A patent as well as a design and model registration have been made to protect the technical architecture and design of Openprinter.

These protections ensure recognition of design work while preserving the project's spirit of openness.

Open Printer is distributed under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

This means that everyone is free to use, share, and modify the project, provided they credit the original author, share derivatives under the same license, and do not use it for commercial purposes.

This approach encourages collaboration and innovation while ensuring an ethical and fair framework for the project's dissemination.