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The Free Universal Construction Kit : 3D Printing interoperability between children

March 19, 2012

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  • Duann
    March 20, 2012 at 2:13 pm

    Adam Savage has also weiged in on the IP debate

    http://www.tested.com/news/articles/43409-mashing-up-your-building-blocks-a-legal-gray-area-that-shouldnt-be/

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