[edit 7/22/17: Believe it or not, there is a third chapter to this story and it introduces defamation of all things.]

[edit 2/20/16: After getting more specific information about Just 3D Print’s legal arguments I addressed them point by point here.]

This post originally appeared on the Shapeways blog.

Let’s start this post off with a massive lawyerly caveat.  Every software license is different and your specific license and situation probably has details that impact this analysis.  Because of that, this post is not legal advice.  Instead, it is mostly a thought experiment to try and spot some legal issues. So if you are worried about your own exposure to liability you should talk to a lawyer that actually understands your situation.  Also, this is my opinion and not the opinion of the Open Source Hardware Association.  That being said….

This post originally appeared on the Shapeways blog.