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Re:How DRM will infest the 3D printing revolution by baddox on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @03:05PM (#4661338)
> Thusfar, they've been unsuccessful at legislating away people's ability to copy data

Tell that to the thousands of people who got sued several years ago, or the Pirate Bay guys who are either in prison or facing prison sentences.

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Re:How DRM will infest the 3D printing revolution by katbyte on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @04:11PM (#4661595)
>Tell that to the thousands of people who got sued several years ago, or the Pirate Bay guys who are either in prison or facing prison sentences.

compared to the 10s, 100s of millions who still share, download and copy copyrighted media everyday?

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Re:How DRM will infest the 3D printing revolution by baddox on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @04:47PM (#4661744)
By "legislate away," did debacle mean completely eliminating file sharing? I presumed he just meant to firmly establish law and legal precedent that prohibits IP infringement.
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