In February of this year, a firestorm developed in the world of copyrights and 3D printing. A 3D model designer named Loubie, who had posted her design on Thingiverse, found that her digital blueprin…
HP Multi Jet Fusion: An IP Perspective
Updated by John Hornick on the 27/05/2016: A Class By Itself In late October 2014, HP rocked the 3D printing industry by announcing that its long-awaited 3D printer will be at least ten times faster t…
John Hornick's Top 5 3D Printing Stories from 2015
Here are my top five picks for 2015, which are excerpts from my book, 3D Printing Will Rock the World: Caress of the Gaze As companies and customers use 3D printing to push the limits of customization…
Of Sharks, Thrones, and Paradigm Shifts
The Cody Wilson of 3D printed tchotchkes, Fernando Sosa, is in the news again. Fernando first made news with his 3D printed Game of Thrones cell phone dock. Now, he’s created a 3D printed Left Shark. …
How to Tell What’s Real and What’s Fake in a 3D Printed World
Counterfeiting is expected to be a $1.7 trillion threat to world economies by 2015. 325% more counterfeit goods were confiscated from 2002 to 2012 than in the previous decade. NASA says counterfeiting…
Some Thoughts on Copyright and 3D Printing
3D printing, the sexy umbrella term for additive manufacturing, is currently hyped in the media, as is the relationship between 3D printing and copyright. This article is intended to address issues ar…