jwt27 wrote:

A car isn't exactly composed of bits and bytes that can be replicated instantly without any effort. […]
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A car isn't exactly composed of bits and bytes that can be replicated instantly without any effort.

Except now with 3D printing, you CAN download a car.

https://localmotors.com/3d-printed-car/

All you need are the data files to make the various parts and a 3D printer capable of producing them.

sliderider wrote:

Except now with 3D printing, you CAN download a car. […]
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jwt27 wrote:

A car isn't exactly composed of bits and bytes that can be replicated instantly without any effort. […]
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A car isn't exactly composed of bits and bytes that can be replicated instantly without any effort.

Except now with 3D printing, you CAN download a car.

https://localmotors.com/3d-printed-car/

All you need are the data files to make the various parts and a 3D printer capable of producing them.

Considerable manual assembly required 🤣

Copying is indeed a criminal act. It's just not theft. Thank you very much.

This is exactly right. Don't get me wrong, I think downloading like that is wrong, it is not the same as theft.
The morality of piracy is actually a complicated thing for me. I don't see it as black or white issue.