Quantum Materials Corp. (fka QTMM)

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Is the Disarming Corruptor Application Artistic Piracy?

"“In a time of prolific online surveillance, crackdowns on file-sharing, and a growing concern for the 3D printing of illegal items and copyright protected artefacts, DC is a free software application that helps people to circumvent these issues.”
“Inspired by encryption rotor machines such as the infamous Enigma Machine, the application runs an algorithm that is used to both corrupt STL files into a visually-illegible state by glitching and rotating the 3D mesh, and to allow a recipient to reverse the effect to restore it back to its original form. The file recipient would need both the application and the unique seven digit settings used by the sender, entering the incorrect settings would only damage the file further.”
Ironically, Disarming Corruptor is essentially the same kind of encryption program often used to ensure file security to fight theft. Plummer-Fernandez insists he developed the program as a kind of digital protest, but the fact remains that it is a handy tool for those who intend on using 3D printing for illegal ends. Is this the opening salvo in a new battle between piracy and IP, or just a continuation of the same fight that first gained notice with music file sharing?"

http://www.rapidreadytech.com/2015/02/is-the-disarming-corruptor-application-artistic-piracy/