Monstercat Animation Contest

[ewanbk]

hey guys

thought i might share this contest going on

monstercat.com/news/article … _content=7

could be great exposure for anyone who’s into animation/speed drawing/art.

cheers~

edwin

[BobSynfig]

Hi and welcome here,

when I saw your post in moderation queue I was hesitating before to accept it as for me it looks like a “hidden” advertisement more than an open animation contest…
But… why not ?

To make it clear for our audience, this is NOT A FREE CONTEST.

*Must use one or more of the 15 tracks in the list

How to get the music: You can get these tracks via platforms like iTunes, Google Play, or Bandcamp. The easiest way is through Monstercat Gold, our premium service with plenty of awesome perks and access to our catalogue. Get Gold Here

*Please read our YouTube Policy regarding usage of our music. Note without a license, you will not receive a strike, but Monstercat will claim monetization. While not necessary to participate, you can get a license here: Monstercat YouTube License

So, to compete:

• it is required to buy a Monstercat Gold access or from an approved store to use it in the video…
• whatever will be produced by the competitors will be used by Monstercat as source of incomes UNLESS buy a license from them ($200)…
• the prizes reach until $200 under the form of a “Monstercat Gift Card” (only!)

It would be a lot more fair to:

• Provide free music with direct download (even if restricted access, for the competitors at least)
• Ensure inclusion of reference to Monstercat in the video and in Youtube title/description such as
  “Music used with permission from Monstercat as part of animation contest”

So why I allowed this post ?
Because I wanted to point out this type of business model and why not to open the debate on this unbalanced system.
We could compare it to illegal work of animator!
I would not advice anyone to compete, sorry.

It could be a win-win, it is only in favor of Monstercat at the end.
Unless they change their conditions