#LEGO #MOC (My Own Creation) theft is when a LEGO knockoff manufacturer will just "appropriate" an independent designer's MOC manual and part list and create a boxed set out of it, even using the original designer's model pictures as cover art.
Seen on Rebrickable, a popular MOC website:
To some Chinese MOC thieves, please do not directly sell my instructions without my permission, I have added some politically sensitive words to them. If you sell it, you will have an incorrect political stand for your government because you support Taiwan's independence.
LEGO MOC-143618 2022 F1 - LEGO Technic 42154 Ford GT alternate build (Technic 2023)
Build a LEGO Technic F1 Racer like never before with our alternate instructions for 42154! Realistic design and functioning features for a thrilling building...rebrickable.com
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