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I think that the bigger issue here is the current patent laws, specially in regards to "open source " because simply there are non existent.
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The problem, that I see with the wiki page, is that many people would just go to e-bay and buy what they find there without carefully checking the wiki page.
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Re: Good, Fast, or Cheap? Pick Two October 30, 2014 02:26PM |
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The problem, that I see with the wiki page, is that many people would just go to e-bay and buy what they find there without carefully checking the wiki page.
That's certainly true, but there's not much you can do about that. What I envision is a trustable wiki, so words like "before hitting the buy button, check the RepRap wiki for this part" spread in all the maker communities. To ease this, vendors can link to the wiki, of course.
That's not much, but short of changing law and law enforcement, that's perhaps the best we can do. We have no lawyers, but we have the headcount of buyers.
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Hello,
Thanks for all the support!
Patents have a big problem, in my opinion. The issue is that unless you have a dedicated lawyer, who is paid to pursue any patent or copyright infringements, it is a losing battle for the "little guy". Personally, I think of patents as being a tool for big corporations and not much more.
When it comes to J-Head hot-ends, I have resisted releasing a new, and improved, nozzle holder because it has a major manufacturing advantage and I figure that the Chinese counterfeit hot-end makers will start using that design as well. It shouldn't have to be that way. So, I've been sticking to what works for now.
If anyone has any idea as to "counter measures", please feel free to post them. The problem, that I see with the wiki page, is that many people would just go to e-bay and buy what they find there without carefully checking the wiki page.
Best Regards,
Brian