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California Passes Backdoor Bill to Control the 3D Printing Hobby and Spy on Small Designers, Prototypers, and Hobbyists (www.techspot.com)
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This first bill allows the state of California to regulate and oversee all 3D prints in the name of public safety.

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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

But it CAN force your printer not to print that replacement hot glue gun trigger. After all, there's nothing in the law that says that this software has to allow non-gun related 3D printing. The simplest way to be in compliance with this law is to simply prevent all print jobs

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 hours ago

Yeah exactly. They're effectively banning 3d printing.

[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 20 hours ago

You understand that this makes it impossible to implement right? It's to vauge and will damage profitability of large companies, meaning courts will gut or kill this shit.