photo contest terms & conditions...

[mymaison97]

Thinking of entering a photo contest and am trying to read thru the terms and came upon this...

By entering a photo in this Contest, Entrant grants a nonexclusive, transferable, royalty-free, worldwide license to Sponsor and Energizer to edit, adapt and publish such photo in connection with the Contest and promotion of the Contest, and Sponsor may use the photo in connection with the Contest and promotion of the Contest for advertising, marketing and promotional purposes in commerce and in any and all media now known or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity, without attribution, compensation, permission or further notification to the entrant, his/her successors or assigns, or any other entity, unless prohibited by law. Except for the foregoing license, Sponsor does not claim ownership of any copyright in Contest Submissions.

Would you enter?

[Photowanderer]

This looks light a bit much to me! Here's an interesting web site with recommended contest rules.

Pro-Imaging | The Bill of Rights for Photography Competition

[Jim Bryant]

That's giving away the farm. They are asking for too many rights.

[dakwegmo]

It doesn't look too bad given that it's limited to use in connection with the contest. It's certainly better than many you see out there. The one thing that would give me pause, though, is that you grant the license regardless of whether you win. If you don't win, they get to use your photo for free. Not a risk I would be willing to take.

Edit: Actually, I can also see how this could be interpreted in two different ways. One restrictive and one not. I'd avoid anything that ambiguous.

[mymaison97]

Well, see, that's what I thought. Here's a link to the full term/conditions. But as a side note...the photo sits in my computer doing nothing at this point.

Energizer Photo Contest 2010 -- Ultimate Photo Contest