Consider This, Phillip Colla Photography

Consider This, an occasional look at certain newsworthy, disheartening, brilliant, shameless, awesome or idiotic developments in photography.

NY Times Columnist Advocates Willful Copyright Violation of Flickr Users?

If the melding of interior design and copyright law interests you, consider this recommendation from a NY Times technology columnist. Brazen? Clueless? Both! From the comments she has received, it appears her readers “get it” better than she does. [Link]

While many of us use Flickr to share photos with friends (and occasionally with strangers), you may not have realized that the photo-sharing site combined with a photo printer can be an invaluable decorating resource.

Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

The Smithsonian, one of America’s iconic institutions, and its magazine are sponsoring a photo contest. Indeed, a photo credit in Smithsonian Magazine is a plum. However, by entering the contest, even if your image wins nothing, you give away considerable rights. [Link]

By entering the contest, entrants grant Smithsonian Institution a royalty-free, world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to display, distribute, reproduce, and create derivative works of the entries, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or subsequently developed, for any Smithsonian Institution purpose, including, but not limited to advertising and promotion of the magazine and its Web site, exhibition, and commercial products, including but not limited to Smithsonian Institution publications. Photographs may appear on the Smithsonian Journeys Web site as well as in Journeys publications. Any photograph reproduced will include a photographer credit. The Smithsonian Institution will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such uses.

The Nature Conservancy Digital Photo Contest

A similar situation exists with the Nature Conservancy’s photo contest: by entering the contest, even if your image wins nothing, you give away considerable rights. [Link]

By entering the contest, you hereby grant to The Nature Conservancy (i) a nonexclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free license to reproduce, distribute, publicly display and publicly perform the photographs you submit to The Nature Conservancy, and (ii) the right to use your name, city, state and country of residence in promotions and other publications.

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