In the past, Beeple had inquired about having Beehaw merchandise. At that time, they thought it would be a good way to raise funds to keep the site going.

Now that our finances are OK I’d like to revisit this idea for the following reasons:

  1. Pure fun and enjoyment.
  2. A way to get attention and draw people to Beehaw.

My brother has been in the professional textile space for 15 years. I asked him what he’d recommend as a merchandise platform and he immediately responded: Printify

If someone wanted to take this on, then they would want to coordinate things with the admin team here at Beehaw.

What are your thoughts?

  • PenguinCoder@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 days ago

    A lot more paperwork and requirements go into forming and maintaining a non profit. But in general; yes a non profit org is also non commercial. Not always the case though.

    • jarfil@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Beware that CC NC licenses are a minefield:

      NonCommercial turns on the use, not the identity of the reuser.

      https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/NonCommercial_interpretation

      The BY-NC-SA is especially thorny. In this particular case, it could be equally argued that:

      • ✅ The non-profit is not profitting
      • ⚠️ The printing service IS profitting
      • ⚠️ The non-profit has NO right to allow the printing service to profit (-SA)

      Given how fluid the NC interpretation can be, I wouldn’t touch them with a ten foot pole. Combined with current copyright law, it’s not only about whether the creator decides to sue, but also whether their heirs/estate decide to sue… for 70 years after the creator’s death!