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| | | Author: | t_bird_65  | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2022 15:19 | | Subject: | Bricklink | | Viewed: | 171 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Hi. I do 3-d prints, mostly with Bionicle parts. I often use the Bricklink Studio's
'export .dae file' to get a base model I can customize, edit, and convert
to print. I've had multiple requests on reddit that I share my edited files,
and I wanted to confirm that it is within the guidelines set by the software's
licensing.
Can I edit and distribute models of parts exported from Bricklink Studio?
I couldn't find anything in the licensing that came with the software. (I
could have easily missed it.) Does anyone know who the authority I could talk
to is?
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| | | | | Author: | Stellar | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2022 15:46 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, t_bird_65 writes:
| | Hi. I do 3-d prints, mostly with Bionicle parts. I often use the Bricklink Studio's
'export .dae file' to get a base model I can customize, edit, and convert
to print. I've had multiple requests on reddit that I share my edited files,
and I wanted to confirm that it is within the guidelines set by the software's
licensing.
Can I edit and distribute models of parts exported from Bricklink Studio?
I couldn't find anything in the licensing that came with the software. (I
could have easily missed it.) Does anyone know who the authority I could talk
to is?
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The dedicated studio forum is here:
https://forum.bricklink.com/
Maybe there they can better answer your question.
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| | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2022 15:47 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, t_bird_65 writes:
| | Hi. I do 3-d prints, mostly with Bionicle parts. I often use the Bricklink Studio's
'export .dae file' to get a base model I can customize, edit, and convert
to print. I've had multiple requests on reddit that I share my edited files,
and I wanted to confirm that it is within the guidelines set by the software's
licensing.
Can I edit and distribute models of parts exported from Bricklink Studio?
I couldn't find anything in the licensing that came with the software.
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IIUC, those are LEGO parts, not your own custom parts?
In that case:
https://studiohelp.bricklink.com/hc/en-us/articles/6610276581015-IP-Guidance-Statement
The problem is not Studio. 99% of the 3D models for parts are from LDraw and
are Creative Commons Attribution 2.0.
The problem is the real parts are copyrighted, patented, and/or trademarked by
LEGO.
Making copies of LEGO parts without LEGO’s agreement is illegal. Even if the
parts are easily distinguishable from real LEGO parts.
The only parts you can make and distribute are those that you invented yourself…
and that are not ‘close enough’ to real parts to infrige on LEGO’s (or others’)
IP.
‘Close enough’ is determined by real lawyers¹ and eventually courts of law….
You can distribute Studio/LDraw model files but I think¹ 3D-printable versions
is over the line of what’s acceptable.
¹ I’m not a lawyer, I’m not talking for LEGO or BrickLink, I’m just a cat walking
on a keyboard.
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could have easily missed it.) Does anyone know who the authority I could talk
to is?
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| | | | | | | Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2022 16:00 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| | | I’m just a cat walking on a keyboard.
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Wow - with some luck you could write the complete works of William Shakespeare!
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | maxx3001 | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2022 16:50 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | I’m just a cat walking on a keyboard.
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Wow - with some luck you could write the complete works of William Shakespeare!
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Weren’t those monkeys, not cats 
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2022 16:55 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| | potato potato |
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| | | | | | | Author: | t_bird_65 | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2022 16:31 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Awww dang. I completely forgot the brick itself was patented. Thanks.
In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Help, t_bird_65 writes:
| | Hi. I do 3-d prints, mostly with Bionicle parts. I often use the Bricklink Studio's
'export .dae file' to get a base model I can customize, edit, and convert
to print. I've had multiple requests on reddit that I share my edited files,
and I wanted to confirm that it is within the guidelines set by the software's
licensing.
Can I edit and distribute models of parts exported from Bricklink Studio?
I couldn't find anything in the licensing that came with the software.
|
IIUC, those are LEGO parts, not your own custom parts?
In that case:
https://studiohelp.bricklink.com/hc/en-us/articles/6610276581015-IP-Guidance-Statement
The problem is not Studio. 99% of the 3D models for parts are from LDraw and
are Creative Commons Attribution 2.0.
The problem is the real parts are copyrighted, patented, and/or trademarked by
LEGO.
Making copies of LEGO parts without LEGO’s agreement is illegal. Even if the
parts are easily distinguishable from real LEGO parts.
The only parts you can make and distribute are those that you invented yourself…
and that are not ‘close enough’ to real parts to infrige on LEGO’s (or others’)
IP.
‘Close enough’ is determined by real lawyers¹ and eventually courts of law….
You can distribute Studio/LDraw model files but I think¹ 3D-printable versions
is over the line of what’s acceptable.
¹ I’m not a lawyer, I’m not talking for LEGO or BrickLink, I’m just a cat walking
on a keyboard.
| | (I
could have easily missed it.) Does anyone know who the authority I could talk
to is?
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