Pro-Imaging

Royal Commission on the Ancient Historical Monuments of Scotland

About this Organisation

The RCAHMS is a Scottish government quango that collects, records and interprets information on the architectural, industrial, archaeological and maritime heritage of Scotland. They say they have been doing this for more than a hundred years. In the Defending the Past competition detailed below they also say "We want your images of Cape Wrath.... to feature on playing cards for NATO soldiers"

The Chairman and Commissioners of this organisation are appointed by the Queen on the advice of Scotland’s First Minister under the regulation of the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland.

About this Report

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. We have only been doing this for a few years.

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ensuring that all their contests will comply with the Bill of Rights, Rights Off reports for that organisation will be unpublished.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.

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Defend the Past

Closing Date 31st May 2010

COMPETITION HOME PAGE

It states "Over the next two months we are asking people to capture the breathtaking surroundings of Cape Wrath and North West Sutherland, with the best images set to feature on playing cards for NATO soldiers."

RULES

In contributing to the Competition, you agree to grant The Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) a royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to use the material in any way we wish. This may include publication of the material on our own website and via social networking sites such as Facebook. Please note, however, that you still own the copyright of the images you submit and if used, we will endeavour to publish your name alongside it where possible

SPONSORS

None listed

CONTACT 

Send your complaint to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and mark it for the attention of the Chief Executive, Mrs Diana Murray MA FSA FSAScot MIFA

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 13 April 2010

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 -

© Bill of Rights Supporters Group

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.