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Penn State football photo policy
Christopher Weddle, Photographer
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State College | PA | USA | Posted: 3:49 PM on 09.08.11 |
->> Penn State has instituted a new photo policy and is asking all photographers to sign an agreement in order to be given field access at games. My newspaper has a concern over one paragraph of the agreement, I've posted below.
"By signing this form, I waive the right to sell any photographs, video images, CDs, jpgs or negatives of Penn State student-athletes, coaches/staff and athletic events without the consent of The Pennsylvania State University and the Big Ten Conference. All photos are to be used in the coverage of Penn State athletic events and cannot be sold to another commercial enterprise benefiting the photographer without approval by Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. It also is agreed that the copyright of all photos are retained by the photographer and/or the organization and are not transferred to the University and can be sold for editorial usage."
Basically my paper believes that NCAA rules allow us to sell photo reprints of athletes and events as long as they are for personal use and not used for anything commercial.
We're curious what other schools are doing in regards to reprints. |
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Max Waugh, Photographer
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Bothell | WA | USA | Posted: 4:45 PM on 09.08.11 |
->> This is pretty common. It's pretty much up to the individual schools to decide whether they'll allow other entities to sell photos of their athletes. The school I usually work with had an exclusive agreement with an online photo retailer to sell prints the last few years, but they recently backed out of that and now the retailer can't sell images of "recognizable" athletes under their new licensing agreement.
I'm pretty sure that you'll find a lot of colleges and universities restricting the sales of anything featuring their current athletes, or their branding for that matter (including photos). |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 9:16 PM on 09.08.11 |
| ->> Expect more and more of that from the National Cash Accumulation Association. It's all about the money. They want it all. Every penny. |
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Christopher Weddle, Photographer
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State College | PA | USA | Posted: 9:36 PM on 09.08.11 |
->> NCAA bylaws specifically say that photographs may be sold of student athletes for private use only, which we make very clear to those who purchase our photos.
So it sounds like schools are allowed to override NCAA rules with their own. |
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John Korduner, Photographer
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Baton Rouge | LA | United States | Posted: 9:48 PM on 09.08.11 |
->> I think your paper's beliefs are flawed. This was one of Collegiate Images published opinion about the matter.
"Please note that newspapers can potentially sell photographs from athletic teams’ away games, depending upon credential language in place at the home institution. This is another example of why strong credential language across the collegiate landscape is inherently important. If a local newspaper is selling unlicensed photographs to consumers via its Website, CI recommends calling the newspaper to discuss the violation of the University’s credential policies. If this step does not lead to the desired result, CI is able to step in and send a cease & desist letter to the newspaper.
CI has seen success when addressing this issue on behalf of numerous Partners. Notably CI, on behalf of the BCS, approached several newspapers regarding the sale of photos taken at the 2007 BCS National Championship game. For example, within 24 hours of being notified of this infringement, The Orlando Sentinel discontinued the sale of such photographs. More recently, CI contacted the Cincinnati Enquirer on behalf of the University of Cincinnati. The Enquirer removed photographs taken at University of Cincinnati football games from its Web site that were available for purchase." |
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