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A New Chapter for MagicMirror: The Community Takes the Lead
Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.

Sell MagicMirrors?

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  • E Offline
    Ext3R
    last edited by Dec 7, 2017, 12:58 PM

    Hi Community,

    I want to ask, if it is possible to sell customized MagicMirrors to customers.
    I know, that its open source, but I dont know much about that.

    Maby you can help me with my question. I dont wonna get illegal :D

    Thx and have a good day :)

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      P-Bo726
      last edited by Dec 7, 2017, 4:16 PM

      I would say you shouldn’t do it. This is an open source community and you shouldn’t profit off of developers free contributions.

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        Ext3R
        last edited by Ext3R Dec 7, 2017, 4:41 PM Dec 7, 2017, 4:40 PM

        I totally agree. I only would sell my service to build the mirror. The parts would be bought by the people who want the mirror.

        I also would not sell the software.

        I wanna offer that for people who can’t build it by their own.

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          bhepler Module Developer
          last edited by Dec 8, 2017, 9:12 PM

          IIRC, @michmich looked into offering this as a commercial product and he ran into patent and licensing problems. The laws of your country may vary, but the short version is you can’t offer a magic mirror as a commercial product without involving lawyers and giving the patent holders some sort of payment.

          You may be able to make one for your friends as a favor, with them picking up the expense of the materials. But you won’t be able to turn this into a business without careful and professional legal advice.

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