R8, will you be doing this? Do you already have an account? Why, or why not?
I've been thinking about it. I can say with great certainty that I will not be submitting any of my current MOCs to Cuusoo, and here is why. I see some of my MOCs in an artistic light, and some as a work of craftsmanship. The ones that artistic in nature are unique, and I am not very comfortable with the idea of having to turn over the intellectual and creative rights over to LEGO, and then potentially seeing it being mass produced on an assembly line. I think that takes away what is special about them by slapping a price tag.
If I do ever design something to submit for Cuusoo, it will be for Cuusoo alone, and not a MOC in its own respect if you know what I mean. I want to be emotionally disconnected enough from what I submit to be comfortable with giving up the creative rights to LEGO, and be able to see a price tag on it and accept whatever profit is made off of it. I still take pride in what I build, but I am also more attached to some creations than others that I want to remain inherently mine.
I understand your feelings; thank you for sharing. I also think that if I tried building for Cuusoo I would no longer be building for fun. Suddenly, my models would need to be perfect and I would therefore eliminate any creative touches that would have otherwise made my model unique. Playing with LEGO would become building for Cuusoo. Play would become business, and the fun of LEGO would disappear. Even if I wasn't a tempted by the money or the awesomeness of having my own creation an official LEGO model- which I admit would be completely awesome- the pressure when building a model would still be there. I don't know if I can build a model now without the thought of uploading it to Cuusoo crossing my mind... the thought of "Well, I didn't build this model with intentions of putting it on Cuusoo... but I might as well." Uploading to Cuusoo doesn't seem like much work, and who knows? you might end up with 10,000 hits, LEGO's approval, and a few dozen sets just like yours in the store.
Of course, I don't see myself uploading anytime soon anyway. My LEGO talent clearly lies in my Mindstorms projects, not the affordable sized models being being distributed. And while if I did ever come up with something cool, I realize now that I would have your same problem. I would be deeply attached to it. You have a
very good point...
of course I wouldn't want to see my beloved model that took me days to create being sold by LEGO with little work to no work being done by them. And without my name on it... do they at least send you a free copy? Box and all?
Ok, sorry about rambling on. I just want the best for my little LEGO creations and a good start if I ever find myself working for LEGO. And another question... I've seen LDD used for this. Personally, I see LEGO lovers finding solid LEGO models more appealing, whether or not they know... Would anyone like to voice their thoughts on that?
