Car logos - Intelectual Property Violation

Therein lies the rub - if your logo was worth anything, and therefore it was the type of logo someone would want to copy, I promise you wouldn’t want it shared freely all over the world.

You own your logo, so if you want your logo shared freely around the world, you can decide to make your logo shared freely around the world by giving it a permissive license, like CC-BY. ND might also be useful to ensure people do not alter it to have a different font etc. Unsurprisingly you dont get to decide for things you dont own :slight_smile:

You’re also wrong on the outset when you say “as long as someone doesnt try to make money from it” because reposters of trademarks on makerworld -ARE- trying to make money from it, the cash-value-tradable points system in the app -IS- real money, right now, not some theoretical future state.

That’s your opinion, I disagree.

Okie dokie, enjoy being mad, I take back the factual information i gave you lol

And the fundamental issue is still there - if the owner of a patent or trademark/logo does not defend it when others infringe, it diminishes their claim and they can even lose it.

The rules on maintaining these things are pretty clear. If they are aware and don’t go after infringers it hurts the owners.

And it’s Bambu policy. And it’s not our decision if it is ok or not. Legally it isn’t ok no matter how much anyone may try to justify actions.

Arguing with us will not change that situation in the least. The most people can do is ask the owner for permission. If they say no, that’s it. If they say yes, get documentation to show Bambu.

No. Similar concept, very different.

I think you miss the point of a trademark. It is a bit like how artists sign their paintings. It identifies the creator. If anyone could build a car and slap the Ford logo on it, then the Ford logo would lose its significance. What if anyone could put a Tide logo on their laundry detergent. Then consumers would see many different products on the shelves labeled Tide and have to figure out what is legitimate and what is a cheap knock-off. Or what if someone went around doing embarrassing things while telling everyone they were JimO, and selling products that caused harm, that proudly display your logo?

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Just a quick, completely neutral, factual note for you:


Legal note - As soon as you offer something on MakerWorld, even if it’s free, you earn points that have a monetary value. This means you’re earning money. You can even have the points paid out in dollars.

Depending on the country, you may even have to declare this on your tax and notify the government, although many people don’t do that. However, we’re talking about the legal basis here.


Unfortunately, a few users occasionally overlook this crucial point.

Ok, let’s try this again.

It’s too bad the companies don’t see the benefit of free advertising

Let’s say I print your logo on a T-shirt and then proceed to, say, live stream myself lighting a crowded orphanage on fire while using every racial and ethnic slur imaginable, and a few that aren’t imaginable.

It’s really too bad you don’t see the benefit of free advertising.

IMG_4662 :grin:

I can tell you it is not me…But. As Porsche photographer there are company representatives here that will directly demand action like this. The design(s) was removed because it contains the Porsche logo and brand identity, which are their intellectual property.

They did not grant permission for the logo, branding, or derivative works based on that branding to be uploaded, distributed, modified, or shared by third parties. As a representative of the brand and the creator/rightsholder of the artwork, whoever it was are well within I.P law to have requested its removal. This is not a personal matter. It is simply the protection of their business assets, brand identity, and intellectual property rights.

As I stated, I am not the representative in question, but the matter would considered resolved from their perspective.

There has been a lot of branded logos removed from Printables and Cults lately so someone is doing their job…or it could be some random jealous that their work is not being shared or noticed like yours

What to do? Stop doing it.

Just to throw a bit more fuel on the fire :laughing: … Gemini says:

The Mile

  • Invention: Originated from the Roman mille passus (“thousand paces”), equal to 5,000 Roman feet. The modern English statute mile of 5,280 feet was set by the English Parliament in 1592 under Queen Elizabeth I to fit local farming measures like the furlong. [1, 2, 3]

  • General Adoption: Standardized globally as exactly 1,609.344 meters by an international agreement between the United States and Commonwealth nations on July 1, 1959. It remains in everyday use primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. [1, 2]

The Kilometer

  • Invention: Created during the French Revolution when the French National Convention officially defined the meter in 1795, making a kilometer (1,000 meters) part of the brand-new metric system. [1, 2]

  • General Adoption: Adopted legally in France in 1795 (and re-affirmed in 1799). Over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, it was progressively adopted across Europe and the vast majority of the world as the standard unit for long-distance measurement. [1, 2, 3]

So the predecessor of the modern mile came first, but the Meter was more standardized before the Mile was pretty widely adopted… The mile was obviously modified a few times, and the meter was ‘more standard’ from initial adoption. Still MPG works for me better than LPM, and a 2x4 is 1.5x2.5 and who knows that the metric crowd uses… 100x200mm? Even their boards are normally 1200mm? vs 8ft? Who knows?

Mmmm the letgo my leggo people…

They have not been caught yet. But they will.

I don’t think MW will respoind if the report comes from ordinary users who are not the IP owner. Only the IP owners and their official representitives can initiate a takedown request. Some third-party payers that MW uses can also ask MW to remove IP infringing models.

A logo, a crest, a emblem or whatever is a brands identity, Every line, curve, color detail was meticulously thought through, because it represents their company. They will viciously defend their property against anyone who will use it, whether with good intention, or not. That trademark is their name, their values, and most importantly makes them money, for them and them alone,