A peculiar model repository takedown happened recently,
with MGM Studios Inc. leaning on 3D model repository Cults to prevent the keyword "stargate" – which MGM owns the trademark for – from returning results. Never mind the fact that there are many other terms relating to the popular military sci-fi show that still return models, using that one specific search term on Cults (and seemingly only Cults) returns nothing.
Cults hasn't responded to a request for comment on the matter but taking it at face value, it's a visible reminder of how truly nonsensical automated IP enforcements by large companies can be.
Matthew Mensley is a senior editor at All3DP with nine years covering consumer 3D printing hardware. He writes news, reviews, and buying guides with the clarity of someone who's seen enough hype cycles to know which ones to take seriously.
