This is the emails between the YouTuber YGK3D and Anycubic, it seems like they won't send 3D printers to reviewers who mention their GPL3 license violations.

tl;dr Anycubic uses open-source software for their firmware, but doesn't make it public as per license agreement, and they don't seem to be friendly to anyone who calls this out.

More info: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxIMpZTkXqFo0H6pDwhZpdYqMYvLhPvWA5?lc=UgxA-4LYvwrnonXuXsZ4AaABAg

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[–] Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It would be great if the EU and US blocked the sale of products that violate Open-Source liscences.

Should solve the problem fairly quickly

[–] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Consumer protection? In America?

Pull the other one!

[–] Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Just need to phrase it as "China is stealing our open-source software and profiting from it" and they might be onboard with blocking them.

Wouldn't even be lying.