Using Toys in E-Learning #74: Challenge | Recap
I watched Toy Story last weekend for the first time in almost 20 years. I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed that movie.
When I first saw the m...
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Not to be a wet blanket but is there any litigation risk using images of things like Pez, Toy Story figures, etc? Protected images and all that.......
This is going to matter on the jurisdiction, laws and how they are interpreted vary around the world. There might be issues with using Disney/Pixar/Marvel/DC characters. I would think that there would be less of an issue using something like toy soldiers, hot wheels cars, or Lego. These are more generic. If you show a pair of gloves in a course you wouldn't need permission of the manufacturer. There are actually quite a few safety videos out there using Lego (you probably shouldn't use the same characters from the Lego Movie though).
There shouldn't be a problem in using toys/characters in a challenge like this. The educational use clause usually is exclusive to public schools. I also don't think that it would be an issue using characters in a portfolio would be an issue, you're not using the characters to sell a product outright.
There shouldn't be a problem in using toys/characters in a challenge like this. The educational use clause usually is exclusive to public schools. I also don't think that it would be an issue using characters in a portfolio would be an issue, you're not using the characters to sell a product outright.