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Thursday, April 15, 2010

I *heart* Cricut a little less now

The new Cricut Cake machine is out now ... and the cake and craft worlds are brewing up a storm.  If you haven't been following the drama, it mostly consists of:
  • Linda McClure (cake decorator that pioneered cutting gum paste with Cricut) feels burned by ProvoCraft for treating her unfairly
  • ProvoCraft will charge licensing fees for those who want to sell cakes using their products
  • ProvoCraft is suing Make the Cut (MTC) for circumventing and encouraging others to circumvent their copyright
When I bought my Expression, I didn't do all my homework.  Well, I did all my homework on Cricut, but I failed to research alternative cutting machines.  I was unaware of the existence of other products and companies like CraftRobo, WishBlade, Creative Cutter, BossKut, etc.  I only knew of Cricut because that's what I saw in Michaels, Hobby Lobby, and JoAnne's.  Now I'm regretting my spontaneous purchase because I am displeased with ProvoCraft's behavior.

Luckily I don't do this for profit.  I will continue using my Cricut for all my personal projects in however many creative ways possible.  Let's just call this buyer's remorse.

LFMF (Learn from My Fail)

3 comments:

  1. wOW. Interesting development, that's really too bad.

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  2. They changed the policy after everyone pitched a fit, and you can use the cartridges without worrying about licensing as long as it's a provocraft design, not a third-party design like Disney. :)

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  3. What a rollercoaster of events! I've learned a lot about copyright laws in the last few days. Luckily I won't have to worry since I don't sell my work.

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