[ASM scene] Assembly graphics compo question

[Martti Roitto]

Juhakoski Veera wrote:
>Can you use photographs/material you haven´t taken/created yourself?

Apparently even the jury doesn't quite know where to draw the line. 
Content made by others is seemingly okay as long as you have their 
permission to use it, but the general competition rules 
(http://www.assembly.org/summer08/compos/general-rules) are, however, 
quite clear on the situation concerning whether the content has been 
previously released or not:

"All the material participating in a competition must be previously 
unreleased! This means that the material in the demo (e.g. graphics, 
music) has not been used in any previously released production. You may 
however include a picture or a tune competing in the Sound & Vision 
track in your demo. Also, you can include some previously released 
components in your work if they don't constitute the main portion of the 
work. For example you can use previously released fonts and samples in 
creating your work if you have permission to use them."

I made a quick comparison of the entry and the stock photo used:

Entry: http://maraz.be/wildlife1.jpg
Stock: http://maraz.be/wildlife2.jpg

It might be just me, but I certainly wouldn't agree with the jury in 
this matter. Over 90% of the entry simply isn't analogous to fonts and 
samples.

-- 
Martti "maraz" Roitto