Wildlife Photo Contest $450 - accepting images

[Bryan Pereira91 14]

Thought the group users might want to enter!

GuruShots.com | Live Photo Challenges

 

[spacefuzz]

Thought the group users might want to enter!

GuruShots.com | Live Photo Challenges

DANGER DANGER, WARNING!

"you hereby grant GuruShots (including all its partners and sponsors), a worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license to all copyright and other intellectual property rights"

Always read the terms and conditions.

 

[AlanKlein117 6]

You picture might be worth only that. If you're not selling them otherwise, it could be an avenue. Just go in with your eyes open.

 

[Braineack]

I hope the ass cat wins.

 

[Raj_55555]

I hope the ass cat wins.

That was a horrible image to witness at midnight.. Think of the nightmares I'll have now!

I was really enjoying the website and even entered into the competitions available, until I came back to this thread and read the royalty free license crap! Unfortunately you can't delete your entries once submitted. I should have read the terms properly..

 

[Bryan Pereira91 14]

good point, but all competitions do it including the biggest - WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR - BBC, Im quite happy to have the BBC give me an award and publicize my work, what better way to grow your business

(6) By entering the Competition, the entrant grants to the Organisers (and the right for the Organisers to sub-licence those rights, including to BBCW) a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence to reproduce, publish and communicate to the public by any means and exhibit their awarded image(s) and copies of their awarded image(s) in all media throughout the world in relation to the Competition and the Competition Exhibition and Touring Exhibition including (but not limited to) use as set out in Clause 7 and in the context of:

 

[SCraig]

good point, but all competitions do it including the biggest - WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR - BBC, Im quite happy to have the BBC give me an award and publicize my work, what better way to grow your business

(6) By entering the Competition, the entrant grants to the Organisers (and the right for the Organisers to sub-licence those rights, including to BBCW) a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence to reproduce, publish and communicate to the public by any means and exhibit their awarded image(s) and copies of their awarded image(s) in all media throughout the world in relation to the Competition and the Competition Exhibition and Touring Exhibition including (but not limited to) use as set out in Clause 7 and in the context of:

But if you don't actually win then you get nothing and have just given away a photograph with worldwide royalty-free rights that they can then sell. What better way to get a bunch of free photographs to do with as you please?

 

[sm4him]

good point, but all competitions do it including the biggest - WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR - BBC, Im quite happy to have the BBC give me an award and publicize my work, what better way to grow your business

(6) By entering the Competition, the entrant grants to the Organisers (and the right for the Organisers to sub-licence those rights, including to BBCW) a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence to reproduce, publish and communicate to the public by any means and exhibit their awarded image(s) and copies of their awarded image(s) in all media throughout the world in relation to the Competition and the Competition Exhibition and Touring Exhibition including (but not limited to) use as set out in Clause 7 and in the context of:

But if you don't actually win then you get nothing and have just given away a photograph with worldwide royalty-free rights that they can then sell. What better way to get a bunch of free photographs to do with as you please?

Yeah, I don't mind too much IF it's a really big name (like BBC) AND if it only applies to actually winning entries (I can't tell whether that's the case for either of these from what's been posted, and I don't want to take the time to go look just now).
If the competition sponsor is big enough AND they only get non-exclusive rights to winning entries, then sure, I'd do it.
But just about ANY competition that states they get the sorts of rights described here for all photos entered…no thanks.

 

[Bryan Pereira91 14]

good point, but all competitions do it including the biggest - WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR - BBC, Im quite happy to have the BBC give me an award and publicize my work, what better way to grow your business

(6) By entering the Competition, the entrant grants to the Organisers (and the right for the Organisers to sub-licence those rights, including to BBCW) a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence to reproduce, publish and communicate to the public by any means and exhibit their awarded image(s) and copies of their awarded image(s) in all media throughout the world in relation to the Competition and the Competition Exhibition and Touring Exhibition including (but not limited to) use as set out in Clause 7 and in the context of:

But if you don't actually win then you get nothing and have just given away a photograph with worldwide royalty-free rights that they can then sell. What better way to get a bunch of free photographs to do with as you please?

Very true, any competition could. so don't enter, as an earlier comment said just go in with your eyes open , watermark and send in a low res file.

 

[Raj_55555]

Yeah, I don't mind too much IF it's a really big name (like BBC) AND if it only applies to actually winning entries (I can't tell whether that's the case for either of these from what's been posted, and I don't want to take the time to go look just now).
If the competition sponsor is big enough AND they only get non-exclusive rights to winning entries, then sure, I'd do it.
But just about ANY competition that states they get the sorts of rights described here for all photos entered…no thanks.

Exactly what I was thinking! To add one more point to it, most of the competitions that I've ever participated(not sure of BBC) into specifically mention that we are granting them royalty free license for using the images in promotional contents for the competition only. It just doesn't make any sense to me otherwise.

No offence meant to you Brian, I like your work and even enjoyed the layout of the website until this.

 

[tirediron]

*sniff* *sniff* So... that's what "rights grab" smells like!

 

[Bryan Pereira91 14]

All is good, people are free to enter or not. its a matter of risk balance.

Yeah, I don't mind too much IF it's a really big name (like BBC) AND if it only applies to actually winning entries (I can't tell whether that's the case for either of these from what's been posted, and I don't want to take the time to go look just now).
If the competition sponsor is big enough AND they only get non-exclusive rights to winning entries, then sure, I'd do it.
But just about ANY competition that states they get the sorts of rights described here for all photos entered…no thanks.

Exactly what I was thinking! To add one more point to it, most of the competitions that I've ever participated(not sure of BBC) into specifically mention that we are granting them royalty free license for using the images in promotional contents for the competition only. It just doesn't make any sense to me otherwise.

No offence meant to you Brian, I like your work and even enjoyed the layout of the website until this.

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

Nope, not even once!

 

[tirediron]

Ohhh... this is priceless: "DISCOVER HOW GOOD YOUR PHOTOTS REALLY! Try - first photo: Save 25%, only $6.65 / photo" So, for only $6.65 (Plus PayPal fees I assume) I can get someone to critique my image? Wow... think of all the money I could have spent. If my PP account wasn't hosed right now, I'd be very tempted to give this a try just for s**ts and giggles!!!!

 

[vintagesnaps]

I couldn't find who owns the site, no location, not a name of a person (maybe it's on there, I just didn't see it). I did find GuruShots Reviews, where 'pros' will review user submitted photos, and that site shows a location in Boston. I looked on the website of the State of Massachusetts' Sec'y of State and can't find them as a registered business under that name.

The terms on their review site state under GuruShots Use of Data that they may transfer, rent, or sell their database to subsidiaries of its holding company (whoever that may be, if I knew maybe that's who I should be looking up). Their Use of Data policy was appalling to me in what members' info. they may obtain and share and use.

I don't imagine these sites will change their Terms as long as people continue to agree to them and use these sites in the hope of winning a prize.

Bryan you're right people don't have to use the site and I hope they don't. Just because 'all' the competitions do this kind of thing doesn't mean we all have to go along with them.