[digital-copyright] RE: 3D printing

["Nichols, Brad" <jbn16@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here is another article that may be of interest as well:
http://news.thomasnet.com/IMT/2013/04/30/3-d-printing-and-the-looming-intelle
ctual-property-debate/

It seems that  controls would be put in place that would prevent someone from
printing a gun at the library - making a 3D part literally takes hours - it's
not like making a photocopy that one can print and whisk away with it.

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Wiggins [mailto:cpwiggins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 9:29 AM
To: Corbett, Hillary; digital-copyright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [digital-copyright] RE: 3D printing

Ms. Corbett,I have no specific experience with 3D printing, but I found this,
which might prove a helpful starting point:
http://publicknowledge.org/Copyright-3DPrintingBeyond copyright and other IP
issues I would also be concerned about potential liability for allowing the
creation and use of certain objects created by 3D printing:
http://www.vice.com/motherboard/click-print-gun-the-inside-story-of-the-3d-pr
inted-gun-movementI am not advocating for a particular position on gun rights
or gun control, but this is a reality. Eventually, someone will use a 3D
printer at a college, university, or library to create weapons and use them in
commission of a crime, and when the attorneys start pointing fingers and
looking for deep pockets, guess where theybll
turn.Charles_________________________________________________________________
______________Charles P. Wiggins, Director of Library ServicesIsothermal
Community CollegeP.O. Box 804Spindale, NC
28160828b395-1306cpwiggins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cpwiggins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>--
---Original Message-----From: Corbett, Hillary [mailto:h.corbett@xxxxxxx]Sent:
Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:47 AMTo: digital-copyright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
[digital-copyright] 3D printingHi, all -We are planning to launch a 3D
printing service within the library in the fall. I've been asked to assess
whether use of the 3D printer can be considered covered under our university's
appropriate use policy
(<http://www.northeastern.edu/infoservices/?page_id=97>http://www.northeaster
n.edu/infoservices/a<http://www.northeastern.edu/infoservices/aup.html>up.htm
l<http://www.northeastern.edu/infoservices/aup.html>), or if the printing
system will need to include special terms of use. The AUP doesn't specifically
mention printing of any kind as being included in the use of the university's
"information systems," so I imagine printing so far has been considered to be
included in the broader "copying" context. But 3D printing is, as I've been
reading, not exactly the same as 2D in terms of what copying/reproduction
means (eg. not just photocopying architectural plans but printing out a scale
model from plans). Can we just post the Title 17 notice next to the 3D printer
as we would with photocopiers, etc.? Or does a 3D printer warrant special
explanation and acknowledgment in order to indemnify the university?I would be
interested in hearing your thoughts and experiences on this topic!Thank you
-Hillary-------Hillary CorbettScholarly Communication Librarian | University
Copyright Officer Northeastern University360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
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