory of 3D
printing in practice and how it interacts with various areas of
law, including intellectual property, product liability, gun laws,
data privacy and fundamental/constitutional rights. A particular
comparison is made between 3D printing and the Internet as this has
been, legally-speaking, another ‘disruptive technology’ and also
one on which 3D printing is partially dependent. This book is the
first expert analysis of 3D printing from a legal perspective and
provides a critical assessment of the extent to which existing
legal regimes can be successfully applied to, and enforced
vis-à-vis, 3D printing.
Additive manufacturing or ‘3D printing’ has emerged into the
mainstream in the last few years, with much hype about its
revolutionary potential as the latest ‘disruptive technology’ to
destroy existing business models, empower individuals and evade any
kind of government control. This book examines the trajectory of 3D
printing in practice and how it interacts with various areas of
law, including intellectual property, product liability, gun laws,
data privacy and fundamental/constitutional rights. A particular
comparison is made between 3D printing and the Internet as this has
been, legally-speaking, another ‘disruptive technology’ and also
one on which 3D printing is partially dependent. This book is the
first expert analysis of 3D printing from a legal perspective and
provides a critical assessment of the extent to which existing
legal regimes can be successfully applied to, and enforced
vis-à-vis, 3D printing.
