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The February VGG Art Contest Rules wrote:
8. Entrants may use any medium (digital paint, photo, pencil, 3D, collage etc.) but entrants must not include any material in their submission that infringes upon the copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights of any other party. Entrants must have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, or permissions to submit for online distribution all of the material in their submission.
Speedracer513 wrote:
Here's the deal...
The example doesn't necessarily break rule 8 since rule 8 just requires not having anything infringing and that you have all necessary rights, consents, or permissions -- which wouldn't be the case if it's "fair use" because if it's "fair use" then no rights/consents are necessary.
Not necessarily? The example reads like it was drafted as an example of what rule 8 says not to do!
It is also not correct to say that "fair use" clears the decks on rights/consents, as fair use only applies to the copyright aspect of rule 8, not any trademarks that might be involved.
But to get to the heart of your claim -- I am having a hard time identifying which "fair use" rationale you are thinking of that would cover "entering an online art contest with commercial prizes"...
