Clause 29

This incredibly overreaching clause applies to authors entering contests, particularly photographers.

Red claw

This clause is incredibly overreaching, asking the author to give up too much.

CLAUSE TEXT:

By entering the Contest, entrants agree to assign their intellectual property rights to Sponsor and permit Sponsor to use the photos in any media, including the Internet, for any purpose whatsoever. Entrants who do not agree to this use should not enter this Contest.

EXPLANATION:

Caveat contestant! This is from the terms and conditions of a photography contest sponsored by Better Homes & Gardens. The author gives up all her rights to the contest sponsor, who may use the photo in any medium and for any purpose. Because it is such a broad clause, it allows for the publisher to alter the photograph as well, even though this is not explicitly stated.