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RE: Benchy License

Netpackrat — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:11:00 +0000

Yeah, copyright and trademark are two different things, and as I understand it your copyright can't be diluted in the same manner as a trademark can. Either way, it doesn't sound like the current copyright holder had much if anything to do with Printables enforcing the terms of the license.

RE: Benchy License

Ken — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:01:12 +0000

I don't think you need to enforce copyright the same way as do Trademarks, though it would make it harder to enforce the rules you've set if you've turned a blind eye. That said it may be a case of they weren't really worried about derivatives used for purely decorative style, but wanted ability to deal with companies derivatives that hide flaws in their printers.

RE: Benchy License

belovedbluebird — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:36:42 +0000

Sounds to me like the License Holder was taking a "We don't see nothin'" stance on the derivatives. Until some brainlet shoved it in their face so they couldn't ignore it anymore. It became an "Enforce it or lose it" for the holder.

RE: Benchy License

Extra Fox — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:02:04 +0000

This popped up today as well, providing some further context.

No, 3DBenchy Remixes Aren’t Being DMCA’d | All3DP

RE: Benchy License

Extra Fox — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:03:55 +0000

It seems Prusa pulled the models as a result of their interpretation of the Creative Commons license of the Benchy model.

3DBenchy Starts Enforcing Its No Derivatives License | Hackaday

I think the article summarizes this pretty well in the final line, bolding by me.

Although it’s going to be a bit of an adjustment with this license enforcement, ultimately the idea of Creative Commons licenses was that they set clear rules for usage, which become meaningless if not observed.

Benchy License

Netpackrat — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 22:50:04 +0000

Apologies if this is already being discussed elsewhere on the site, but this is apparently a thing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hExeAakBMkg

I doubt if Prusa started this ball rolling without some outside prompting. My guess is probably some random Karen used the "report" function on Printables to report somebody's benchy derivative because it technically violated the license (as they all apparently do), and now Prusa feels obligated to take action consistently across their platform now that it has been pointed out to them.

My question is whether the Benchy g-codes distributed by Prusa themselves with their printers can be considered a derivative work, and thus in violation of the license?