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    Thingiverse Designs - Can we print and sell other peoples stuff?

    I am very new to 3D printing. However, I notice that there are a ton of great designs at thingiverse, that can be downloaded and printed at home on our printers. My question is what are the legalities of this? Am I legally allowed to print multiple copies and sell them in a store or on eBay? If I did this, can I be sued?

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    It depends on what they have their model licensed under.

    You can print whatever you want for yourself, but once you start selling to others, it's a whole new game with all new rules.

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    How do you determine what it is licensed as?

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    It should say somewhere on the page for the item.

    I think there are currently three options for licencing... You might have to Google what they are once you find it though, sorry.

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    its the whole creative commons things. there are different levels of that which you will need to look up to see what means what.

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    So basically there are 4 different licenses that the thingiverse designs can be under.

    1. All Rights Reserved. Basically, all rights reserved.

    2. Creative Commons. You can do what ever you like the design, providing that you give the designer proper recognition

    3. Non-commercial

    4. Something else I've never heard of.


    I am 99.99% positive I'm right, but to be safe:

    All Rights Reserved: Google it.

    Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    Last edited by Jo1212; 10-15-2013 at 04:03 PM.

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    2. Creative Commons. You can do what ever you like the design, providing that youtgive the designer proper recognition
    So does this mean that you can sell a million copies on eBay as long as you mention who made the design?

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    Yes, if the licence does not limit commerical use.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TeddyYan View Post
    So does this mean that you can sell a million copies on eBay as long as you mention who made the design?
    As long as it isn't one of the NC (No Commercial use) creative commons licenses, yes.

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    Basically what Compro01 said.

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