"And when you're done that, can you build another one and sell it to me?"

You see how it's impossible to regulate technology? I don't want my tax dollars funding impossible missions.

> And when you're done that, can you build another one and sell it to me?

Yep, that's exactly what the fed undercover will say.

And sure, they can't catch everyone, but they don't have to. They just need to catch and visibly prosecute enough people to create a chilling effect. It's about making it harder, not making it impossible.

Whether the cost/benefit here justifies those gains is a different question.

The RIAA tried that. It did not go well for them, and piracy has never been more prevalent or easy.

Are you sure about that? All the normies use streaming services for music and movies. Techies around here tend to too. The normies don't know about and can't work torrents. They can't even work their own file system. The techies decry it as "inconvenient".

I just don't believe I have the right to consume the creative output of others for free if they've put a price on it.

The obvious next move is to ban all sales of 3D printer parts. You got a license for that extruded aluminum profile?

I would unironically love to see the diy 3d printer scene come back.

It never went away. The Voron continues to be a popular DIY 3D printer, tho many people choose to buy ready-made printers.

DIY used to just be “the way”. Today “the way” is Bambu. But the scene has also grown a lot, so I could see the market size of DIY staying the same or growing, even if its lost a lot of market share.

It's just the difference between having 3d printers as a hobby vs 3d printing as a hobby.

THis is a case of me not knowing and assuming, ha. I remember the peak days of the RepRap scene so I just assumed as that slowed down, the entire thing was dead

I was attending Bay Area Reprap Club meetings in 2010! Got my first printer (Ultimaker V1) in 2011. My how things have changed. We just got a second Bambu H2D Pro at work. Incredible machine.

Open Source and DIY 3d printer scene is very active.

I’ve unclogged enough nozzles in my lifetime thanks

You can do that if it is still legal.