Socio-Legal Aspects of the 3D Printing Revolution

2016. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-51555-1
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 122 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 219 mm, Gewicht: 2788 g

Additive manufacturing or ‘3D printing’ has emerged into the mainstream in the last few years, with much hype about its revolutionary potential as the latest ‘disruptive technology’ to destroy existing business models, empower individuals and evade any kind of government control. This book examines the trajectory of 3D printing in practice and how it interacts with various areas of law, including intellectual property, product liability, gun laws, data privacy and fundamental/constitutional rights. A particular comparison is made between 3D printing and the Internet as this has been, legally-speaking, another ‘disruptive technology’ and also one on which 3D printing is partially dependent. This book is the first expert analysis of 3D printing from a legal perspective and provides a critical assessment of the extent to which existing legal regimes can be successfully applied to, and enforced vis-à-vis, 3D printing.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Daly, Angela

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein Soziale und ethische Aspekte der EDV
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Produktionstechnik Computergestützte Fertigung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Regulating Revolution: An Introduction to 3D Printing and the Law.- Chapter 2. 'You Wouldn't Download a Car': 3D Printing and Intellectual Property.- Chapter 3. Replicating Ruin: Printing Dangerous Objects.- Chapter 4. Selfies in Another Dimension: The Implications of 3D Scanning.- Chapter 5. Conclusion: Between Control and Chaos.

Über Autor(innen)

Angela Daly is Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow in the Faculty of Law at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. She also holds the positions of Adjunct Research Fellow at the Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Australia, and Research Associate at the Tilburg Institute of Law, Technology and Society, The Netherlands. She is a socio-legal scholar of technology, with expertise in intellectual property, human rights (privacy and free expression), and competition and regulation.