This has long been an interesting topic - and the subject of a few works of fiction. This reminds me of the controversy surrounding the CAD model of an AR-15 Lower Receiver that appeared on Thingiverse. You can check it out here.
I have to say though that I’m pretty thrilled about TPB opening up this discussion, since TPB has a vast reach- this could really provide great momentum for the idea of sharing your own creations.
fastcompany:

3-D Printing And Pirate Bay Usher In the Era of Pirated Physical Goods with “Physibles.”

“the idea of encoding an industrial design as a pirate-able torrent does open up intriguing variations on traditional copyright infringement and corporate espionage.”

Read on->

This has long been an interesting topic - and the subject of a few works of fiction. This reminds me of the controversy surrounding the CAD model of an AR-15 Lower Receiver that appeared on Thingiverse. You can check it out here.

I have to say though that I’m pretty thrilled about TPB opening up this discussion, since TPB has a vast reach- this could really provide great momentum for the idea of sharing your own creations.

fastcompany:

3-D Printing And Pirate Bay Usher In the Era of Pirated Physical Goods with “Physibles.”

“the idea of encoding an industrial design as a pirate-able torrent does open up intriguing variations on traditional copyright infringement and corporate espionage.”

Read on->

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