On Mar 6, 2006, at 12:58 PM, Emily L. Ferguson wrote:
Unlimited usage rights is the functionally the same as signing over
copyright. You compete with Nat'l Geo to license your image to
other users.
Nat'l Geo liecenses its own images as stock, just like the lone
photographer. Who do you think the client is going to go to when
they see a pic in a Nat'l Geo and decide they want to use it?
Not the photographer.
Unlimited usage is just that - they can use it any way they like as
many times as they please.
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Emily L. Ferguson
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508-563-6822
New England landscapes, wooden boats and races, press photography
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I'm replying to this thread in general, not singling any post out.
Let's look at what it actually says in the contest rules:
"...you grant to National Geographic Society and its subsidiaries and
licensees (the "NGS") a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license to
display, distribute and reproduce the Photograph, in whole or in
part, in any medium now existing or subsequently developed for
editorial purposes without further review or participation from you."
Note that it says, "for editorial purposes." That means they can't
use the photograph for advertising or other commercial purposes.
They can't make prints or posters for sale from it, nor may they sell
or license the usage of the photograph to a third party for
commercial purposes, including stock usage. They cannot sell any
rights to the picture because that's not an editorial usage.
They could, however, use it in all of their hard copy publications,
Websites or CD and DVD products, as long as the usage is editorial.
Cheers,
Rich
http://richmason.com
