Panel 1: Policy Considerations & Industry Perspectives on 3D Printing
Location
Jacob Burns Moot Court Room
Start Date
2-2-2015 3:10 PM
Description
This panel highlighted the intriguing customization options available to consumers with the continued downward pressure on the price of 3D printing. Most panel members agreed that consumer applications were geared to expensive, customizable parts such as jewelry and phone cases, citing similar frustrations to the uses of the modern day printer. However, they were more excited about the advantages that 3D printing provides for industrial and design applications. Further, the panel raised interesting questions about how owners of intellectual property will respond as adoption of 3D printing expands. Will intellectual property owners turn to litigation as the music industry did with the transition of music to the computer, or will they be more willing to come together to create the future together? Only time will tell. The group did seem in favor to the idea of increased government spending to bring 3D printing to classrooms across the country as a tool for learning the basics of science and computer design, and to encourage development of 2nd and 3rd generation applications of 3D printing.
Document Type
Panel Discussion
Panel 1: Policy Considerations & Industry Perspectives on 3D Printing
Jacob Burns Moot Court Room
This panel highlighted the intriguing customization options available to consumers with the continued downward pressure on the price of 3D printing. Most panel members agreed that consumer applications were geared to expensive, customizable parts such as jewelry and phone cases, citing similar frustrations to the uses of the modern day printer. However, they were more excited about the advantages that 3D printing provides for industrial and design applications. Further, the panel raised interesting questions about how owners of intellectual property will respond as adoption of 3D printing expands. Will intellectual property owners turn to litigation as the music industry did with the transition of music to the computer, or will they be more willing to come together to create the future together? Only time will tell. The group did seem in favor to the idea of increased government spending to bring 3D printing to classrooms across the country as a tool for learning the basics of science and computer design, and to encourage development of 2nd and 3rd generation applications of 3D printing.
