The unlucky Lucky 13
The Atomic Layers: S3E11 (00067)
Atomic Layer of the Day:
I came across an interesting story on X. Gabe Rosiak, known in the 3D printing hobbyist community under the pseudonym Soozafone, gained some recognition a while ago with his original project of modular action figures. These figures are developed under the brand Lucky 13 and are free to download and print on your own.
Rosiak shares them under a Creative Commons (Attribution Only) license, meaning they can be freely reproduced, modified, and even sold, as long as the original author is credited and a link to his page is provided. The modular action figures have reportedly gained significant popularity (they even appeared on Uncle Jessy's channel).
Recently, however, Rosiak expressed frustration on X, saying that some people are making serious money from his designs and not sharing any of it with him.
In a long thread, Rosiak expressed disappointment that someone else is profiting from his work while he is not. He also mentioned that when he tried to let the company in question know that he would like them to share some of the profits, they cut off contact. He emphasized that the company is violating the terms of the Creative Commons license by not fully crediting him as the creator of the project, which they are obligated to do.
However, on the other hand, he seems to understand that, in part, he has himself to blame—he made his designs available for free with the unlocked option of commercialization. He also acknowledges that he could be doing the exactly same thing himself - if only he knew how…
I don’t intend to delve into who's right or wrong here. I just want to highlight an interesting issue: the commercialization—on a fairly large scale—of someone’s work without sharing the profits, all while staying within the bounds of the law.
I think I’ll revisit this topic in a separate, longer article...
Atomic Layer from the Past:
10-11-2021: 3dArtech introduced SkribiArt.
Atomic News & Gossips:
Researchers at MIT and Delft University of Technology have developed a method of 3D printing that uses heat-responsive materials to print multi-colour and multi-textured objects in one step.
Veeco, a US-based semiconductor equipment supplier, has just acquired a 12-laser NXG XII 600 PBF 3D printer from Nikon SLM Solutions for semiconductor applications.
Big shoutout to Jan Homola, who ran his 10th edition of the Additive Manufacturing Forum in the Czech Republic. The special guests at the event were the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, and the Prime Minister, Petr Fiala. Congratulations!