Free 45x34cm print for flickr users

redrob13

Hi,

There's a new crowd, Clic & Print, offering a free 45 x 34cm print (and free delivery) for Flickr users. I've nothing to do with them, just came across the offer. Go to the site, select print images from your flickr account, authorise that, and once you add a photo to the basket there's a pop up asking you set up an account. Once the account is set up, they say they're processing your order. I did all that, five minutes later I got an email confirming my registration and saying I'd get my free print soon.

It's a bit of an odd size, but a freebie's a freebie!

R

TJM

o/t but you've some fantastic images in your flickr.

Fionn

well spotted..

i was looking at their contest!!!! and maybe we should be getting on to our European Assembly Politicians to have this kind of thing outlawed.

CLAUSE 8
Contest-specific conditions. Participation in this contest implies that contestants fully accept the rules herein and the clicandprint general terms of sale and waive any claim with regard to the results and to the return of their visuals. Moreover, they shall ensure they have the written permission of the persons appearing in their photographs should such photographs affect such persons rights regarding personal likeness.
The participant shall declare that the visuals submitted are his/her own work and shall accept that by submitting the images he/she waives all claim to copyright and any consequential rights, including moral rights.

for a relative small outlay they stand to acquire the rights to a lot of photographs submitted to the contest, it's just not right eh?

magicbastarder

it's not illegal, and is quite common - for example, RTE had that clause with the comp where winning pics were shown at the weather forecast, if memory serves.

Cameraman

RTE had that clause with the comp where winning pics were shown at the weather forecast

Hate those copyright clauses in the small print.

However RTE's policy is fairly reasonable - they just want the right to use the pictures for publicity - but they don't claim the copyright.

Valentia

magicbastarder wrote:

it's not illegal, and is quite common - for example, RTE had that clause with the comp where winning pics were shown at the weather forecast, if memory serves.

It may not be illegal but it is daylight robbery. Fair enoughish if you win, but every entry becomes their property? Come on!!

The RTE one goes like this "
Please note: By entering the competition the owner of each photograph assigns RTÉ the right to use / publish / broadcast the photograph in any RTÉ activity, including for promotion and public relations, without charge and at RTÉ's sole discretion."

You still own the photo and the copyright. That click crowd could sell your photo to who they like and make all the revenue from it. Jazus the more I think about it............

magicbastarder

ah, i thought RTE claimed copyright.
still, it's not a licence they're claiming for use in the context solely of the competition. and i wasn't trying to excuse the practice above, i was just saying it'd be impossible to make illegal.

redrob13

Didn't think I'd end up sparking off a debate. The terms of photography competitions do seem to be a bit much alright, I suppose it depends on what value you place on your pictures and what you get out of them. For the pure hobbyist who has no commercial aspirations, maybe the prospect of winning the competition, and the pat on the back that goes with that, is worth signing away the rights to a couple of images. But in some cases the running of a contest does seem to be a way for a company to harvest some cheap (practically free) photographs.

Just to clarify though, the offer of the free print and the contest are two separate deals being run by the same company. So while you mightn't like their terms, it doesn't preclude you from taking the opportunity of a free print (and the chance to see what the quality of a new crowd is like).

Oh, and thanks TJM

Valentia

redrob13 wrote:

Just to clarify though, the offer of the free print and the contest are two separate deals being run by the same company. So while you mightn't like their terms, it doesn't preclude you from taking the opportunity of a free print (and the chance to see what the quality of a new crowd is like).:)

Point taken Redrob. Thanks for the info.

Just a quick comment on the other bit. You will naturally enter what you think are your best shots in the competition. Even though you might feel like a hobbyist now, you may regret doing that is years to come if opportunities arise.

Goolay

Just ordered my print, thanks for the heads up!