Star Citizen LEGO MOCs are disappearing from Rebrickable

CIG's Legal Department is currently in the process of removing all MOCs shared free of charge by the community.

Rebrickable sends these messages to creators:

We have received a takedown notice regarding this MOC from the legal department of Cloud Imperium Rights LLC, and will be disabling this MOC as a result. It cannot be re-activated or re-submitted. The notice contains:

I am writing from Cloud Imperium Rights LLC ("Company") to report designs offered on Rebrickable Pty Ltd. 's website that infringe Company intellectual property, and to request removals of the offending materials under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. All officially produced material, lore, fiction, and designs within the games "Star Citizen", "Squadron 42" and atwww.robertsspaceindustries.comare copyright 2012 - 2025 by the Company.

CIG's response to creators :

Thank you for your inquiry.

Uploading designs that use our intellectual property to third-party sites, even for free, constitutes re-publishing and is forbidden, as per our Terms of Service.

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/tos

Your designs were removed as part of routine brand enforcement efforts. You are also advised to immediately remove the designs you may have reuploaded/renamed to avoid such efforts in the future.

Thank you for your support and appreciation of Star Citizen and its development, and we hope you have a very pleasant day in the 'Verse!

Legal Department

Roberts Space Industries LLC"CIG's response :"Thank you for your inquiry.Uploading designs that use our intellectual property to third-party sites, even for free, constitutes re-publishing and is forbidden, as per our Terms of Service.https://robertsspaceindustries.com/tosYour designs were removed as part of routine brand enforcement efforts. You are also advised to immediately remove the designs you may have reuploaded/renamed to avoid such efforts in the future.Thank you for your support and appreciation of Star Citizen and its development, and we hope you have a very pleasant day in the 'Verse!Legal DepartmentRoberts Space Industries LLC

It's hard to understand this kind of reaction from CIG, after having encouraged the community in the Star Citizen vs. EVE Online: Battle of the Bricks event, and after having showcased players' LEGO creations on numerous occasions.

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/18722-Star-Citizen-Vs-EVE-Online

What's your opinion on the decision?