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Revision as of 06:26, 5 January 2013
Cody Wilson | |
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| Born | 31 January 1988 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Defense Distributed |
| Known for | Defense Distributed |
Cody Rutledge Wilson (born 31 January 1988) is an American activist and law student. He is best known as the founder and director of Defense Distributed, a non-profit organization that develops and publishes open source gun designs, so-called "Wiki Weapons," suitable for 3D printing. [1][2] Wilson has been named one of the 15 most dangerous people in the world.[3]
University Studies
Wilson is a second year law student at The University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas.
Director of Defense Distributed
Defense Distributed was founded in 2012. Wilson is to date the only spokesperson on behalf of the organization, of which he describes himself as a "co-founder" and "director."
Legal Troubles
Learning of Defense Distributed's plans, manufacturer Stratasys, Inc threatened legal action and demanded the return of the 3D printer it had leased to Wilson.[4] On September 26, 2012, before the printer was assembled for use, Wilson received an email from Stratasys claiming that he was using the printer "for illegal purposes".[4] Stratasys immediately cancelled its lease with Wilson and sent a team to confiscate the printer the next day.[4][5] Wilson was subsequently questioned by the ATF.[4]
References
- ^ Doherty, Brian (2012-12-12). "Disruptions: With a 3-D Printer, Building a Gun With the Push of a Button". Reason.com. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ^ Brown, Rich (2012-09-07). "You don't bring a 3D printer to a gun fight - yet - Yahoo! News". News.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ Bilton, Nick (2012-12-19). "Disruptions: With a 3-D Printer, Building a Gun With the Push of a Button". Wired Danger Room Times. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ a b c d Beckhusen, Robert (2012-10-01). "3-D Printer Company Seizes Machine From Desktop Gunsmith". Wired News. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ^ Coldewey, Devin (2012-10-02). "3-D printed gun project derailed by legal woes". NBC News. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
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