Intellectual Propety (IP) Protection for 3D Scanning and Printing

3D Scanning: the Achilles Heel of IP Protection for 3D Printing

John Hornick and Carlos Rosario | July 28, 2015

Jerry Fisher unexpectedly found himself in legal hot water after publishing 3D models of a famous Michelangelo statue located on Augustana College’s campus. Mr. Fisher used hundreds of photographs of the statue to create a 3D model. After uploading the model to MakerBot’s Thingiverse, Augustana College requested that Mr. Fisher take it down, on the grounds that he had violated copyright law.

Source: http://blog.ziggytek.com/2010/03/10/guess-this-gadget-stereoscopic-3d-image-scanner/

<more at http://3dprintingindustry.com/2015/07/28/3d-scanning-the-achilles-heel-of-ip-protection-for-3d-printing; related link: http://3dprint.com/34255/itc-intellectual-property/ (3D Printing at the Center of Controversial Intellectual Property Debate. January 6, 2015) and http://www.mondaq.com/x/335718/Trademark/3D+Printers+And+Intellectual+Property+Rights (Germany: 3D Printers And Intellectual Property Rights. August 21, 2014)>