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Etsy cracks down on 3D printed products — new rules exclude many 3D printed items from listings
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It sounds like they do have the rights, and this policy is still causing problems for them because there's a difference between having the rights and being the original creator.
Yes, that part specifically is a bit braindead.
It's probably because they can't be arsed to figure out who has the rights and who doesn't, so they just loaded up the ban shotgun.