Technically, we are promoting the use and creativity of using LEGOs through thousands of brickfilms that are released every month. We're not depromoting LEGOs, you don't see anyone burning LEGOs or using them in ways that they weren't meant to be used. LEGO even hosts brickfilming competitions every so often, so don't worry.

Contrary to what I said above about burning, Mobiledeli melted his while animating....

Brickfilmer a decade ago, now looking to relive the glory days

... yeah but...

for effects for the movie they are posting... You don't see a whole community of brickfilmers gathering in the releases thread discussing newest techniques of blowing up minifigs with TinyBoom, "The smallest dynamite you'll ever see! Perfect for blowing up minifigs!" products or anything.

Brickfilmer a decade ago, now looking to relive the glory days

I think as long as you don't use the lego symbol, your alright.

Correct me if i'm wrong

Using their logo would be promoting them.

I'm sure they wouldn't mind.

no, but still, the Youtube Partners gets paid for using their Product.
that Got´sa be Illigal in SOME way.

again, i´m not AGAINST it, cause i wanna be a Youtube Partner myself with my Brickfilms

You have to split up your signature into a bunch of other pictures, and make the image that yo want a link. If you don't get what I'm saying, highlight DerTarchin's sig to find out.

Legally unauthorized use of a product in a project that you're making a revenue off of isn't allowed, even if you are promoting it. The use of LEGO in YouTube videos is fine as long as you don't use their logo or in some cases the word LEGO on the bricks themselves. The main reason you can do this is because they are a ton of other companies that sell plastic building blocks that for the most part look about the same.

However ever a while back on BF.com there was a legal issue when a member was trying to sell a DVD of a brickfilm that he did, and because it was unauthorized by the LEGO Company he was not a loud to gain revenue, he could distribute the DVD but not for money. This type of thing is different depending on the distributive media type.

Granted I'm not a lawyer so I don't know every detail about this.
You're completely fine gaining partnership revenue from brickfilms.

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Also, I think it is just the LEGO name and logo you can't use. The logo on the studs can't be seen, and the logo can't be used. Quite a few brickfilmers are partners, and the YouTube moderators don't seem to mind that we use it.

I think for personal distribution for profit is not allowed.  With HaV, it was to cover for the website.  Essentially, without an agreement between distributor and manufacturer on how the money is handled, a person cannot sell his "LEGO" DVDs unless it's for nonprofit.

If you think about it, you don't own the light from the sun.  If you're shooting in a forest, you don't own the trees.  People shoot in public, they don't own the buildings in the background nor the spitwads on the floor.  You should ask the contest organizers about this issue involving plastic construction toys because no matter what we tell you here, the organizers ultimately decide.