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EFF to Court: Posting 3-D Design Files Online Is Free Speech
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http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR2642.htm
Publisher: Electronic Frontier Foundation
Date Written: 19/12/2015
Year Published: 2015
Resource Type: Article
The U.S. government cannot require Americans to go through an export licensing scheme prior to posting and sharing 3-D printer design files online, because publishing technical information is a form of speech protected by the First Amendment.
Abstract: The U.S. government cannot require Americans to go through an export licensing scheme prior to posting and sharing 3-D printer design files online, because publishing technical information is a form of speech protected by the First Amendment, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) told a federal appeals court Thursday.
The case is Defense Distributed v. United States Department of State, in which the Texas company sued the State Department after officials warned that criminal sanctions could be ...
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