Ugh. Capitalism, how I loathe you.

It's too early to start locking down designs. There's simply not enough out there, and it would stifle a growing industry. Eventually more and more "Premium" models will show up, and if they warrant the cost they'll sell. I'm not at all averse to designers making money off their work. I'm the guy that tosses a buck in the "Buy me a coffee" account when I download something that's really useful to me, but I'm probably in the minority. If you require payment then less people will want to get into 3D printing. I don't care if it's $100 or .01, as soon as money gets involved interest drops off FAST.

It's going to be really interesting to see how this market evolves over the next decade. The internet changed the way Media is distributed, and 3D printers are going to go way beyond that. I'm just happy to be getting in the game.