Well, they gain points for attempting plain English terms rather than legal gibberish. Note that you pay to enter, so...
By entering the competition, you grant BWPA and its sponsors and supporters a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence to reproduce, enlarge, publish or exhibit, on any media, the images for any purpose directly connected with the competition. ...
seems a bit of a liberty to me. It would be fair enough for winning images, but the licence applies to all entries. There are a lot of big-name sponsors. It's hard to avoid a feeling that photographers' interests are toward the bottom of the priorities of all concerned. Your choice though. At least you don't give up copyright and BWPA et al usage is limited to the context of the competition.
Well, they gain points for attempting plain English terms rather than legal gibberish. Note that you pay to enter, so...
By entering the competition, you grant BWPA and its sponsors and supporters a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence to reproduce, enlarge, publish or exhibit, on any media, the images for any purpose directly connected with the competition. ...
seems a bit of a liberty to me. It would be fair enough for winning images, but the licence applies to all entries. There are a lot of big-name sponsors. It's hard to avoid a feeling that photographers' interests are toward the bottom of the priorities of all concerned. Your choice though. At least you don't give up copyright and BWPA et al usage is limited to the context of the competition.
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