National MS Society Rights Grab

[Jon Miner]

Noticed this gem in the legalese as I signed up for the MS-150 Best Dam Bike Ride this year, and thought ya'll would, uhm, enjoy it:

Photography Release
I hereby grant full permission to NMSS to use, reuse, reproduce, publish, or republish any photographs, motion pictures, recordings, or any other record of my participation in this event, in any medium now known or hereafter developed, alone or in conjunction with other material, without restriction as to changes or alterations, as well as to use my name, voice, likeness, and/or other indicia of identity, for editorial, educational, promotional, advertising, and commercial purposes, including without limitation in connection with the solicitation of contributions and the furtherance of the corporate objectives of NMSS. Further, I relinquish all rights, title, and interest in any and all photographs, motion pictures, recordings, or other records of Bike MS I may take or capture to NMSS.

(Emphasis mine.)  Guess I won't take any photos.

Makes me not want to do the ride, and point out I've raised over $10K for them over the years, but their grab for the rights to my intellectual property is just absurd.

jon

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