"In October, intellectual Ventures, a company run by Nathan Myhrvold, former CTO of Microsoft,

“In October, intellectual Ventures, a company run by Nathan Myhrvold, former CTO of Microsoft, patented a scheme ‘to control object production right’ that would require every 3D printer to validate every file in a print queue against a database of authorized items. No validation, no copy.”

Boo! Hiss!

Thought you’d like that.

a new entry for the killbot DB…

" 3D printer to validate every file in a print queue against a database of authorized items. No validation, no copy." They gonna try but not on MY printer.