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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8361279" data-attributes="member: 7023840">Fair enough! Unfortunately, there are a lot of scams out there. It's seems endemic today in all areas of life, and contests are certainly not immune. But most of the scams tend to be of the &quot;entry fee / processing fee&quot; type. I do think that there has been a change in perception regarding fan content contests- it used to be that people were often pleased just to see their entry used, while that is no longer the case.I tend to have a somewhat jaundiced view of all of this because I see what is most likely to happen; there are better and cheaper ways to get buzz and engagement than fan competitions - even simple fan giveaways tend to be lower-cost, and have less downside. So I think that we will just see them disappear.That's not a definite- perhaps there are some clever clogs out there who can wordsmith something that protects companies, protects artists, and doesn't run afoul of the myriad rules regarding contracts and contests in the different states, but I'm not holding my breath, and I'm certainly not taking the word of people who say &quot;Whatever, it's easy, just do it.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 8361279, member: 7023840"] Fair enough! Unfortunately, there are a lot of scams out there. It's seems endemic today in all areas of life, and contests are certainly not immune. But most of the [U]scams[/U] tend to be of the "entry fee / processing fee" type. I do think that there has been a change in perception regarding fan content contests- it used to be that people were often pleased just to see their entry used, while that is no longer the case. I tend to have a somewhat jaundiced view of all of this because I see what is most likely to happen; there are better and cheaper ways to get buzz and engagement than fan competitions - even simple fan giveaways tend to be lower-cost, and have less downside. So I think that we will just see them disappear. That's not a definite- perhaps there are some clever clogs out there who can wordsmith something that protects companies, protects artists, and doesn't run afoul of the myriad rules regarding contracts and contests in the different states, but I'm not holding my breath, and I'm certainly not taking the word of people who say "Whatever, it's easy, just do it." [/QUOTE]

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