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Most of the uploaded CAD models on Thingiverse are done under the Creative Commons license, which is pretty clear in its assertion that anyone can profit from the work. They entered what is known in the legal world as “public domain”. The single exception to public domain rules are original works of art. No court in the USA has yet ruled a CAD model an original work or art.” “When you uploaded your items onto Thingiverse for mass distribution, you lost all rights to them whatsoever. When politely asked the eBay store owner to remove her work, he responded with: What he’s doing might be unethical, but is it illegal? Now, there are lots of things to talk about here, but the 800 pound high voltage transformer in the room is the legality of the whole thing. This sketchy and highly unethical business model has not gone unnoticed, and several people have launched complaints to both Thingiverse and eBay.

It turns out that the owner of the eBay store is not just selling ’s work, he’s selling thousands of other models taken from the Thingiverse site. You can imagine her surprise when she stumbled upon her work being sold on eBay. She shared her creation on the popular Thingiverse website which allows others to download the file for use on their own 3D printer. It’s an impressive piece of artwork that reflects the maker’s skill, dedication and hard work. The piece was sculpted in Blender, stands 13cm tall and can be made without supports. Tried out her new E3D Cyclops dual extrusion system by printing a superb model dragon.