cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/467636

Lets say in 10 years, 3D printing technology become so advanced, almost anything can be perfectly replicated. So I find some leaked car 3d file, I download it, I print the car. What current laws would I be violating? Civil or criminal? And what future laws can you anticipate?

  • epyon22
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    1 year ago

    You wouldn’t be able to register your car in the United States without a bunch of hoops. Many custom builds will leverage an existing wrecked car just because of the existing vin number to ease registration