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THE RIGHT TO CODE AND SHARE ARMS.

The article describes the battle over three-dimensional (3D)-printed firearms and the First Amendment interests at stake in U.S. government attempts to regulate the Internet files that could be used to print these guns. He recounts his role as counsel for the online open-source hardware organization...

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Published in:Law & Contemporary Problems Vol. 83; no. 3; pp. 1 - 31
Main Author: BLACKMAN, JOSH
Format: Article
Published: Duke University 2020
Subjects:
United States
United States. Constitution. 1st Amendment
Freedom of speech
Three-dimensional printing
Open access publishing
Gun laws
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article describes the battle over three-dimensional (3D)-printed firearms and the First Amendment interests at stake in U.S. government attempts to regulate the Internet files that could be used to print these guns. He recounts his role as counsel for the online open-source hardware organization Defense Distributed and his challenge for free-speech advocates to support Defense Distributed.