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I know it's not a new problem, but I don't know what I can or should do..

I'm made a design that I shared for free on thingiverse under a Creative commons, attributions, non-commercial license.

I've been made aware today that two etsy sellers are using my design, they didn't ask me and they don't attribute me. I don't particularly mind that people print and sell my design (I understand the added value of it already being printed for the user) , but I feel it is unfair to buyers to not be made aware that the design is free and they could easily get it printed cheaper elsewhere (design is small, it's like half a dollar worth of plastic).

It would also have been nice to send me a share of the profit made from my design..

What can I do or should I do ?

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[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Reach out to the seller. Assert to them that you own that IP and that it was released with a limited license that doesn't include their sales. Say that they need to either stop or purchase a license from you to continue. If they don't stop or want to get a license now is the point for you to contact an IP lawyer.

You could go straight to the lawyer option but this should save you some money and possibly resolve it without outside help.

[–] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Did the AI who stole OPs design write this comment because good lord it’s not the 2000s anymore & any social contract about these things is G O N E

[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Sure, it'll probably amount to nothing and OP will have to report the store, maybe go after them for IP theft if the sellers want to be arseholes about it. But it's always worth trying, even if it's just so you can say you did.