Contest and assigning rights

[xn2b8r]

I'm entering a photo contest sponsored by a national nonprofit youth sports organization. There's no prize money involved, just prestige, and the contest is open only to volunteers. The language on the entry form reads, in part:

"Photographer agrees to assign all rights to and for usage of the photographs described below to [organization name] in perpetuity."

They also provide a model release for anyone pictured to sign. They also state that they will not use the images in commercial use or give them to any of their sponsors for use without my permission, except for the sponsors to use in showing their support of the nonprofit organization.

My question is: Does "assign all rights" mean I am giving up my own rights to use the images? The model release says the images are the property of the nonprofit organization.

Thanks for any advice -

[Box Brownie]

Subject to those with more knowledge chipping in IMO they are taking the whole 9 yards away from you.

Personally if the image had value to me in other ways i.e. not unique to the "subject" of the organisation I would not enter it but YMMV

:)

[charger912]

From what I've always seen, these contests are just ways for companies to get the copyrights to pics for free. Oh wait, you get the "prestige" of knowing you won... all while they get the rights to use your photo for whatever they want; with the exclusion of their own commercial use (unless you give them permission). Their sponsors even get to use your image. BTW, according to Merriam Webster, perpetuity means eternity. Basically, it looks like you give up all the copyrights forever. What I find crazy is that by entering this contest, a person gives the sponsors (a FOR-PROFIT organization) free use to the pic as long as it's connected with the not-for-profit organization. So in reality, you're helping the sponsor advertise.

If the picture is of absolutely no value to you at all and you are content with getting a nice pat on the back for it, then go for it. I would avoid it, but that's just b/c of my greedy capitalist mind.

[CannedHeat]

From what I've always seen, these contests are just ways for companies to get the copyrights to pics for free. Oh wait, you get the "prestige" of knowing you won...

Just another "rights grab" contest like so many others have become. The only difference here is that most sponsors have enough class to offer at least a small prize.