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For those in the US with a combined interest in 3D-Printers, intersections of the 1st and 2nd Amendments, and legal precedents; Cody Wilson has been fighting the US Government for half a decade.
Short version: after Wilson uploaded his 3D pistol plans to his site, over 100,000 people downloaded it - this drew the attention of the US authorities, who tried to use the International Trade in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to force a take-down.
The authorities argued that by posting the 3D printer plans for a firearm, Mr. Wilson was effectively exporting firearms, and subject to federal regulation. Eventually the Department of Justice dropped the case, paving the way for DIY'ers to publish such things freely.
The article cites 'promises' made by DoJ to move the regulations to another department.
Wired's article: A Landmark Legal Shift Opens Pandora's Box for DIY Guns (archive)
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(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Saturday July 14 2018, @12:48AM (1 child)
Take all the people who use the Internet in any way.
Now take just one example person, whose time is divided among those any ways in proportion to how the whole world's population uses each service on the Internet.
Most of that person's time will be spent on Facebook, with a modest amount of time on news websites that consist largely of propaganda, as well as a substantial amount of time listening to RIAA Label-Signed "musicians".
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 3, Touché) by ewk on Saturday July 14 2018, @10:32AM
A simple 'yes' would have sufficed :-)
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