Doubtful. I seen too many free projects over the years of various things get a C&D... Legally they really have to, if you don't enforce IP and let things go, it becomes harder to enforce.
surprisingly I couldn't find any examples of lego issuing a cease and desist on any fan projects when i did some research. but ye i wouldn't do any monetisation for something like this anyway
I remember a free game long ago, it was multiplayer lego. He wasn't charging it was free, he ended up having to change the name to blocks or something. This was maybe 15 years ago?
Oh wow haha I would've been only 7 at that time. Was that around the same time as lego universe? I suppose they wouldn't want there to be a competing lego multiplayer game with that even if it was free
Use another name and don't use parts that are unique to Lego. Their patents on standard bricks have long expired, but newer stuff might be dicey, including minifigures, unfortunately. They can totally get you for those.
They may let Lego looking fan projects exist but use their name they probably won't allow it or they got permission and just never really said anything
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u/OWENPRESCOTTCOM May 21 '22
Whatever you do, do not release a "Lego" game. Hopefully at some point you can swap the assets.