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Defense Distributed
Our world is structured in domination. The global governmental paradigm is emergency power and totalization. Defense Distributed (DD) is a non-profit software developer and publisher dedicated to striking the roots of all statist monopolism.
"Defense Distributed" can be found on the web at http://www.defdist.org/
About DEFENSE DISTRIBUTED:
DD broke unexpected ground in digital manufacturing with its gun files, and continues to develop other Internet and 3DP technologies while confronting cutting-edge issues in free speech, privacy, innovation, and intellectual property. Unlike a political lobby or an impotent think tank, DD champions the public interest through action and open-source innovation.
Employing political philosophy, activism, and technology, DD works to subvert the physical and digital architecture of oppression on behalf of the general public. DD fights for freedom primarily outside of court and government, writing and releasing software to aid in the disintermediation of state governments and large, collusive corporations. By mobilizing our supporters, and working with thought leaders and activists across the world, DD suggests historical alternatives to our political Hell of the Same. By participating in popular media, DD works to radicalize digital natives.
DD is a donor-funded nonprofit and depends on your support to continue its project development. All of our budget comes from individual donors, so every contribution is critical to helping DD publish.
DD History:
Defense Distributed was born in the Summer of 2012 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Founders Ben Denio and Cody Wilson sought to create a political and legal vehicle for demonstrating and promoting the subversive potential of publicly-available 3D Printing technologies. On July 27th, 2012 they launched the Wiki Weapon Project- the effort to create and release the files for the world's first printable handgun.
In August 2012, Indiegogo.com removed DD's inaugural fundraising campaign from its website, citing a terms of service violation. This removal prompted stirrings in the 3DP and tech blogs, and led DD to court the Bitcoin community to help fund the Wiki Weapon. By September 2012, DD had raised enough money to set to prototyping and experimentation, when industry player Stratasys scandalously revoked its lease with the company and quickly repossessed its printer. This repossession, one of the first of its kind, made world news, and the Wiki Weapon found commensurate support.
By December 2012, DD began prototyping more durable rifle receivers for the popular AR-15, a fact not missed in American gun politics after that month's Sandy Hook Massacre. By January 2013, DD had created the gun file repository DEFCAD and released the files for the first printable AR-15 standard capacity magazines. DD followed these achievements in March with the files for the first durable printed AR-15 rifle receiver.
On May 5, 2013, DD released the files for the Liberator pistol- the culmination of the Wiki Weapon Project. This release was met by a flurry of US governmental censures and investigations, and DD is still involved in a conflict with the US State Department over whether there is a requirement to seek government approval before releasing privately generated gun files into the public domain.
As of August 2013, DD has been facilitating the development of a piece of Bitcoin software called Dark Wallet, planned for an early 2014 release.
Director Cody R. Wilson
711 W 32nd St, Appt.115, Austin, TX78705
Phone ......... 501-743-9680
Email ........... CRW@defdist.org