Is this allowed?

[Battery800]

I was browsing eBay for used planes when I found this https://www.ebay.com/itm/164532530476 it‘s a file for laser cutting. I’m not sure since it says not for commercial use but they did change it in some way by formatting it different. Just my thoughts.

 

[Ketchup]

No, that shouldn't be legal. They might have changed a small aspect of the plans, but if they are the same then it definitely isn't legal. The plans are the property of FT (I think at least the intellectual property) and it doesn't look like they changed much since they even put a link in for the FT simple cub build vid...

 

[Quinnyperks]

They can’t really do that.

 

[mastermalpass]

Either those files are stolen, or reverse-engineered in which case I'd call them a counterfeit. Someone could cut and sell their own speed build kits from these. Then underprice FT under the guise of 'I bought it from them and selling it second hand'.

 

[Matthewdupreez]

Hey @fliteadmin @flitetest

 

[Corsair714]

Man, that makes me so mad. I can't believe people reverse engineer FT's free plans and then sell them.

 

[tesseract]

I want to swear at that guy

 

[Battery800]

I reported it

 

[tesseract]

I reported it

Good!

 

[skymaster]

good luck if it's from china

 

[PsyBorg]

good luck if it's from china

You could.... go flame them on the fleabay page they are selling from and out them as scammer scum bags. The more people that give them bad ratings the less they will sell and or be promoted in the search algorithms.

 

[Stress Test]

Logged into my very dusty ebay account and reported them for intellectual property infringement.

Everybody that has an ebay account should do the same.

 

[jswilson64]

Ebay's IP protection policies are wishy-washy unless the actual copyright holder contacts Ebay about the disputed item. @fliteadmin @flitetest need to contact Ebay.

 

[FT STEMmeister]

Hi, Everyone! This is Chris at Flite Test. Thanks for calling this out. We have contacted eBay to report the seller.

This is clear violation of copyright law. The drawings are distributed at no cost for personal use. Any commercial use or redistribution in any form is prohibited. They are for scratch builders to scratch build. As a scratch builder myself, I appreciate your diligence...and so does Josh!