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Originally Posted by interracialtoons
Some people have entered in dozens of contest and done really great work but they haven't even made $10 for their effort. That becomes discouraging.
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Bingo!
Also, in terms of copyright - once a designer submits a design to a contest they have agreed to the terms of the contest. Without a signed contract that states the designer keeps intellectual property rights and copyright the designer has just handed over a free design to the webmaster. The webmaster has every legal right to use that design without paying anything for it. In most copyright cases if a contract isn't signed the copyright is given to the individual/company that requested the work.
Something for you designers to keep in mind.
Do you now see why it's a bad idea and why any credible designer and company does not engage in these business practices?