http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/city_mag_travel_pic_contest_warning An entire Lightstalkers thread via RSS/XML. en-us Received a forwarded email about this contest to feature a travel shot on the cover of CITY magazine (NYC). I make sure to read the fine print on contests - you should too! Check out this travesty: "Any photograph entered in this Competition shall remain the exclusive property of CITY Magazine and entrant agrees that CITY and its designees shall have the perpetual, worldwide right to edit, publish, and use the photograph in any way and in any media for trade, advertising, promotional, and/or other purposes as CITY may determine in its sole discretion without further consideration to entrant or winner." Can you believe that! Great way (for them) of collecting a lot of free of charge travel stock imagery - that they will own all rights to just because it was sent for consideration! This is horrible and they should know it. Charles Peterson Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:55:42 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/city_mag_travel_pic_contest_warning well spotted charles.if you can find an email address for their editors/owners i will gladly bombard them with suggestions as to their behaviour.my first suggestion would be a quick change of title to 'shITY magazine'. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:44:12 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/city_mag_travel_pic_contest_warning#65585 Here's the link btw: http://www.city-magazine.com/photocontest And the email was from Hamish Robertson, Production and online media director: photocontest@city-magazine.com Their editorial staff page is at: http://www.city-magazine.com/magazine/about.html Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:55:30 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/city_mag_travel_pic_contest_warning#65588 Charles I only see this under USAGE RIGHTS & INDEMNITY -- http://www.city-magazine.com/photocontest/terms.html <b>"Entrant agrees that CITY and its designees shall have the perpetual, worldwide right to edit, publish, and use any photograph entered in this Competition SOLELY FOR THE PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES OF CITY AND/OR THE COMPETITION in any way and in any media, in its sole discretion without further consideration to entrant or winner" </b> --------- which is standard fair meaning they can use it to promote the competition, where is the quote you posted found ? I see nothing about giving away rights for stock licensing? Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:50:28 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/city_mag_travel_pic_contest_warning#65606 I emailed Hamish today with my concerns. looks like they realised their mistake: Dear Charles Thank you for your email. We appreciate and value you getting in touch with us regarding this, and earlier today we did actually alter our terms and conditions to reflect out correct stance. We are in no way trying to "grab" rights, but merely hold a fun competition, both to give a reader the cover, but to also discover new talent for us to commission in the future. We are an independent magazine whose roots are with those of independent photographers and emerging talent. I hope you find our new terms and conditions more agreeable, and you choose to take part in the competition. We only protect ourselves regarding the WINNING images, incase the photo was then used by another publication etc. We would in no way exploit the photographs and bite the hand that feeds us. Best regards Hamish I'm still concerned what their terms are on the winning image. Does that mean a that I can then no longer use it for anything else? I think a time period is in order. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:29:38 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/city_mag_travel_pic_contest_warning#65613