At 06:56 PM 8/5/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>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 doesnt 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.
>
>What do you think?
>
I think you've got it pegged right. They're looking for some pretty good
pics to come in (very good but not necessarily professional quality) on the
cheap. It has all the glamour and moral appeal of a wet T-shirt contest.
Joel Wilcox
Iowa City, Iowa USA
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