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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8360890" data-attributes="member: 22779">Sorry, [USER=6879661]@TheSword[/USER], but, I didn't quite understand your answer to my question, so, again, I'm sorry, I'm asking again for clarification:You entered a poetry contest.  Did you grant rights to your entry to the contest runners?  Forever?  As in you signed some sort of boilerplate contract to enter an elementary school (that's what year 5 is isn't it?) poetry contest that granted the publish rights to your entry in perpetuity?And this, for the win.  Poof, all problems go away.  The issue isn't about contests.  That's fine.  It's the fact that you are granting rights to your work to a contest runner for no renumeration.  They can then, even if they don't, use your material in any way they see fit.  Heck, they could then sell on the entries to someone else to use.  Simply transfer the rights to someone else who then starts selling the frames on Fantasy Grounds or DM's Guild.  Sorry folks, I thought everyone was aware that you can buy frames for VTT's.  That's been around for quite a while.And, the whole, "Well, it's just a frame" thing is completely wrong.  What's the difference between the effort needed to create a frame for a VTT and a logo?  Both are small, fairly simple artworks.  Yet, my logo designing friend would be rather annoyed to be told that his work, that he makes a fairly decent living at, is worthless because it's too easy.Additionally, the point about contests being marketing is well made.  I totally agree that things like this are 100% marketing driven.  Cool.  No problems with that. But, if it's all about getting your brand out there, and using viral marketing to do so, why do you need to keep the rights to every entry?  Because you might start selling similar images later on down the line and don't want anyone to sue you?  Well, here's a thought, DON'T RUN A CONTEST LIKE THIS FOR PRODUCTS YOU WANT TO SELL.  Pretty simple right?  If you are running a contest, simply choose stuff that you aren't going to turn around and sell right afterward.</blockquote>

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