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Perth MusicSend in your souls
Most of the mainstream media have been calling for user contributions for a while in their bid to stay relevant.
But it seems that they just can’t shake their old media ways.
News.com.au asked its readers to send in their pictures of the ongoing bush fires raging across three States (that was on their last count - the fires in WA didn’t rate a mention.)
This is how they ask:
WE want you to send us your photos of the bushfires in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.
Email your pictures to photos@news.com.au
Requirements:
All files should not exceed 1Mb in file size. Images should preferably be in jpeg format.
The picture should have a full caption with the photographer’s name, address and contact details.
And then in a real role reversal, they tell you the terms and conditions which you are supplying them with the photos, which includes such things as:
5. You acknowledge that News may use all intellectual property rights in your content throughout the world, in perpetuity, without restriction and without making payment to you, including publication of that material in hard copy publications or in electronic media, using your content in advertising and promotional material for News and permitting others to do any of these, including when News and others receive payment for this.
6. You waive all moral rights in your content and consent to anything which News (or any person permitted to do so by News) may do in relation to your content which would otherwise be in breach of your moral rights. This includes that News may use your content without attributing you as the source of your content.
I noticed I was not the only one who thought, they were lacking in manners. Over at Barista they ask:
Do they think we want to put: “Once News Ltd put my picture on their website” on our tombstones?
Thought I’d point out that anything submitted to PerthNorg remains yours and yours only 
Hope to see round the norg …
