“Let Our Memory Capture Your Memories!” Photo Contest

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Celebrate the Children – “Give thanks for the healthy kids in your life, and give to those who are not.”

Submit inspirational pictures of your child and encourage family and friends to vote for your photo and donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. St. Jude is one of the world’s premier pediatric cancer research centers. Its mission is to find cures for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.

Grand prize winner
The top 10 photos receiving the most votes will be submitted to a panel of judges who will select the Grand Prize Winner. PNY will donate $20,000 to St. Jude in the winner’s name.
The winner will receive a PNY prize package valued at $500.

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How to enter:
You can enter online at www.pny.com/stjude by completing the contest registration form and submitting/uploading an inspirational photo of a child (“Theme”). The format of the Photo must be jpeg or gif. One entry permitted per Entrant.

Photo Entries not meeting all of the following minimum requirements will be disqualified:

Each Photo must contain an inspirational photo of a child
Format of the Photo must be jpeg or gif
Each Photo entry must include: entrant’s full name, phone number, e-mail address.
Each Photo must not, in the sole and unfettered judgment of the Sponsor, contain any sexually explicit, disparaging, libelous or other inappropriate content or nudity.

Official web site: stjude.pny.com/index.aspx

photo contest

Copyright: By submitting a Photo, Contestant irrevocably assigns, conveys and otherwise transfers to Sponsor, its successors, and assigns any and all right, title, and interest in perpetuity throughout the world in and to the Contestant’s Photo, including, without limitation, any and all copyrights, trademarks, contract and licensing rights, moral rights or “droit moral,” and other intellectual property and proprietary rights in the Photo, and the exclusive right to edit, change, revise, reproduce, display, perform, publish, distribute, license, sublicense, and sell the Photo in whole or in part, and to prepare, use, and exploit derivative works or improvements thereof, in all forms and media now or hereafter known, including material in digital and electronic media, computer, audio and audiovisual versions, and translations and adaptations, all in any language throughout the world and in Sponsor’s sole discretion in perpetuity.
Eligibility: Only for legal U.S. residents 18 years old or order.
Entry fee: Free
Entry deadline: 31 January 2009

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8 Responses to ““Let Our Memory Capture Your Memories!” Photo Contest”

Marty Preslar, on October 30th, 2008 at 6:16 pm Said:

DO NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST!!! Read the Copyright section. By entering you are signing away your copyright to your own work and granting “the exclusive right to edit, change, revise, reproduce, display, perform, publish, distribute, license, sublicense, and sell the Photo in whole or in part, and to prepare, use, and exploit derivative works or improvements thereof, in all forms and media now or hereafter known, including material in digital and electronic media, computer, audio and audiovisual versions, and translations and adaptations, all in any language throughout the world and in Sponsor’s sole discretion in perpetuity.”
Don’t give away your work! Avoid these type of contests!
Andrew, on October 30th, 2008 at 6:41 pm Said:

Marty, I respect your opnion. However if someone wants to gain experience in contests and he/she is fully aware of the copyright policy before entering, I think it is a valid option.
shea, on November 1st, 2008 at 5:40 am Said:

this is a great informative blog
Sue, on November 5th, 2008 at 1:40 am Said:

I think the reason for this contest is to raise funds and awareness for St. Jude; allowing parents and family members to express their passion for this organization by posting a family photo of their loved ones. I don’t think the copyright rules need to be worried about too much.
I am happy that PNY is supporting such a great cause and has found a creative and fun way to allow their consumers; from photo enthusiasts to amateurs; to show their support. I joined the competition and have gotten my friends to vote and donate to support the children.
Evan Dermatis, on November 21st, 2008 at 11:15 pm Said:

I’m all for good causes but I’m not going to just sign all rights away to my work just by submitting it to this contest. There is no way any artist should agree to this copyright unless well compensated and here you are expected to give up all rights just by submitting? You don’t even have to be the winner. That is rediculous. and they must be tripping.
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Sam, on November 22nd, 2008 at 11:27 am Said:

That is pretty greedy and very disrespectful of the photographer’s rights. Insulting and abusive, regardless of what or who the organization represents, it is unaccaptable. They can easily support whatever causes without stripping the photographers basic rights. Simply disgusting.
Bruce, on December 16th, 2008 at 6:52 am Said:

I understand why they’re asking for all rights but they’re asking for trouble. I note with interest that nowhere do they have any requirements that images of individuals be fully model released. They want the photographers to transfer rights that they might not themselves possess and they make no allowance for that.
This seems to me to be a poorly conceived, poorly backed contest.
Wes, on January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 pm Said:

Be weary of this contest. It sounds like a great deal, but if your photo wins, you can no longer use that photograph ever for any reason. You give up ownership of it entirely. That, in my opinion, is totally unacceptable.