LEGO Updates Bricklink Studio Gallery Settings

Friday, December 13th, 2019 by Brickfinder

While a lot of us have been waiting to see what changes LEGO might implement with regards to the online marketplace, Bricklink has just sent out an email detailing a change to the Studio Gallery system.

Now that Bricklink is owned by LEGO, there will be Intellectual Property laws that the online marketplace will need to follow.

Essentially, if your moc or design is deemed to have infringed on any IP, it will be a display only submission which means that no one will have access to the Studio file nor the parts list. 

I’m pretty sure that this won’t be the only change we will encounter as the year closes out and the new one begins.

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Here is a transcript of the full email:

Dear Designer,

We love the creativity that the Studio Gallery fosters amongst all of our designers. There have been over 17,000 creations uploaded by all of you! Many of these designs are incredible original creations; however, we have noticed a number of submissions  in the Studio Gallery that are Intellectual Property (IP) related subjects.

In order to allow you to continue to show off all of your creations in the Studio Gallery, we will be setting designs that are IP infringing to Display Only. This means that all of your images and description will be visible, but the Studio file cannot be downloaded, and the parts list will not be available.

If any of your designs in the Studio Gallery are related to IP subjects, we ask that you please go ahead and switch them to Display Only.

How to switch your design to Display Only

Navigate to My Studio and click the name of your design. Uncheck the “Allow downloads” checkbox, and then click Save at the bottom of the page.

Screenshot of My Studio page

Thank you for understanding, and we hope to continue to see your wonderful designs in the Studio Gallery!

• The BrickLink Team

2 responses to “LEGO Updates Bricklink Studio Gallery Settings”

1. Scott says:

   December 15, 2019 at 2:43 am

   I can understand Lego’s point of view and they are legally within their rights. However, I quite often download original sets completed in Stud.io so that I can make modifications. I just did this for the UCS Star Destroyer so that I could modify the display stand for angled display.

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   • Brickfinder says:

     December 17, 2019 at 3:25 am

     The purchase of Bricklnk is a double edged sword for LEGO. On one hand they are able to tap into the secondary market which they have zero presence before but on the other hand, things do need to change in Bricklink due to fact that LEGO has strict copyright laws. I see that an alternative bricklink should be formed. Maybe further develop Brick Owl?

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