Sunday, January 8, 2017
Most of these sites will tell you that by uploading an image tor their forum, you’ve given them some sort of license to your copyright. Nonsense. Almost zero chance that any of these ‘contracts’ will stand up in court.
See, while I’m not a lawyer (legal disclaimer and all that), you’re not getting any ‘consideration’ (entering your logo into their contest probably doesn’t mean squat) and as you’re from a different jurisdiction, it won’t matter even if they did.
Accordingly, when you get a decent design, swap out the text and enter it into as many contests as you can. Probably not on the same site (though that is possible if you ’sake and bake’ a little) but across different ones.
If you design a logo (with poached concept, natch) for an accounting firm, find a whole bunch of accounting company logo contests and enter them too. You might think about changing the colors or layout slightly so that the casual observer won’t notice.
If you win multiple contests with the same logo, don’t fret. Most of the companies using the winning design will be out of business (if they ever get off the launch pad at all) and the chances that you get found out are almost nil. Also, the contracts that these contest sites use are probably unenforceable, and it’s highly unlikely the pissed off buyer will go after you.
They’ll go after the contest site instead – they’re the ones that took the money originally, in order to perform a service (most clients don’t realize that the contest site claims they have no legal responsibility) and it’s the site owner’s name that’s on their credit card bill, not yours.
The credit card companies are having a real hard time figuring out if their business model is even legit, so they’ll rule on the side of their customer and charge back the card. Any money you won is safe. Though it might help if you…
Adapted from thelogofactory.com
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