Geomagic COO to Present at Faro 3D Document Conference

The session, titled “It Will Be Awesome If They Don’t Screw It Up: Bringing IP Issues in Digital Documentation into FOCUS,” will address questions about intellectual property rights and how they can affect the things that you capture, modify and make in 3D.

In this session Tom and Michael will walk the audience through a complex, confusing, and sometimes nonsensical legal landscape which intersects with object and scene-based 3D capture workflows using specific illustrative examples.

“Technology democratization is moving scene-based data capture, once restricted as a niche application in the plant and process industries, into the mainstream,” commented Tom Kurke. “Sitting squarely at the intersection between this new technology wave and its long term usefulness is an unlikely issue, namely, intellectual property law as it currently exists and maybe modified in the future. This session will help the attendees to spot issues and make practice recommendations to work around them.”

Michael Weinberg added, "Before considering the ramifications of mainstream adoption of 3D capture and printing, it is critical to understand the current state of intellectual property law. That means understanding how things like copyright and patents do and do not - apply to the physical world today.”

All stakeholders (hardware and software manufacturers, owner/operators of constructed assets, service providers, etc.) in the ‘Create, Modify and Make’ ecosystem need to understand the current lay of the land on intellectual property law and how changes might impact them in the future. This is not a speculative concern for the future, it is something to be considered now.

The session will cover such questions as: What is intellectual property? Can you copyright a building? Who “owns” public spaces? What if you capture a sculpture? Do you have the right to manufacture replacement jigs for a production process you did not create? Can a building be a sculpture? Sometimes the answers will make sense. Often times they will confound.

To register for the Faro 3D event, click here.

About Geomagic

Geomagic is a leading provider of 3D software for creating digital models of physical objects. Professionals involved in the design, reverse engineering and inspection of parts and products use Geomagic Studio, Geomagic Qualify and Geomagic Wrap to shorten time to market and improve quality. Geomagic software is also used in the dental and medical markets to create customized restorations, appliances, prosthetics and treatment plans that help improve patient care. Some of the leading companies around the globe using Geomagic software include Ford, Harley Davidson, Richard Childress Racing, Timberland, Fisher Price, Pratt & Whitney, NASA, Alcoa Howmet, Danaher and Invisalign. Geomagic is based in Research Triangle Park, NC, USA, with subsidiaries in Europe and Asia and partners worldwide.

For more information, visit www.geomagic.com.

About Public Knowledge

Public Knowledge preserves the openness of the Internet and the public's access to knowledge, promotes creativity through balanced copyright, and upholds and protects the rights of consumers to use innovative technology lawfully.

For further information, visit www.publicknowledge.com.

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