Creative Commons License Question  

Re: Creative Commons License Question

I have many people interested in the prints I make on my MK3. Are we allowed to sell prints of items that the STL file is licensed as Creative Commons Non Commercial? If so, do we need to give credit to the designer? I have searched a lot for an answer but have not found one. Maybe someone here knows?

It's independent on which machine you're printing. You question is regarding the STL file licence. A quick look into CC-NO license:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/
Tells us: "NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes." Means you're not allowed to use this STL for any commercial use. Using it to create physical objects and sell those (make profit) would include a commercial purpose.

And yes you must give credit to the designer: "Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use."

Best practise is to contact the designer and asking for permission.

Re: Creative Commons License Question

Tells us: "NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes." Means you're not allowed to use this STL for any commercial use. Using it to create physical objects and sell those (make profit) would include a commercial purpose.

You realize you are using a word to define itself here, which is extremely circular, right? So the first two sentences are ... not helpful. The third sentence is... awkwardly phrased at best.

The interpretation is you may not be compensated in any way for the use of the copyrighted material. So just printing them and selling them violates the license. That's an easy one.

The gray area (which is where all the interesting bits are) is how far the liability extends. If you treat it like a machine rental (and with modern setups nowadays this is actually quite feasible)... isn't what they do with it their business? If you just sell him the filament to put into the machine, are you liable? If so, what about the filament manufacturer that sold you the filament in the first place?

In any event, yes... As a reasonable first step, how about having your interested party ask for permission? Think of it as a way to weed out people who are serious about getting prints from, well, the non-serious ones.

Too obvious?

Re: Creative Commons License Question

Thanks for the replies. That is how I interperted it as well, although I had been told by others that was not the case.

Being a photographer I am sensitive to copyright issues, just never delt with Creative Commons before.

Thanks again