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michaelweinberg.org·há 7 meses

3D Printers Cannot Effectively Screen for Gun Parts

This post is a handy reference for the technical reasons why requiring 3D printers to screen for gun parts is not an effective way to reduce guns or gun violence. I am publishing it on the occasion o

michaelweinberg.org·há 7 meses

The Prusa Open Community License Embraces IP Maximalism

This post was originally going to be a legal analysis of the Open Community License released by the 3D printer company Prusa Labs right before Christmas. That analysis may still come. However, after

anil.recoil.org·há mais de 1 ano

3D printing the planet (or bits of it)

Thanks to a combination of satellite information, remote sensors and data-science, we now are able to reason about places all over the globe from the comfort of our desks and offices. But sometimes, y

michaelweinberg.org·há mais de 1 ano

What Does an Open Source Hardware Company Owe The Community When it Walks Away?

This week Prusa Research, once one of the most prominent commercial members of the open source hardware community, announced its latest 3D printer. The printer is decidedly not open source. That’s fi

michaelweinberg.org·há quase 2 anos

Keep 3D Printers Unlocked (the win! 2023)

Last summer I submitted a request that the Copyright Office renew an existing rule that allows users to break DRM that prevents them from using materials of their choice in 3D printers. As of October

michaelweinberg.org·há cerca de 3 anos

Keep 3D Printers Unlocked (2023)

Update 10/2024: The Copyright Office granted the exemption request! A bit more info in this post. Update 8/2023: It looks like no one opposed the renewal request (celebrate the absence of opposition

michaelweinberg.org·há mais de 3 anos

A(nother) Reply to Josef Průša

Last week Josef Průša, the eponymous proprietor of the important open source hardware company Prusa Research, shared a post about the state of open source in 3D printing. This is exciting. One of th

michaelweinberg.org·há mais de 4 anos

Printables, Honda, Platforms, and Nastygrams

Last week the 3D printing platform Printables removed an unknown number of models from their platform. This action was apparently in response to a letter Printables received from Honda claiming that