Balsa Man Photo Policy
August 15th, 2009 by ColinIn light of the recent online discussions regarding photography rights and privacy during events, Balsa Man has prepared its Terms & Conditions which includes use regulations for photography, video, or film.
Photography, Video, and Film
All people within the boundaries of the Balsa Man event, hereafter assumed to be line-of-sight, accept that BALSA MAN RETAINS ALL RIGHTS TO ALL THUMBNAILS OF ANY PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO, OR FILM THAT IS TAKEN AT THE EVENT. Rights for full size versions of photographs and video remain property of the photographer/videographer/camera operator.
The Balsa Man Terms & Conditions page also includes regulations regarding Health & Safety and liability. By visiting this website you agree to all regulations contained within.
We hope this document clears up any confusion.
September 4th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
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September 4th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
It is important to point out that your policy is uninformed, unenforcable, and illegal:
http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm
Have a nice day.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
HI,
You don’t need to *own* the thumbnails.. instead just state that users agree to give you a non-exclusive unrevokable right to use the thumbnails.
There is no reason for any organization to *own* anything a user produces. Instead, just share the rights with your org, and if the user deletes, you can still name, link and post the thumb to the deleted work because it is a record that the work once existed.
mary
September 4th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Follow-up comment: Balsa man burning is observable from space via direct line of sight.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/141/1
Please explain with detailed citations how you claim and maintain photography rights for alien civilizations. Thank you.
Have a nice day.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Without a definition of “thumbnail”, this is completely unenforceable. What is “full size” when you can scale an image trivially?
September 4th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
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September 4th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
What is this, the Vietnam War? Why in God’s name would you threaten to rip off photog’s fingernails? And why just the thumb?
September 4th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Are you people serious? Have you even bothered to look at the rest of this site? Do you have any sense of humor at all?
September 4th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Would the thumbnail be 1/16th the size of the actual photo? No matter what I think the thumbnail size ought to be based on scale.
September 4th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
I would answer that a thumbnail-sized photo be about the size of, well, a thumbnail, fully intact and not freakish.
September 4th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
If a picture is worth a thousand words, than the thumbnail must be worth at least a dozen or so…
September 4th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
hahahaha jesus christ people how has not a single commenter realized this is hilarious yet
September 4th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
http://tiny.cc/ohAuT
ahem…
Cultural reference required.
also, read the rest of the site before making a comment.
September 5th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Too funny! Classic media prank, nothing funnier than watching people not get a joke.
Incidentally, I’m wondering about that ACLU page and how it relates to Indian reservations. Some will routinely confiscate your camera if you try to take pictures of ceremonies.