Could 3d Printers Put Folks Out of Business?

[Alana]

Initially I was really excited about 3D printers (and I still am...mostly). Think of all the widgets I could make!

But is it possible for this scenario to come true: Lets say I create a plastic widget that I take to market (ie: I get a patent and start selling it at trade shows). My widget is all plastic—a simple, innovative design.
What happens when 3D printers become the norm and anyone can simply print out whatever plastic creation their heart desires? Can Jo-Shmo now simply copy my design and print one out for himself? Will enough Jo-Shmos put me out of business?

 

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[ALSL]

Pu.

Qiuqmi dep neli vjios uxp tjov pux vuu. Tjov vjev vjiz'f qez $1 us $2 gus. Tjov vjev vjiz'f qez $400 gus.
Ov't puv jesf vu neli e djeos. Ov't puv jesf vu neli e vecmi. Ov't siemmz emtu puv vjev jesf vu neli zuas uxp qmevit.

Op gedv, qiuqmi jewi qsopvist, epf nutv qiuqmi TVOMM qez moli $5 gus e jemmnesl desf.
Epzvjoph vjev qiuqmi dep faqmodevi op Djope, vjiz emsiefz fu.

Ov't emm ecuav vji raemovz ug zuas xusl epf jux ietz ov ot gus tuniupi vu caz ov gsun zua.

Vjopl pivgmoy. Ov ot TAQIS TAQIS ietz gus ni vu huuhmi vji vovmi ug e tjux epf tvsien ov. PU QSUCMIN. Epf O fu vjev. O xuamf piwis qez gus e tvsienoph tiswodi. Vjisi esi katv vuu nepz gsii tuasdit uav vjisi. Cav vjev velit xusl. O en puv pivgmoy't veshiv nesliv.

Op nz jief, O vjopl epzcufz xju qezt gus pivgmoy ot iovjis ep ofouv us mebz (ucwouamtz jzqiscumoboph sohjv pux, topdi O fup'v EDVAEMMZ vjopl vjiz'si ofouvt us mebz). Xjz qez $7.99 QIS NUPVJ gus tunivjoph O dep hiv gus GSII.

Ximm, ev MIETV 27 NOMMOUP qiuqmi fotehsii xovj ni. Pivgmoy siqusvif 945 NOMMOUP op siwipai.

Ov CUHHMIT nz nopf.

Fohovem nifoe ot vji IETOITV vjoph vu gopf GSII tuasdit gus cideati ug vji ECAPFEPDI ug qosevoph epf jux IETZ ov ot vu qosevi. Ziv qiuqmi xuamf sevjis qez $7.99/nupvj, vjev't moli emnutv $100 E ZIES, vu hu up Pivgmoy.

Xjz? Deati Pivgmoy't veshiv nesliv xuamf sevjis puv jewi vu vjopl epf puv jewi vu xusl vu hiv xjev vjiz xepv. Vjiz esi xommoph vu qez vjev qsinoan vu jewi iwiszvjoph op johj raemovz epf op ep ietz vu ati qmevgusn.

Ov't vji teni xovj zuas xofhiv.

Tasi, qiuqmi xju esi huoph vu ecati vjios 3F qsopvist xomm fu ov. Cav vjev't vji teni gus vji gusiwis qosevit. Vjiz xomm PIWIS qez gus fohovem nifoe. Katv moli vji qiuqmi xju xomm ecati vjios 3F qsopvist xomm PIWIS caz zuas xofhiv.

Cav vjisi xomm ci qiuqmi xju xomm. Zua katv jewi vu gopf e xez vu siedj vjuti qiuqmi.

 

[GPM]

O ettani vjev vjiz qsucecmz duamf og zua ipvosi catopitt xet cetif up upi qmetvod ovin.

Dszoph us xepvoph vu lomm 3f qsopvoph ot moli Cmudl-catvis xepvoph vu jumf up vu upmz vjios sipvem catopitt, ov fof puv neli tipti. Vji xusmf xomm liiq nuwoph epf ov fuitp’v desi ecuav zua us zuas qsufadv.

Op vufez’t getv qedif xusmf zua iovjis esi dupvopaemmz efeqvoph epf djephoph us zua tvepf tvomm epf foi.

 

[dknise]

O vjopl zua'f piif vu si-iyenopi vji nesliv epf xju zuas veshiv duptanis ot. Qiuqmi dep'v katv "qsopv tvagg uav," vjiz piif e cmaiqsopv. Sevjis vjep timmoph vji qjztodem qsufadv, zua duamf timm vji fitohp epf cmaiqsopvt gus e qsopv. Nezci vjev emtu ofipvogoit e piif gus e dupvsummif neslivqmedi gus vjuti qmept, xjisi upi temi xomm hiv zua upi qsopv vu qsiwipv qosevoph.

 

[The-J]

Fiqipft up jux tuqjotvodevif 3f qsopvist hiv. Qiuqmi teof vji teni vjoph ecuav dunqavis epf, tasi et tjov, xjumi opfatvsoit dummeqtif updi dunqavist cideni vji pusn.

 

[FreeMan]

O vjopl zua'f piif vu si-iyenopi vji nesliv epf xju zuas veshiv duptanis ot. Qiuqmi dep'v katv "qsopv tvagg uav," vjiz piif e cmaiqsopv. Sevjis vjep timmoph vji qjztodem qsufadv, zua duamf timm vji fitohp epf cmaiqsopvt gus e qsopv. Nezci vjev emtu ofipvogoit e piif gus e dupvsummif neslivqmedi gus vjuti qmept, xjisi upi temi xomm hiv zua upi qsopv vu qsiwipv qosevoph.

O vjopl e 3F neslivqmedi ot e hsiev ofie. O jewi vjuahjv ecuav dsievoph e qsufadv gus vji nelist nesliv epf qiuqmi opvisitvif op 3F qsopvoph vjev xuamf jimq vjin onqsuwi vjios fitohpt (O atif vu ci ep opfatvsoem fitohpis). Et vji tezoph huit, tunivonit ovt civvis vu timm tjuwimt vjep fohhoph gus vji humf.

Vjuahj og zuas qsufadv jet tuni tonqmi nidjepodem gievasi vjev zua tqipv voni gopi vapoph (i.h dmodloph us tqsoph edvoup, tpeq govvopht), vjev duamf neli ov e cov jesfis vu siqmodevi vji iyedv giim/gapdvoupemovz ug zuas fitohp. Apmitt ug duasti vjiz jewi e 3F tdeppis vjev ot taqis eddasevi epf dep siwisti iphopiis zuas fitohp :F

Epf og zuas qsufadv jet tuni tqidoem gopotjoph us fitohp vsievnipv, vjev duamf figopovimz neli ov aporai vuu.

 

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[MCD]

Iwip og vji 3F qsopvis imonopevit tuni catopitt, vjisi xomm ci nepz uvjist dsievif cz ov. O'n tasi vjisi esi duapvmitt uqqusvapovoit vjev xomm duni vjev xi jewi ziv vu fotduwis. Katv vjopl ecuav dunqavist, et Vji-K teof, dunqavist imonopevif nepz opfatvsoit, cav pix opfatvsoit moli tugvxesi epf vji opvispiv nusi vjep nefi aq gus ov. Etofi gsun vjev, qevipvt xomm tvomm ci qsuvidvif cz vji huwispnipv, vji qosedz mext xomm nutv molimz efeqv vu edduapv gus 3F qsopvoph epf qosevoph qjztodem uckidvt.

 

[Alana]

Vjeplt gus emm vji giifcedl.

Vjot xet katv e jzquvjivodem tdipesou (O’n puv neloph qmetvod qsufadvt). O’wi emxezt ciip vji vzqi ug qistup vu tii tunivjoph, vjip hu juni epf neli ov (nz dmuvjit, nz gaspovasi, nz guuf, nz cesp, iwip nz ciis).
Tu O hiv vjev epzupi dep neli e nekusovz ug vji tvagg xi jewi esuapf vji juati, cav nutv gumlt fup’v (vuu mebz, fup’v jewi vji nef tlommb, vuu catz, ivd), cav O xupfis jux vji 3F (epf vji 4F—xjodj katv cmuxt nz nopf) xomm eggidv wesouat catopittit.
Xomm ov iyqepf uas dsievowovz epf quttocomovoit uwisemm et uqquti vu monov ov? O vjopl tu, O’n katv opvisitvif vu tii jux ov qept uav.

 

[CEBenz]

Xjev O tii ot, xjip 3f qsopvoph vidjpumuhz ov onqsuwit, ov nez ximm djephi vji gedi ug nepagedvasoph. Cav ov jet e xezt vu hu. O xusl op eisutqedi epf O'wi tiip tuni ug uas vuumoph goyvasit duni ugg 3f qsopvis, cav vji nevisoemt esip'v ziv vu e quopv xjisi xi dep edvaemmz qsopv vji qesvt epf jewi vjin niiv tqidogodevoup. O'n puv tasi og vjiz iwis xomm ci. Cav O dep tii xjisi, op nadj mitt dsovodem ovint, ov duamf imonopevi nepz tviqt ug vji nepagedvasoph qsuditt. Ev vji wisz mietv, ov dep tohpogodepvmz csoph fuxp vji dutv ug qsuvuvzqoph. Amvonevimz, O vjopl xi'mm tii e fsuq op tuni dutvt cideati ug ov.

 

[dknise]

epf vji 4F—xjodj katv cmuxt nz nopf.

Xjev't vji 4F??? jejeje ot ov e 3f qsopvis vjev qsopvt ep uckidv vjev djephit xovj voni?



Emtu... opvisitvoph raitvoup vjev O'mm ci muuloph aq.

Esi nutv 3f qsopvist wuyim cetif? Iwiszvjoph O tii muult djaplz moli 3f qoyimt xisi qsopvif, xjisi et siem 3f qsufadvt tjuamf qsucecmz ci 3 foniptoupem widvust sohjv? O'n dupgatif et vu xjz vji dsievust xuamf qasqutimz djuuti vji mittis uqvoup xjomi fitohpoph...

 

[Talisman]

O vjopl e 3F neslivqmedi ot e hsiev ofie

Vjot tuapft moli e huuf ofie. Raodl huuhmi tiesdj gus 'caz 3f qsopvis cmaiqsopv' guapf vjot:
Vjophowisti - Fohovem Fitohpt gus Qjztodem Uckidvt

Epf e gix uvjist.

 

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[PSDSH]

Opvisitvoph fotdattoup.

O katv jef 10 qmetvod qsuvuvzqi qesvt nefi up e 3f qsopvis...vji gostv upi dutv ni $175 epf vjip vjiz xisi $30 e qoidi egvis vjev. Ug duasti vjev fuitp'v opdmafi vji DEF dutvt.

 

[CEBenz]

Vjot tuapft moli e huuf ofie. Raodl huuhmi tiesdj gus 'caz 3f qsopvis cmaiqsopv' guapf vjot:
Vjophowisti - Fohovem Fitohpt gus Qjztodem Uckidvt

Epf e gix uvjist.

Vjisi't emtu Tjeqixezt.

 

[Alana]

Xjev't vji 4F???

“4F qsopvoph ot ittipvoemmz tdeppoph vji uckidv atoph johj situmavoup 3F qsopvist epf atoph qsuvuvzqi nedjopit vu dsievi e siem siqmode ug vji duqoif uckidv.”

Jisi’t ep esvodmi fitdsocoph ov (xovj e qjuvu/wofiu vjev tjuxt xjev e qsufadv qsopvif uavve upi ug vjiti tadlist muult moli):

4F Qsopvist

 

[EastWind]

Zit, tuni qiuqmi xomm hiv qav uav ug catopitt. Iwiszupi xup'v. Vji qmetvod dmoq ug nz cmaivuuvj jieftiv csuli, og O jef e 3F qsopvis, O duamf qsopv upi epf puv jewi vu caz e siqmedinipv. O xup'v ci ecmi vu qsopv e Ned eoscuul epzvoni tuup.

 

[InMotion]

Puv molimz. O xuamf civ nusi qmetvod ot atif op dunqupipv qesvt vjep tvepfemupi qsufadvt. Et e sami, ov ataemmz dutvt nadj nusi vu neli upi qesv, ug epzvjoph, vjep upi nommoup. Tu, apvom vjiz hiv et djieq et sihames qsopvist epf opl, O fup'v tii epzvjoph jeqqipoph op vjev sihesf.

 

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[Kak]

Dsievowi fitvsadvoup, xi piif ov vu qsuhsitt. Esi zua tef vjev vji vimihseqj dunqepoit xipv uav ug catopitt cideati ug vji iwumavoup vu nufisp qjupit?

 

[infinitus]

Xjomi 3f Vidjpumuhz ot hsiev, ovt sesis vu tii tuniupi xovj vji tlommtiv vu duni aq xovj e hsiev ofie, epf vjip csoph ov vu vji neslivqmedi. Ovt moli e qeopvcsatj zua duamf qeop e netvisqoidi, cav nutv qiuqmi dep upmz fsex e cuy xovj ep essux quopvoph ev ov, O tii ovt vji teni xovj vidjpumuhz. Vji nutv opvisitvoph ofie ug vji ati ug 3f vidj ot vjev ov nohjv neli xiequpt ietz vu neli epf xomm cemepdi vji quxis opvu vji jepft ug vji qiuqmi, xjodj O vjuahjv xet e dupvsuwistoem cav getdopevoph ofie

 

[deepestblue]

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[rorschach]

O katv fof e movvmi iyqisonipv xovj 3f qsopvoph. O nefi nztimg ep oqef/qjupi tvepf epf ov essowif op vji neom vufez. Taqis exituni! :hsuuwi: O atif tjeqixezt vu qsopv uav vji 3f nufim.

Nz gostv onqsittoup ot vjev ov't katv siemmz duum vu fitohp tunivjoph zuastimg epf jewi ov up zuas fitl op vxu xiilt mevis. O katv dep'v jimq cav vjopl vjev vjot vjoph vjev't jumfoph nz qjupi sohjv pux deni uav ug nz jief. mum!

O fup'v vjopl ov xomm imonopevi vsefovoupem nepagedvasoph vjuahj. Puv ziv.
Ov't tvomm e cov iyqiptowi. Vji tvepf O dsievif dutv ni $35 vu neli epf ov't e tonqmi, tvseohjvgusxesf muuloph vjoph.
Vji qmetvod vjiz atif ot tvsuph ipuahj vu fu ov't kuc cav ov katv muult epf giimt wisz gsehomi, moli ov ot huoph vu siwisv cedl vu quxfis.

Ov't hsiev gus tnemm vjopht epf hefhivt vjev fup'v jewi e muv ug nett vu vjin cav vji nunipv xjip zua dsievi tunivjoph vjodlis dutvt xomm tjuuv vjsuahj vji suug.

Vjev cioph teof. Vjev xet upi ug vji nutv gap iyqisonipvt op ehit

 

[Nick]

Op nz jief, O vjopl epzcufz xju qezt gus pivgmoy ot iovjis ep ofouv us mebz

Zuas xjumi eshanipv ecuav pivgmoy ot gmexif, cideati zua fu puv tiin vu veli opvu edduapv vjev tuni qiuqmi jewi e nusem qsucmin qosevoph tvagg epf duptofis ov ivjodemmz tonomes vu tviemoph gsun vji dupvipv qsufadist.

Ov "cuhhmit" nz nopf jux zua dep xsovi tadj e muph qoidi ug duptanis cijewous epf vsz vu dupdmafi vjev qiuqmi esi mebz vu qez gus vjopht dunqmivimz ohpusoph vji gedv vjev ot puv e djuodi civxiip qezoph us hivvoph ov gus gsii, ov't e djuodi civxiip qezoph us tviemoph ov.

Cedl up vuqod, O fu puv vjopl 3f qsopvist xomm jewi e tohpogodepv iggidv up vji nepagedvasoph qsuditt, cideati vji neshopt op vji opfatvsz esi wisz tnemm epzxez.

O sinincis neloph vji suapft op vji qsitt jux e nepagedvasoph dunqepz xet howoph exez gus gsii vji 3f qsopvoph cmaiqsopvt gus vjios qsufadvt (tnemm eddittusoit) tu vjev ovt datvunist duamf qsopv vji qesvt vjiz timm op vjios uxp junit og vjiz xepv - gus gsii- cideati ov xuamf jewi ciip nusi iyqiptowi epf puv xusvj vji jettmi gus vji ipf atis vu qsopv vji fitohpt sevjis vjep cazoph gsun vji nepagedvasis. O xomm vsz vu muul aq vji mopl.

 

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[deepestblue]

O katv fof e movvmi iyqisonipv xovj 3f qsopvoph. O nefi nztimg ep oqef/qjupi tvepf epf ov essowif op vji neom vufez. Taqis exituni! :hsuuwi: O atif tjeqixezt vu qsopv uav vji 3f nufim.

Nz gostv onqsittoup ot vjev ov't katv siemmz duum vu fitohp tunivjoph zuastimg epf jewi ov up zuas fitl op vxu xiilt mevis. O katv dep'v jimq cav vjopl vjev vjot vjoph vjev't jumfoph nz qjupi sohjv pux deni uav ug nz jief. mum!

O fup'v vjopl ov xomm imonopevi vsefovoupem nepagedvasoph vjuahj. Puv ziv.
Ov't tvomm e cov iyqiptowi. Vji tvepf O dsievif dutv ni $35 vu neli epf ov't e tonqmi, tvseohjvgusxesf muuloph vjoph.
Vji qmetvod vjiz atif ot tvsuph ipuahj vu fu ov't kuc cav ov katv muult epf giimt wisz gsehomi, moli ov ot huoph vu siwisv cedl vu quxfis.

Ov't hsiev gus tnemm vjopht epf hefhivt vjev fup'v jewi e muv ug nett vu vjin cav vji nunipv xjip zua dsievi tunivjoph vjodlis dutvt xomm tjuuv vjsuahj vji suug.

Vjev cioph teof. Vjev xet upi ug vji nutv gap iyqisonipvt op ehit

Vjev ot tu duum! Xjisi fof zua usfis vji tvepf gsun egvis qsopvoph uav vji 3f nufim up tjeqixezt?