<p>Should we really close this question:  <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/10200/3d-printer-part-clones-from-china-legality">3d printer part clones from china - legality</a>..? </p>

<p>Are legal questions on topic? We have a legal section in the <a href="https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/276/game-plan-what-is-on-topic">Game plan - What is on-topic?</a> and a <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/legal" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;legal&#39;" rel="tag">legal</a> tag.</p>

[{'answer_id': 405, 'author': 'Davo', 'author_id': 4922, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4922', 'pm_score': 3, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p><strong>I say allow them.</strong> </p>\n\n<p>To let you know what\'s out there, I work at <a href="http://hyrel3d.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hyrel</a>. </p>\n\n<p>Our printers can take <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0lvN-aPYHI" rel="nofollow noreferrer">spindle (milling) heads and additional axes</a>, and even <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OceUiuTixPA" rel="nofollow noreferrer">diode</a> and <a href="https://youtu.be/FnYDoNkgOrI" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CO2 lasers</a>, and they all operate on the same gcode - we tell people E is for Emit as well as Extrude. We even have a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azFY-IqDB_0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TIG welding</a> attachment. </p>\n\n<p>We also run our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIGeQmXNbNE" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Fadal CNC machines</a> on our printer software and firmware. </p>\n\n<p>To many people this is a natural progression for a well-built 3D positioning system, and I encourage a broader definition.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 427, 'author': 'StarWind0', 'author_id': 2146, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2146', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>This is a tricky one, as 3d printers are starting to be bundled with lasers. Note those kits will totally blind you. 3d printers are being bundled with everything, really if you look at the things <a href="http://diabasepe.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://diabasepe.com/</a> is making. (Cool guys btw)</p>\n\n<p>However. To me this is the same as asking about a woodburning kit question in an electronics forum, because they both use soldering irons. If we allow a removal base machines, such as lasers, we will also have to allow discussions about CNC machines.</p>\n\n<p>In the case of that question, they would get bonus points if it was a pure gcode question. Maybe even if it was on a multi use machine.. Instead its asking us to debug their laser setup. Thats not really formatted for stackoverflow anyways. They need to go to a forum. Also as someone that once made a Cheap Chinese laser cutter use a RAMPS 1.4 board, I know exactly how similar they are. But in the end, additive manufacturing isn\'t this kind of laser (as we have SLA and powder printing)</p>\n\n<p>At first I was this is dead simple not on topic. Thinking about laser and 3d printing is a good counter arguments, but that is not what this topic is. It is not additive manufacturing, and its not being done to a part which was additively made. </p>\n\n<p>I think its a firm off topic. </p>\n'}]
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