hot 99.5 baby contest

[kalmd]

The contest is down to the top 25 now. I think tomorrow is the top 10.

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by kalmd

The contest is down to the top 25 now. I think tomorrow is the top 10.

I've been having an interesting conversation with the Director of Promotions via email about the professional photos issue. She insists that nobody broke the rules. Yet, I saw a ton of photo studio pics in there. This was the rule about it:

BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, YOU ARE VERIFYING THAT (1) YOU ARE THE PARENT AND/OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE BABY IN THE SUBMITTED PHOTO, AND (2) THE OWNER AND PRODUCER OF THE SUBMITTED MATERIAL AND THAT NO THIRD PARTY OWNERSHIP RIGHTS EXIST TO THE PHOTOGRAPH SUBMITTED. BY SUBMITTING YOUR PHOTO IN THIS CONTEST, YOU HEREBY GRANT US A PERPETUAL, WORLDWIDE, NON-EXCLUSIVE, ROYALTY-FREE, SUB-LICENSABLE (THROUGH MULTIPLE TIERS) RIGHT AND LICENSE TO USE, PUBLISH, REPRODUCE, DISPLAY, PERFORM, ADAPT, MODIFY, DISTRIBUTE, HAVE DISTRIBUTED AND PROMOTE SUCH CONTENT IN ANY FORM, IN ALL MEDIA NOW KNOWN OR HEREINAFTER CREATED, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, FOR ANY PURPOSE

Alot of the photos look like they came straight out of JC Penney and such. They do not grant ownership, ever.

[cdsulhoff]

Originally Posted by sockgirl77

I've been having an interesting conversation with the Director of Promotions via email about the professional photos issue. She insists that nobody broke the rules. Yet, I saw a ton of photo studio pics in there. This was the rule about it:

BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, YOU ARE VERIFYING THAT (1) YOU ARE THE PARENT AND/OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE BABY IN THE SUBMITTED PHOTO, AND (2) THE OWNER AND PRODUCER OF THE SUBMITTED MATERIAL AND THAT NO THIRD PARTY OWNERSHIP RIGHTS EXIST TO THE PHOTOGRAPH SUBMITTED. BY SUBMITTING YOUR PHOTO IN THIS CONTEST, YOU HEREBY GRANT US A PERPETUAL, WORLDWIDE, NON-EXCLUSIVE, ROYALTY-FREE, SUB-LICENSABLE (THROUGH MULTIPLE TIERS) RIGHT AND LICENSE TO USE, PUBLISH, REPRODUCE, DISPLAY, PERFORM, ADAPT, MODIFY, DISTRIBUTE, HAVE DISTRIBUTED AND PROMOTE SUCH CONTENT IN ANY FORM, IN ALL MEDIA NOW KNOWN OR HEREINAFTER CREATED, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, FOR ANY PURPOSE

Alot of the photos look like they came straight out of JC Penney and such. They do not grant ownership, ever.

Hey there, I know my one friend enter her baby in the contest and she is a professional photographer. So I wonder if that rule applies if you are the owner of the professional photos. Why should she be faulted if she knows how to work a camera to her benefit.

[jaybeeztoo]

Did Katie make the top 25?

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by cdsulhoff

Hey there, I know my one friend enter her baby in the contest and she is a professional photographer. So I wonder if that rule applies if you are the owner of the professional photos. Why should she be faulted if she knows how to work a camera to her benefit.

If you can prove ownership than that is definently to your benefit. But, nobody is going to sit here and tell me that a few hundred parents own the rights to professional photos.

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by jaybeeztoo

Did Katie make the top 25?

No, she didn't make the top 50.

[jaybeeztoo]

Originally Posted by sockgirl77

No, she didn't make the top 50.

Aww, sorry to hear. I was rooting for her.

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by jaybeeztoo

Aww, sorry to hear. I was rooting for her.

Thanks. It's okay.

[lovinmaryland]

Originally Posted by sockgirl77

I've been having an interesting conversation with the Director of Promotions via email about the professional photos issue. She insists that nobody broke the rules. Yet, I saw a ton of photo studio pics in there. This was the rule about it:

BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, YOU ARE VERIFYING THAT (1) YOU ARE THE PARENT AND/OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE BABY IN THE SUBMITTED PHOTO, AND (2) THE OWNER AND PRODUCER OF THE SUBMITTED MATERIAL AND THAT NO THIRD PARTY OWNERSHIP RIGHTS EXIST TO THE PHOTOGRAPH SUBMITTED. BY SUBMITTING YOUR PHOTO IN THIS CONTEST, YOU HEREBY GRANT US A PERPETUAL, WORLDWIDE, NON-EXCLUSIVE, ROYALTY-FREE, SUB-LICENSABLE (THROUGH MULTIPLE TIERS) RIGHT AND LICENSE TO USE, PUBLISH, REPRODUCE, DISPLAY, PERFORM, ADAPT, MODIFY, DISTRIBUTE, HAVE DISTRIBUTED AND PROMOTE SUCH CONTENT IN ANY FORM, IN ALL MEDIA NOW KNOWN OR HEREINAFTER CREATED, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, FOR ANY PURPOSE

Alot of the photos look like they came straight out of JC Penney and such. They do not grant ownership, ever.

So what did she say about that?

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by lovinmaryland

So what did she say about that?

Not really much of anything. Here is her email:

Hello Socki,

Thank you for your email.

The pictures can be professional if the parents comply with the rules that are posted.

Below is a blurb from the rules that states this:

BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, YOU ARE VERIFYING THAT (1) YOU ARE THE PARENT AND/OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE BABY IN THE SUBMITTED PHOTO, AND (2) THE OWNER AND PRODUCER OF THE SUBMITTED MATERIAL AND THAT NO THIRD PARTY OWNERSHIP RIGHTS EXIST TO THE PHOTOGRAPH SUBMITTED. BY SUBMITTING YOUR PHOTO IN THIS CONTEST, YOU HEREBY GRANT US A PERPETUAL, WORLDWIDE, NON-EXCLUSIVE, ROYALTY-FREE, SUB-LICENSABLE (THROUGH MULTIPLE TIERS) RIGHT AND LICENSE TO USE, PUBLISH, REPRODUCE, DISPLAY, PERFORM, ADAPT, MODIFY, DISTRIBUTE, HAVE DISTRIBUTED AND PROMOTE SUCH CONTENT IN ANY FORM, IN ALL MEDIA NOW KNOWN OR HEREINAFTER CREATED, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, FOR ANY PURPOSE.


I appreciate your opinion, and thank you for listening!

Have a nice day,

Jessica