--- In photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Elson T. Elizaga" <elson@...> wrote: > > National Geographic has a photo contest. > > http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/yourshot/index.html > > Would you join a contest where your entry will be owned by the > organizer, whether you win or not? Would this act not be the same as > collecting stock photos for free? > > Elson > > > The rules state that participants assign unlimited usage rights to National Geographic. I may be wrong but this is not the same thing as selling the copyright (ownership) of the image. What disturbs me about this contest is that there is nothing in the rules statement about the photographer retaining the copyright. I almost never enter contests (I prefer to work for paying clients) but if I did I would avoid any that do not explicitly state that the photographer retains the copyright and that the user is simply acquiring usage rights. Richard
