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Benchy, IP, and 3D Guns
After remixes of the famous 3DBenchy model started being pulled from Printables, LEGIO members wrote in asking if this kind of IP war is possible in 3D guns. The answer is no, thankfully. The 3DBenchy model, “a popular benchmark for desktop FDM 3D printers,” has always been offered under a Creative Commons BY-ND 4.0 license, which forbids the […]
01.23.25
11.20.24
The Fuddness unto Death
There are many ways to characterize the internal division of 3D2A. Yesterday I spoke of ontologization and how “the community” chose to cope with federal and state controls. As they began to accumulate indictable felonies, The Gatalog’s means simply became its ends: Disavowal of the law, of property, of Anarchy and even Open Source software. […]
11.19.24
CAD and CAM at the Third Circuit
Yesterday New Jersey filed a transcript of the oral argument held before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on November 4th. Attorney Chad Flores argued for Defense Distributed. The argument was a surprising one, since no one that morning expected to argue the actual merits of the case, which involved the speech value of 3D […]
10.22.24
Obnoxii Civitati
Yesterday Freeman1337 was denied bail and remanded in a New York federal court. The case is United States v. Celentano, 1:24-mj-01204-JJM-1 (W.D. NY). The most recent minute entry says that Freeman, who managed The Gatalog’s entire tech stack, will have his devices forensically examined by the United States “on a rolling basis.” We learn in […]
10.18.24
Third Circuit Arguments
Yesterday we received news of our panel assignment in Defense Distributed v. Attorney General of New Jersey. The Third Circuit confirmed arguments will be held in Philadelphia on November 4th. As a reminder, this case is about settling an extraordinary tug of war between the Fifth and Third Circuits. It’s about which U.S. Court of […]