05-29-2002, 09:33 PM
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Not making A Comeback
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 10,218
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Originally posted by kush
First off, I know you're a good guy and wouldn't try to make it appear otherwise - and maybe you're right about Matrix. I've got no beef with them; I am not in competition with them nor am I contestant in this contest (I'm just asserting my opinion is non-biased)
Hear me out: A designer creates a kickass tour and uses the Matrix content to offer quality images to impress the audience. He labours HOURS upon HOURS thinking, designing, planning, and tweaking (and you know what that's like).
At the end of the contest he comes one spot away from winning the prize. Under a normal situation he at least wouldn't walk away empty-handed; he would still have his kickass tour which he could turn a great profit on selling or using it himself. Instead, Matrix keeps the valuable tour, and the webmaster ends up with absolutely nothing.
Now look at it from Matrix's point of view:
They have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Their pics don't get any exposure to surfers, therefore they don't lose any value. Matrix appears to get a better rep by "sponsoring" the contest, but all the really sponsor is themselves because they are the ones who come away the winner in the end and the designer is the loser (lost money from time that goes towards Matrix).
If it was truly a "generous" offer then Matrix would simply say the designer couldn't use the tour without first purchasing license to the sets that he used to create the tour. But instead, Matrix says "fuck that" and chooses to just take the tour. And even if the designer chose NOT to buy the images, then he simple couldn't include them in the tour. In no way should he lose his ownership of HIS tour for NOTHING!
Amp, you're a rational, intelligent guy. Explain to me how there's nothing wrong with this picture (because honestly - I can't figure it out)
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it's because the designer that would otherwise not be able to participate not only gets the chance to win a prize, but also gets exposure for their work...advertising that is quite valuable as well as a gem for their portfolio.. |
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