[sadhorse]

Legit question: if I replicate a patent for a personal non profit use, is this infringement? Perhaps it is because I'm benefiting from the intelectual property.

[RobotToaster]

In the USA there's an exemption for research use of patents, specifically for "amusement, to satisfy idle curiosity, or for strictly philosophical inquiry." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_exemption

[Luc]

Depends where you live. E.g. in France there's a personal use exemption, in the US there mostly isn't.

[amelius]

!> Yes, replicating a patented invention, even for personal, non-profit use, is technically considered patent infringement. A patent grants the inventor the exclusive right to make, use, sell, and distribute the patented invention for a certain period (usually 20 years from the filing date).

[metalman]

Call it what it is,investigative journalism