Border Enforcement
Border Enforcement
Posted Aug 27, 2026 20:16 UTC (Thu) by rgmoore (✭ supporter ✭, #75)In reply to: Border Enforcement by josh
Parent article: An ongoing 3D-printer AGPL violation
This sounds exactly right to me. The point is that the injunction hits them in the wallet, which is what gets the most attention. Being unable to import their device until they cure their license violation gives them a very strong incentive to comply.
The worry to me is that the way things are done in the 3D printing world might make this legally questionable. The key is that the slicer is usually run on the same PC that does the 3D modeling, not on the wimpy little processor that controls the printer. Bambu Labs could plausibly claim that any violations are in their separate software package, not in the 3D printer itself, and thus importation of the printer shouldn't be enjoined. I guess it's not the end of the world- the most you could lose would be the time and effort of filing for the injunction- but it is a potential snag in this specific case.
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