Well your vision is certainly 20/20. However, this is the nature of many
photo contests. Even those who receive compensation of some kind get far
less than the promotional value of their images in many cases. Most of the
purpose, it appears to me from your description, is to promote the "team
spirit" within the Corporation, afford recognition to employees for non-work
related activity and have a little fun. I do not see anything unethical
however. The rules seem clear and above board. Submitters who bother to
read the rules and understand them can see their personal work is going to
be used by the Corporation for next to nothing. If that is agreeable to
them, then fine and dandy. If not, then do not participate. Pretty simple.
John P
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there is no "never" - just long periods of "not yet".
there is no "always" - just long periods of "so far".
Gary Edwards <edwardsg@xxxxxxxxx> remarked:
> I'm looking for OM List members' opinions to serve as a sanity check for
> mine.
> .....<snip>.......
> As I see this, the Corporation is conducting this contest to obtain
> uncompensated use of employees' personal work, at very modest overall
> expense. Heck of a deal for them. Certainly, some employees accept this
> in return for the chance at a camera or at publication. I believe most
> do not realize that their work has value for which they will receive no
> consideration in return. Although the Corporation does state the rules
> up front, that doesn't make it right, IMO. Such photo contests are
> common and I have always felt that photo contests conducted this way are
> scams. Honest contest promoters claim rights only to images that they
> pay for, either with a prize or other tangible compensation, also IMO.
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