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I am a very good, amateur photographer and considered entering AARP’s 2013 calendar contest until, that is, I read the specifics (below) of entry rules. ___ Permission to Use Entry
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AARP Foundation 2013 Calendar Contest a Scam?
posted at March 4, 2012 1:25 PM EST
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I am a very good, amateur photographer and considered entering AARP’s 2013 calendar contest until, that is, I read the specifics (below) of entry rules. ___ Permission to Use Entry Photography: As further described on the official Contest entry form, by entering the Contest, each contestant agrees that Sponsor and its licensees may publish his or her photograph in the AARP Foundation 2013 calendar and exhibit, copy, publish, make derivative works from or otherwise use his or her entry photograph and other entry materials for any purpose, in any media, in perpetuity, without limitation or additional compensation. These rights include exclusive first worldwide publication rights in and to all entries for the period up to publication of the winner's works in AARP Foundation 2013 Calendar... ...Prize Claim: Except where prohibited, as a condition of being declared a winner in the Contest, each winner will be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability, Publicity and Copyright Release ... ...use of your name, likeness and biographical information in any media for any commercial, advertising or trade purpose without limitation or further compensation... http://www.aarp.org/aarp-foundation/info-2010/foundation_calendar_contest_rules.html ___ AARP must be kidding! Why would anyone be foolish enough to give away their exclusive copyright to a great photo so that AARP can then reap the credit and make money off that photo in perpetuity? AARP does not even state that the photographer will get credit. What AARP should be asking for is a "Non-exclusive" Release, a "Personal Release," a "Location Release" as well as an "Artist Release" in case any of the photos are of people, private property, public or private works of art.
An artist should never, ever sign away the exclusive rights to his/her work. One would hope that older, amateur photographers know that so that they do not get ripped off. • The contest rules also do not state how large the JPG can be or whether HDR or otherwise heavily, digitally manipulated photos can be entered. A small digital image would hardly be suitable for printing. • AARP should also consider accepting electronic entries instead of every entry on a CD. This "contest," with no prizes, appears to be merely a way for AARP to get hundreds if not thousands of great photos for free. Anyone who signs their exclusive copyright away to AARP should consider carefully what that means. I would have placed these comments on the AARP website below the article, but there does not seem to be an active comment box.
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Re: AARP Foundation 2013 Calendar Contest a Scam?
posted at April 7, 2013 12:42 PM EDT
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you would have to be dumb to give up your rights to this contest and not even get recognized who took the picture, after all the money we pay to AARP, they want more from the senior citizens talent! |
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Reply to the author of: AARP Foundation 2013 Calendar Contest a Scam?
posted at April 10, 2013 12:13 AM EDT
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In Response to AARP Foundation 2013 Calendar Contest a Scam?: You make some very good points. I actually read your critique of the rules first, then went back and read AARP's version. Yes, rights, compensation and acknowledgement are very important considerations. Though I agree with what you state, one must decide if one precious photo from their own collection is worth sharing with others, with no further requirement on the part of AARP to compensate or acknowledge the photographer. (I did not read in their rules, however, that they would not acknowledge the photographer - they might, in the end - but one has to decide how important this aspect is for oneself.) If one submits more than one photo (I read where you can do this if you want), I would expect the same rules to hold for those photos, as well. I also read that AARP will accept uploads of entry photos, which to me means that submission by CD is not the only way to enter photos. It all boils down to this for me: at my age, I alone would know the thrill of winning a contest like this; I would know that it's my work in the calendar, and so would my son and friends. There are other photos in my collection that I would not enter and for which I would be paid in other ways. One must keep in mind that, if entering AARP's 2014 calendar contest, though it sounds as if one will lose the rights to that (those) particular photo (s), one must enter solely with the expectation of sharing. An expressive photographer has other images, which won't be released - at least, not yet. |
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