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The American Flag through Your Eyes; US Embassy, Prague ends 30 September 2008 

The Rules of this Contest

Listed below are extracts from the rules of this competition which is being promoted by the U.S. Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic. These extracts detail the rights being claimed from entrants.

"4. Soutěžící poskytuje organizátorovi souhlas k užití fotografií k propagaci soutěže a souhlasí s publikováním zaslaných fotografií v tiskové nebo v elektronické podobě v rámci soutěže bez nároků na honorář, a to v tiskovinách vydávaných organizátorem soutěže ale i v rámci jiných reklamních a propagačních prostředků, souvisejících se soutěží.

5. Fotografie budou použity pouze v souvislosti se soutěží a výhradně nekomerčně. Tento souhlas soutěžící organizátorovi poskytuje na dobu pěti let. Jakkoliv zveřejněné fotografie vždy ponesou kredit svých autorů.
 
5.  Organizátor si vyhrazuje právo změnit podmínky soutěže nebo ji zrušit. Na výhru v soutěži není právní nárok. Organizátor může rozhodnout o případném nezveřejnění přihlášených fotografií nebo jejich vyřazení ze soutěže, případně učinit v rámci soutěže jiná opatření; především jedná-li se o fotografie pohoršující nebo neetické.
 
6. Komise ve složení Jiří Turek (profesionální fotograf), Martin Holcman (CANON ČR) a Miroslav Konvalina (Americké centrum) vyhodnotí snímky a vyhlásí vítěze soutěže do konce října 2008, nejlepším fotografiím bude uspořádána výstava v prostorách Amerického centra."

The above written in Czech on the competition website has been translated into English by Google as follows - 

"4. Contestants provides organizer consent to the use of photographs to promote competition and agrees with the publication of photos sent in print or in electronic form in the competition without any claims for fees, in the press issued by the organizer of competition but also in other advertising and promotional tools associated with competition.

5. Photographs will be used only in the context of the competition and only non-commercially. Tento.. However, published photos always bear the credit of their authors.

5. Organizer reserves the right to modify the conditions of competition or cancel it. The win in the competition is not a legal claim. Organizer may decide not to publish any photographs of applicants or their exclusion from the competition, possibly in the competition to make other arrangements, especially in the case of photos pohoršující or unethical.

6. Commission composed of Jiri Turek (professional photographer), Martin Holcman (CANON CR) and Miroslav Konvalina (American Center) evaluate the pictures and publish the winner of competition by the end of October 2008, the best photo exhibition will be held in the American Center. This agreement provides a competitive organizer for five years."

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 every requirement of the The Bill of Rights.

This contest is recommended.

NB. While the above translation of the rules from Czech to English by Google may not be perfect, Pro-Imaging had discussions with the organiser to ensure we properly understood the rules. The U.S. Embassy in Prague was most helpful and we thank them for their assistance.

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Organisations - The United States Embassy in Prague

Judges -

Jiri Turek , professional photographer

Martin Holcman, Canon CR

Miroslav Konvalina , American Centre 

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© 2008 Pro-Imaging; Last updated on 26 June 2008

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