Yeah that does sound annoying. Have you tried contacting the extension maker? Perhaps they can add that to the list of fixes/features on their next update?
and you're right (if you're getting at what I think you're getting at).
The argument is that expense sharing is compensation, but it is allowed under the FARs in specific circumstance. Difference here being that the combination of holding out on a public website and receiving compensation via expense sharing put it in common carrier land.
Which does seem to make sense under current rules.
What a disgusting example of shitty "journalism" trying to cash in on 3D printer hype with a complete bastardization of the word "print". It's a ramp..... that's it. It's not new, it's not innovative. It's not even the first time it's been done.
Really? I've seen tons of examples where the employee owns the vehicle. Pretty much every food delivery person I've met, plumbers, pool cleaning guys, cable installers, USPS mail-persons, all kinds of small businesses, etc.