Big Fuss about YOUR RIGHTS in photog compeition

[ortega]

Taken from a recent photo competition.

6. The contestants agree to assign all intellectual property rights of the photos submitted to ***** and ***. As such, ***** and *** will have full rights to the pictures usage for any above and below-the-line marketing activities and any other activities. In addition, winners may be requested to participate in public relations events tied to the campaign to generate press coverage of the contest and the accessories range. This may include, but not be limited to, quotes given for inclusion in press releases and press conferences, interviews, etc.

Would these be considered 'unfair' T&C? Apparently over 7,000 entries were received.

yes it is considered unfair or at least i consider it unfair.

i agree to fair use and no transfer of intellectual property rights for non winning entries.

 

[Papilio]

yes it is considered unfair or at least i consider it unfair.

i agree to fair use and no transfer of intellectual property rights for non winning entries.

Thanks. Would you happen to have an example of a T&C which is considered fair and reasonable to the participants of a competition?

 

[ortega]

life is great by great eastern life i think, search for it yourself

i do not keep trach of these things

what is your point?

 

[Papilio]

Just to be clear how such T&Cs can be crafted fairly, because most people tend to be overwhelmed by the wordiness of such clauses.

 

[foxtwo]

Thanks. Would you happen to have an example of a T&C which is considered fair and reasonable to the participants of a competition?

Yes there is.
http://www.worldpressphoto.nl/images/stories/PDF/photocontest/entry rules_engels_def.pdf

 

[ortega]

i was just about to post that, you beat me to it.

 

[ortega]

Just to be clear how such T&Cs can be crafted fairly, because most people tend to be overwhelmed by the wordiness of such clauses.

I feel that to be considered fair there should be a win - win situation
where both parties win

if the org want to use the image (unlimited usage), then just use the winning entries
the winning entries have won a prize, so i guess it is fair exchange.

but the ip should remain with the photog.

 

[novello76]

BRAVO.

LittleWolf, the difference here is that photographers are stabbing their own kind to death, instead of an outside force. Of course we have to adapt, for example if one day 3D Animation becomes a cheaper and better alternative than Photography.
But when us photographers devalue our ownselves due to a lack of understanding of the cost of photography, then we are the stupid ones.
Exploitation is not something I think we should accept easily.

For an idea of how much photography can be worth, a friend of mine who works in a government agency related that they had just paid a photographer $29,000 for about 30 photos, for use in a corporate book.
My friend in the US just got US$42,000 for a single photo which was used in magazines and billboards for advertising a website (bluefly.com)

This a matter of the media used (reach) and rights involved? A corporate book only reaches a few thousand people, whereas magazines and billboards reach a much higher no of people.

 

[vincenthau]

I feel that to be considered fair there should be a win - win situation
where both parties win

if the org want to use the image (unlimited usage), then just use the winning entries
the winning entries have won a prize, so i guess it is fair exchange.

but the ip should remain with the photog.

Hi Ortega, I fully agree with you here..... at least the winning pic. Those not winning entries should not be used at all.

Perhaps an organisation (advisor board) should be formed to enforce the T&C on behalf of all the photographers and always there to warn or correct the T&C made by the organisations.

By the way may I ask you, those competitions that are with PSS (photography society of singapore), are the T&C considered fair?? :dunno:

 

[ortega]

Hi Ortega, I fully agree with you here..... at least the winning pic. Those not winning entries should not be used at all.

Perhaps an organisation (advisor board) should be formed to enforce the T&C on behalf of all the photographers and always there to warn or correct the T&C made by the organisations.

By the way may I ask you, those competitions that are with PSS (photography society of singapore), are the T&C considered fair?? :dunno:

it depends on the T&C
if i am not wrong some of the competitions are only supported by PSS, while the org is another party.

 

[madmacs]

By the way may I ask you, those competitions that are with PSS (photography society of singapore), are the T&C considered fair?? :dunno:

i remember there was some debate on the competition organized by sg botanic gardens and pss :think: