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Photo competitions and image appeals are notified to us by our contributors from around the world. Listed below are some photo competitions or image appeals promoted by the above organisation which have not met the standards set out in the Bill of Rights. If the terms and conditions of a contest or appeal fail to meet the standards set out in the Bill of Rights the organisation is added to the Rights Off List and a report such as this produced. We have listed in this report the terms and conditions which failed the Bill of Rights to help the organiser carry out a review. The extracted terms and conditions are shown below in italics. For advice on why failing to meet the standards set out in the Bill of Rights is a serious issue please read this article. If at some future date a competition organiser decides to join the Bill of Rights Supporters Group, thus ensuring that all their contests will comply with the Bill of Rights, Rights Off reports for that organisation will be unpublished. The purpose of the Bill of Rights Campaign is to provide education to the public about the value of rights and to encourage photography competition organisers to adopt the ethical practices set out in the Bill of Rights. ### Great British Summer Closing Date 31st July 2009 RULES 10. Entrants will retain copyright in their submitted entries, however, by entering, all entrants a. grant NGN the right to edit, publish and use each entry in NGN publications in any and all media, for publicity and news purposes for a period of 16 months after the entry has been submitted. Thereafter, NGN, may publish entries for editorial purposes subject to NGN's usual fees. b. grant Currys the right to edit, publish and use each entry in any and all media to promote this and any future similar competition for a period of 16 months after the winners have been announced. 11. In each case, the photographer will be credited whenever the image is used and published by NGN or Currys. The rules also state that "Terms and Conditions printed in The Sun newspaper or on sunonline form a part of these terms and conditions." We have extracted and listed below the relevant terms and conditions. 11.1 Provider does not claim any ownership rights in the text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, musical works, or any other materials (collectively, "Content") that you post or email to the Website or the Services. After posting or emailing your Content to the Website or the Services, you continue to retain all ownership rights in such Content, and you continue to have the right to use your Content in any way you choose. By displaying, emailing, publishing or submitting for display or publication ("posting") any Content on or through the Website or the Services, you hereby grant to Provider a Worldwide sub-licensable, perpetual, transferable, non-exclusive, royalty free licence to use in any way whatsoever including but not limited to, public performance, public display, publishing, reproduction, broadcasting, amendment or modification of Content, transmission and distribution of Content on and through the Website, the Services and/or any newspaper or other publication published by Provider in its different present and future forms for example newsprint, Braille, talking book, electronic databases, e-paper, website or any other facsimile or derivative versions in any medium. SPONSORS #DSG Retail Ltd #Currys #Panasonic UK Ltd CONTACT News Corporation have set up a worldwide Alertline and Alert website to formalise the reporting of complants as described in their published Standards of Business Conduct. This document states that "Alertline and the Alertline Website are available to assist all employees as well as vendors, suppliers, customers and others." You can access the complaint process here, then click 'Financial and Business Integrity' heading and you will be presented with the compaint form. You can help the Bill of Rights campaign by complaining to the organiser urging them to change their competition terms and conditions. If time is at a premium for you we have prepared a complaint email which you can copy and send to the organiser. The Bill of Rights campaign depends on your active support, your help will make a difference. Updated on 2nd July 2009
The Bill of Rights Standards for Photography Competitions
Competitions which meet all the standards set out in the Bill of Rights do not do any of the following - We have written an Organisers Guide to the Bill of Rights to help organisers draft terms and conditions that respect the rights of entrants and at the same time provide legal protection for the organiser.
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The above text may be reproduced providing a link is given to the Bill of Rights For Photography Competitions. Any text reproduced above in italics has been extracted from a competition website for the purposes of review. Organisations who would like to be promoted as a Bill of Rights Supporter and have their competitions promoted on the Rights On List can use this contact form. One of the campaign team will get in touch with you. |
