Today MakerBot has announced the acquisition of Layer By Layer, a California based company which was founded approximately two years ago. They have been working frequently with Layer By Layer in order to integrate a streaming download software to the MakerBot Digital Store, allowing for protected distribution of trademarked models suchs as those from Hello Kitty and Sesame Street. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed, and Layer By Layer has already been moved into the MakerBot Brooklyn Office. Further details on this acquisition can be found here: http://3dprint.com/24780/makerbot-layer-by-layer

Below is a picture of the original Layer By Layer Team