At a talk recently I was asked what constitutes a good art contest and a bad one. The Riot Games (League of Legends) art contest is a bad one, and heres why (from their terms page). Just by entering you are giving them all the rights to your piece, to do whatever they wish, with no obligation to pay you anything for that use. JP ------------------------------------------ 5. Grant of Rights in Entry. Each Entrant shall retain its ownership interest and applicable intellectual property rights in and to its Entry. However, in consideration for the opportunities provided herein, each Entrant (or, in the event the Entrant is a minor, the Entrant’s respective parent or legal guardian) hereby grants Sponsor, and its agents, affiliates, successors, and assigns, a perpetual, irrevocable, universal, non-exclusive (except for Entrant’s personal use, including Entrant’s use on the Site), fully-paid and royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable license to use, distribute, and commercially exploit the Entry in any manner and for any purposes in connection to the Contest and the Sponsor’s advertising and marketing endeavors as further explained below. Each Entry is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. Sponsor retains the right to edit all Entries in any manner and for any purpose, but is under no obligation to do so. Each Entrant hereby represents and warrants that it owns the Entry (and the content therein) submitted by it, or that it otherwise has the right to grant use thereof as set forth in this section, and that the posting and or subsequent commercial use of said Entry does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyright, trademark rights, contract rights, publishing rights, or any other rights of any person or entity. Sponsor reserves the right, but not the obligation, to use the Entry for any purpose, including, but not limited to, posting, commercial sales, reproduction, disclosure, advertising and promotional activities, distribution, transmission, publication, and broadcast. Sponsor reserves the right to use any ideas, concepts, knowledge, or techniques contained in the Entry for any purpose, including, but not limited to, developing and marketing products and/or services using such information, and each Entrant acknowledges and understands there shall be no further payment, consideration, royalties or other compensation from Sponsor, its agents, affiliates or assigns for any use of said Entry or the content therein pursuant to this Grant of Rights. Entrant agrees to take, at Sponsor’s expense, any further action (including, without limitation, execution of affidavits and other documents) reasonably requested by Sponsor to effect, perfect or confirm Sponsor’s rights as set forth above in this paragraph. In the event that the rights in and to the Entry cannot be licensed to the extent required by this paragraph pursuant to the local law in which the Entrant resides, the foregoing licensing of rights shall be modified to the extent necessary to comply with such local law while giving Sponsor the maximum rights possible to use and exploit the Entry. Further, each Entrant and its respective heirs, hereby indemnify, discharge, release, and hold Sponsor, and any applicable co-sponsor together with their respective parents, agents, affiliates, successors and assigns and their respective directors, members, shareholders, officers, employees, agents and representatives (all of the foregoing, collectively, the “Released Parties”), harmless from any action and/or liability, in any form or manner, arising from any infringement of any third party’s rights, inclusive of attorneys’ fees and costs in connection with the Entry. In the event an Entry is deemed a prize winner of this Contest, the Entrant further agrees that it shall not seek to market, distribute, sell, sublicense, or otherwise commercially exploit the Entry in any form or manner without the express prior written permission of the Sponsor. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS WITH RESPECT TO THIS GRANT OF RIGHTS IN THE ENTRY, DO NOT ENTER THE CONTEST.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:25:22 +0000
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