Quote Originally Posted by Pikken View Post
Yeah, I wonder how these IP rights work. I doubt I'm breaking any rules if I print a (2D) screenshot from a game and put it on my wall? Or maybe I can't, anyone know? If I can, extending this to a 3D version seems like it would be the same. And 3D printers WILL be in every home sooner or later.

And some game company will deliver this service for free and after that I wonder if anyone else can try to make money on it...
Technically, you would be infringing SE's right to make derivative works. Just one of the many of rights that are bundled up in US Copyright laws (which are very similar on an international front).However, you wouldn't be sued or anything because you're not using their copyright for commercial purposes. Your use would most likely be considered "Fair Use" based on the fair use factors.

A company, on the other hand, is a whole other story. They would have to take a license from SE even if they provided the service for free because it's one less service SE could potentially offer to a consumer base.