Mendis, Dinusha; Lemley, Mark; Rimmer, Matthew --- "Conclusion – The future of printcrime: intellectual property, innovation law, and 3D printing" [2019] ELECD 270; in Mendis, Dinusha; Lemley, Mark; Rimmer, Matthew (eds), "3D Printing and Beyond" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 361

Book Title: 3D Printing and Beyond

Editor(s): Mendis, Dinusha; Lemley, Mark; Rimmer, Matthew

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781786434043

Section Title: Conclusion – The future of printcrime: intellectual property, innovation law, and 3D printing

Author(s): Mendis, Dinusha; Lemley, Mark; Rimmer, Matthew

Number of pages: 34

Abstract/Description:

In a 2006 short story, ‘Printcrime’, Cory Doctorow imagined a dystopian future of contraband 3D printers. In the work, police try to shut down a bootleg operation engaged in the 3D printing of intellectual property. In his 2009 novel Makers, Doctorow explored the rise of the maker community, and its do-it-yourself ethic.