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# 8 Do I retain rights to my artwork when I submit to the Community Marketplace?
Rights to your artwork are yours unless your design is chosen by BandMerch and you sign their submission agreement and receive payment. At that time the design becomes the property of BandMerch.
An artist should NEVER sell all rights. A total buyout at this kind of price UNDERVALUES YOUR artwork and HURTS other artists in the process! You are basically committing art suicide by doing this. Artists who are serious about their art generally make MUCH more than this when a buyout of ALL rights is done. I refer you all over to GAG The Graphic Artist's Guild for standards on this. The contract monitor can be found here on their site with examples. If any of you have any questions I would say email GAG as they are VERY friendly. If the artist is chosen, you can
# 13 What is Spec work and what are the pros and cons?
Spec work, the sweatshop of art. No one does spec work, it's flat out unethical. Again it undervalues your work as an artist. If someone likes your work they should hire you straight away based on your abilities and talent. When you walk into a doctors office, do they do spec work....I wish! When you go to dinner, do you eat on spec? I wish! Spec work is BAD.....flat out BAD and VERY unprofessional.
I refer you ALL over to this article about GAG and Contests posted on Creative Latitude [link] I also URGE you ALL to read it if you are seriously considering entering this.
Some highlights from the article:
The similarity to speculative design work is blatant in many of these “competitions.” (A great piece about dealing with “spec” work situations can be found on Creative Latitude). Designers are being asked to create work for the chance that their work might be selected or used by the client. In these cases the carrot being dangled is often a prize of significantly less value than the designer could earn if contracted directly to produce the work. Instead of committing themselves and contracting with one design professional, the business or organization in question is setting up a veritable smorgasbord of creative possibilities for themselves, with little consideration for the individual designer or the value of their time and talents.
In all cases, the Graphic Artists Guild (GAG) suggests that those conducting competitions initially review existing work of designers or artists, rather than requiring the execution of newly created, speculative work. Through a process of elimination, finalists are then asked to possibly submit rough sketches prior to being named the finalist for the project contract. A number of guideline recommendations then help the event sponsor select a final art piece or design. The organization also stresses that any prize awarded should be commensurate with the fair market value of the work being done. GAG also recommends that the individual creating the work should retain a variety of rights for the work done.
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This is a topic I feel VERY strongly about. I didn't spend over 50k on a BFA in illustration and minors in GD and FA to do damned spec work. People will jump at this I know...but it's sad....it's amazing how many are really uneducated about the industry as a whole and how people WILL take advantage of you if u let em..../end rant
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