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Message: <blockquote data-quote="joannec" data-source="post: 1255266" data-attributes="member: 30076">I'm with Robert et al here....don't have a problem with the entry fee; that seems  reasonable (if a bit steep),  given the organisers time and effort involved but the photographer giving up all copyrights to the picture  is wrong.  The photographer and all his/her skills; artistic and practical, gained through hard work, effort, creative ability, technical knowledge and time are the sum of what's gone into the picture.......to me it's a bit like Paul McCartney giving up the copyrights to his music. Some may say that's an extreme comparison but I've worked long enough, most of my working life, in the arts (not photography, my pictures are crap) to know that there are many unscrupulous promoters, gallery owners etc out there who just want to screw us creative types...seen it too much.......the term "something for nothing" springs to mind.(Just my 2 pence worth...don't want to offend anyone)Joanne</blockquote>