[quote] [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/44952/7_We-Love-Fine-Art]Contest[/url][/quote]
Cool!
[quote]For a chance to create officially licensed Destiny merchandise, submit your best Destiny T-shirt designs. The seven (7) winning T-shirt designs will be announced in the weeks to come. The winners will be put into production to be sold on either BungieStore.com or WeLoveFine.com. [b]The artists will earn a commission for their contribution.[/b][/quote]
Sign me up!
[quote]Each winner will receive a Destiny Merchandise Prize Pack including Ghost Plush, Engram Set, Art of Destiny Book, Destiny Thermos, and a Tricorn Cinch Pack. [b]Plus, every winner will receive a commission for each unit of their shirt that is sold.[/b][/quote]
Alright, you've said that ... where're the Rules?
[quote][url=http://www.welovefine.com/destiny-tos]Rules[/url][/quote]
Wait, what?
[quote]3. Bungie’s Rights to Entries: By participating, you or your parent or legal guardian if you are a minor in your state of residence: (a) assign to Bungie and its assignees all right, title and interest in and to the Entry and the Design that is incorporated into the Entry, including Bungie’s right to modify, amend or otherwise change the Entry, and you agree to execute any documents necessary to effect assignment of the Entry to Bungie, all throughout the universe for any purpose, without limitation, and without additional review, compensation, or approval from you or any other party; (b) [b]forever waive any rights of copyrights, trademark rights, privacy rights, and any other legal or moral rights that may preclude Bungie’s use of your Entry, or require any further permission for Bungie to use the Entry;[/b] and (c) agree not to instigate, support, maintain, or authorize any action, claim, or lawsuit against Bungie on the grounds that any use of the Entry, or any derivative works, infringes any of your rights as creator of the Entry, including, without limitation, copyrights, trademark rights, and moral rights.[/quote]
Um, no. Just no. You're trying to skip the licensing process with the guise of a community contest? That's not cool, Activi- Bungie.
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That makes sense. I mean, you're taking their work that you're drawing and then you're getting something for your work. I don't know why you seem to be bothered by it when it's a pretty common thing.
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Yea....this is pretty normal....
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Edited by Kalyx triaD: 7/10/2016 2:47:22 AMThis is actually very common (like Capcom doing it). Being that you can't sell fanart anyway (commissions are the only loophole), there's not much wrong with this. The key point is that placing high gets your name out there.
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Boilerplate
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You are aware you get a commission for all sales of your art work, right?
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I believe this is designed to protect them from any possible lawsuit. Without this in place, you could attempt to comeback and say they stole your art without permission. Waiving any rights to it does avoid this. People try shit like that all the time.
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Just because you give them the rights to your work, doesn't mean they won't pay a commission to the creator. I'm a freelance software developer. Nearly every contract I've had with every company I've worked with there is a clause in the contract that states the work I do and code I write will belong to that company when I'm finished. I still get paid.
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Dude, even gaming magazines that feature art say the art now belongs to them. Not like you could make money off art based on something that isn't your property anyway.
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Edited by Zelrons: 7/9/2016 4:56:53 AMIt's worded kind of menacingly, but it's common to do things like this because it allows Bungie to use said art at their discretion and not have to ask permission to every applicant to post it anywhere or having them come back claiming compensation over it.
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They can't sell something they don't have the rights to. That's very basic law.
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I know you're just trying to instigate some shit, but that's pretty basic rhetoric for these contests. Ever watch Daria? There was an episode with an art contest, long story short in one quote: "So let me get this straight: you took my daughter's picture from her, altered its content, exhibited it against her will, and are now threatening discipline because you claim she defaced her own property, which you admit to stealing? Are you familiar with the phrase 'violation of civil liberties?' And the phrase 'big fat lawsuit?'"
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You know facebook has the same thing, right? They own any pics added to the site and can use them in any way they please.