James House-Lantto (He/Him)The EFF has put together the first two parts of a multipart series on Print Blocking.
When legislators try to impose limits on what you can print with your own home 3D printer, and why, even if yoyu don't own one, this is really bad news for everyone.
Part 1 - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/print-blocking-anti-consumer-permission-print-part-1
Part 2 - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/print-blocking-wont-work-permission-print-part-2
Print Blocking is Anti-Consumer - Permission to Print Part 1
When legislators give companies an excuse to write untouchable code, it’s a disaster for everyone. This time, 3D printers are in the crosshairs across a growing number of states. Even if you’ve never used one, you’ve benefited from the open commons these devices have created—which is now under threat. We need to roundly reject these onerous restraints on creation.