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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ensuring that all their contests will comply with the Bill of Rights, Rights Off reports for that organisation will be unpublished.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. ### Audubon Magazine Photography Awards Closing Date 15 July 2009 RULES With respect to each participant’s Submission, participants hereby irrevocably grant Sponsor and Nature’s Best Photography a nonexclusive, worldwide, perpetual, fully-paid, royalty-free license to use the Photographs in any manner related to the Contest, including all associated reproduction, distribution and commercial and non-commercial exploitation rights in any and all media now known or hereafter invented, including, but not limited to: Audubon Magazine and all Audubon websites and blogs, Nature’s Best Photography Magazine and all Nature’s Best websites and blogs, any slideshows, brochures, newsletters, articles, calendars and publications related to the Contest; solicitations by Audubon for the Contest; promotions and communications in connection with the Contest; and physical and digital galleries and exhibitions of submissions for, and winners of, the Contest, including, but limited to, exhibitions of Contest submissions and/or winners at the Smithsonian Institute, Audubon Centers, Sanctuaries and offices, the AOL Pixcetera site and MSNBC’s Animal Tracks site. Participants may be required to execute any documents necessary to perfect such rights in the Sponsor and Nature’s Best Photography. SPONSORS #Nikon CONTACT
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You can help the Bill of Rights campaign by complaining to the organiser urging them to change their 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 15 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. |
