{"id":15219,"date":"2025-11-18T14:46:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=15219"},"modified":"2025-11-21T14:58:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T21:58:13","slug":"etsy-says-no-more-3d-printed-copies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=15219","title":{"rendered":"Etsy says no more 3d printed copycats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tomshardware<\/a> – Etsy has redefined its Creativity Standards to exclude a vast majority of 3D printed goods sold on its website today. Instead of copy-cat 3D printed items, any products 3D printed must be \u201cproduced based on a seller\u2019s original design<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Items produced using computerized tools: Physical items that a seller produced in their personal shop or home, using computerized tools such as a laser printer, 3D printer, CNC or Cricut machine. These items must be produced based on a seller\u2019s original design and are often personalized or customized to a buyer\u2019s specification.<\/p>\nEtsy policy<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

That means no more copy-and-3D-print spam stores that print common, free, and often cheaply licensed models. Hopefully this prevents the race-to-the-bottom dilution of Etsy’s brand from tons of ‘me too’ shops with the same 3D printed items.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tomshardware – Etsy has redefined its Creativity Standards to exclude a vast majority of 3D printed goods sold on its website today. Instead of copy-cat 3D printed items, any products 3D printed must be \u201cproduced based on a seller\u2019s original design.\u201d  Items produced using computerized tools: Physical items that a seller produced in their personal shop or home, using computerized tools such as a laser printer, 3D printer, CNC or Cricut machine. These items must be produced based on a…<\/p>\n

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