EU Design Law and 3D Printing: Finding the Right Balance in a New e-Ecosystem
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EU Design Law and 3D Printing: Finding the Right Balance in a New e-Ecosystem. / Nordberg, Ana; Schovsbo, Jens Hemmingsen.
SSRN: Social Science Research Network, 2016.Publikation: Working paper › Forskning
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T1 - EU Design Law and 3D Printing: Finding the Right Balance in a New e-Ecosystem
AU - Nordberg, Ana
AU - Schovsbo, Jens Hemmingsen
N1 - Lagt på SSRN som 2888426 WPS
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The article considers the implications for EU design law of 3D-printing. It first describes the 3D-printing technology and the e-ecosystem which is evolving around the technology and involves a number of new stakeholder who in different ways are engaged in the making and sharing of CAD-files and/or printing. It is submitted that it is only a matter of time before 3D-printing equipment becomes ubiquitous. It is pointed out how the new technology and e-ecosystem at the same time represent threats and opportunities to design holders and to the societal interests in design and design law. EU design law is analyses and it is concluded that the current legal framework is not geared to deal with these challenges. In particular the scope of the private and non-commercial use exception and the liability of producers and providers of CAD-files are presently uncertain. It is finally argued that there is a dire need to address the challenges and to provide legal certainty. In so doing a balance should be struck which reflects both the legitimate interests of design holders and of users and which relies on a combination of responses found both in legislation and in systems based on self-governance.
AB - The article considers the implications for EU design law of 3D-printing. It first describes the 3D-printing technology and the e-ecosystem which is evolving around the technology and involves a number of new stakeholder who in different ways are engaged in the making and sharing of CAD-files and/or printing. It is submitted that it is only a matter of time before 3D-printing equipment becomes ubiquitous. It is pointed out how the new technology and e-ecosystem at the same time represent threats and opportunities to design holders and to the societal interests in design and design law. EU design law is analyses and it is concluded that the current legal framework is not geared to deal with these challenges. In particular the scope of the private and non-commercial use exception and the liability of producers and providers of CAD-files are presently uncertain. It is finally argued that there is a dire need to address the challenges and to provide legal certainty. In so doing a balance should be struck which reflects both the legitimate interests of design holders and of users and which relies on a combination of responses found both in legislation and in systems based on self-governance.
KW - Faculty of Law
KW - 3D Printing
KW - EU Design Law
UR - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2888426
M3 - Working paper
BT - EU Design Law and 3D Printing: Finding the Right Balance in a New e-Ecosystem
PB - SSRN: Social Science Research Network
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