Seems like Pink Floyd has been disappointing a chunk of their fanbase since announcing The Dark Side of the Moon 50th anniversary box set earlier this month.
Last week we told you about the accusations of “wokism” raised by certain people over the 50-year-old cover of The Dark Side of the Moon. Now, they’re getting accused of exploitation over an animation contest we also reported on last week. This time, their may be something to it.
The animation seems harmless enough at first glance. The band is offering nearly $300,000 in cash prizes to those who submit videos for any of the 10 songs on The Dark Side of the Moon. The winning entry for each song will receive over $12,000 with a first prize of over $120,000 for the best clip overall. Seems like a good chance for exposure and a shot at some cash. Here’s the catch, according to the fine print:
Clause 23 states that once your video is submitted, the band (referred to as The Promoter in the copy) owns it lock, stock and barrel — all copyrights and future rights are theirs in perpetuity. Clause 24 adds that the band “will have the sole right to monetize and use the submitted video entry content from the winners including, without limitation, on Pink Floyd’s YouTube channel and its other social network pages including, without limitation, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and/or Snapchat.”
The band received a panning from a number of creative folks on their social media over these two clauses. One, Joaquin Baldwin, who identifies himself as the Director of Cinematography – Layout at Disney, tweets: “So, you are giving away lunch money for maybe hundreds of music videos, which you’ll fully own the copyrights to, asking most of those students and upcoming artists you so much want to support to work for free. Money, it’s a hit. Don’t give me that do goody good bull****.”
The Dark Side of the Moon 50th anniversary box set will be out March 24th.
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