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International Color Awards ends 20 June 2008 

The Rules of this Contest

Listed below are extracts from the rules of this competition. These extracts detail the rights being claimed from entrants.

"Copyright and ownership of photograph(s) remains with the photographer at all times. All entrants agree to grant Photography Masters Cup, International Color Awards ("Awards") and its owner World Photographic Arts Corporation Ltd permission to use submitted work in any of their electronic media, printed materials, or advertising. The use is granted for a period of two years from the Nominations & Winners Presentation, without further permission or remuneration. All published images will be credited with the photographer's name. Entrants also agree to allow their images to be reproduced in third-party newspapers and magazines (printed and electronic) for the purpose of promoting the work, photographer, and the Awards."

Results of Testing the Rules

Listed below are the results of the tests we carried out on this competition's rules. The tests are all based on the standards set out in The Bill of Rights. By adopting these standards competition organisers can create competition rules that meet the needs of organisers and are fair and respectful to the rights of entrants. For each test a result is given which can be Pass of Fail. Competitions that pass all these tests go on The Rights On List, those that don't go on The Rights Off List.

If the rules are vague and we cannot determine whether the rules pass a particular test or not the result is shown as Unclear.  Where a test is not necessary the result is shown as N/A.

Click on any result below for more information about that specific test.

1 Copyright & Moral Rights 

• Pass, All photographers entering the contest retain their copyright
• Pass, The contest does not require any entrants to waive moral rights
• Pass, Rules state a credit is always given to the photographer when the image is published
  
• Pass, All the documents that must be completed by each entrant to participate in or win a contest are shown
  

2 Free Usage Durations Claimed

• Pass, The organisers free usage is time limited as per The Bill of Rights
  
• Pass, The sponsors free usage is time limited as per The Bill of Rights
• N/A, Book usage is time limited as per The Bill of Rights
  
• Pass, free usage only promotes the contest or is used for a book 

3 Commercial Usage Rights Claimed

• Pass, A statement clarifying the commercial usage position is present as per The Bill of Rights
• N/A, Commercial usage is rights managed & time limited as per The Bill of Rights
• Pass, Entrants are not required to sign commercial usage licenses

4 Declarations

• Pass, The organisations that acquire rights are all named
• Pass, This (or last) years Judges are named along with brief bio details

5 Contest End Date

• Pass, The contest end date is within 16 months of the contest being announced

Conclusions

This contest meets all the requirements of The Bill of Rights.

This contest is recommended. 

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Organisations - World Photographic Arts Corporation Ltd, Photography Masters Cup, International Color Awards

Judges -

Anthony Haden-Guest, FINANCIAL TIMES

Richard Copping, SAATCHI & SAATCHI 

Laura Paterson, CHRISTIE'S 

Julius Wiedemann, TASCHEN 

Cristina Fedi, CHANNEL 4 

Genevieve Janvrin, PHILLIPS de PURY & CO 

Amy Steigbigel, Charlie Holland, GETTY IMAGES 

Audrey Jonckheer, EASTMAN KODAK 

Joseph Earley, FOX BROADCASTING 

Christos DeVaris, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL  

Daniel Lim, WIEDEN + KENNEDY  

Julia Saenz, NY ARTS MAGAZINE  

Jessica Hoffman, CRISPIN PORTER + BOGUSKY  

Andre Rouille, PARIS-ART.COM 

Nicole Frankel, VOGUE.COM UK  

Yuki Miyasaka, PHAIDON PUBLISHING  

Enrico Bossan, COLORS MAGAZINE 

Bronwyn Rennex , STILLS GALLERY 

Sylvia Farago, DAZED & CONFUSED  

Isidra Delfino, Diego Silva, Alvaro Diaz, 525 ART  

Lars Schwander, FOTOGRAFISK CENTER  

William A. Ewing , MUSEE DE LÉLYSEE 

Dr. Bert Hoveling, AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY  

Jason Toh, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SINGAPORE  

Benjamin Trigano, M+B GALLERY  

Meg Maggio, PEKIN FINE ARTS  

Lothar Albrecht, L.A. GALERIE  

Rick Kemp, GREY WORLDWIDE 

Hans Tapper, TAPPER-POPERMAJER ART GALLERY 

Katrina Foxe, WEBER SHANDWICK 

Gael Newton, NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRLIA  

Toby Clarke, FINE ART SOCIETY 

Anne Sophie Hardinger, WONDERLAND MAGAZINE 

Xavier Canonne, MUSEE DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE

Brian Fraser & Simon Learman, Joint Executive Creative Directors

        MCCANN ERICKSON   - London

Richard Gorodecky , Executive Creative Director, STRAWBERRYFROG - Amsterdam

David Hofmann, Creative Director, ARGONAUTEN_G2 - Munich

Martin Gassner, Executive Creative Director, INTERONE - Munich

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