IPC is one of the largest magazine groups in UK and notorious for rights-grab contracts aimed at contributing photographers. The registration form for forums operated by IPC's many magazine titles, eg Amateur Photographer, links back to 'website terms and conditions' at IPC's corporate site that contain the following astounding rights grab, whereby anything you post becomes IPC's property:
3.2 You agree that any material (including any Intellectual Property Rights in such material), including but not limited to material sent via chat services, feedback, bulletin boards or articles or any other material submitted for publication on the Web Site or in using any of the Web Site Services ("User Generated Content") may be retained as the property of IPC. IPC shall have no obligations with regard to the User Generated Content to monitor the User Generated Content to ensure that it complies with applicable laws or regulations. You remain solely responsible for the User Generated Content in accordance with Clause 6.
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