knock-off Archives - Brick Fanatics

Despite the legal setbacks that Lepin, the clone brand that has produced knock-off LEGO sets for years, the company has not stopped the practice of stealing fan designs. Lepin is a brand that has stolen intellectual property from the LEGO Group, reproducing official LEGO sets and the elements within them, then selling these inferior quality versions. Lepin lost a case at the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court in China to the LEGO Group. That has not stopped another of the shady practices that the company indulges in, with fan designs continuing to be ripped off and advertised on the website Lepin World. In the case of ‘MOC Fiat 500 F by Saabfan Mutil color 50005’, the creator of the build is credited – but has not given permission for the design to be used in this way. ‘@Saabfan: Contact us for an offer money for your working design’, the website declares, misunderstanding the way that creatives expect to be remunerated for their original work. Gabriele Zannotti, who had created the model with saabfan and uploaded it to LEGO Ideas, shares his thoughts on Flickr: What. The. Hell? Lepin Fiat 500 F by Saabfan Yesterday a fan sent me this link where Lepin (does it still exist?) seems wanting to sell our rejected Lego Ideas project on their website. 1) Saabfan and me are not affiliated with this.2) They used our images without our consent.3) At least use the updated and better design! C'mon ?4) They say: "@Saabfan: Contact us for an offer money for your working design"! First do. Then ask? ?5) This is both quite funny and sad. To continue to support the work of Brick Fanatics, please buy your authetic, official LEGO sets from LEGO.com and Amazon using our affiliate links.

Name	Review	Buy
41250 Techno Reef Dance Party	Read here	LEGO.com
70427 Welcome to the Hidden Side	Read here	LEGO.com
41393 Baking Competition	Read here	LEGO.com
42103 Dragster	Read here	LEGO.com
41376 Turtles Rescue Mission	Read here	LEGO.com
10271 Fiat 500	Read here	LEGO.com
21158 The Panda Nursery	Read here	LEGO.com
21051 Tokyo	Read here	LEGO.com
Collectible Minifigures Series 20	Read here	LEGO.com
31105 Townhouse Toy Store	Read here	LEGO.com