25Aug/13Off
Buying a MakerBot Digitizer? 3D scanners come with copyright strings attached
So what’s technically kosher in the world of 3D printing and scanning? According to Forbes the laws around 3D printing and scanning are complicated. If an object is purely decorative, it’s protected by copyright. Objects that serve a purpose, are, instead, covered by patents. Weinberg uses vases as an example, saying that a vase serves a purpose – to hold water and flowers – but it can also be a work of art. In this case, the vase itself isn’t a matter of copyright, but the designs on the outside are.
Read the full story here: http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/3d-desktop-scanners-come-with-copyright-woes-too/