Pressure from angry photographers has forced competition organisers to remove a controversial rights-grabbing clause in the terms of entry after a barrage of complaints.

Initially, organisers vigourously defended their right to publish entries anywhere they like, on the grounds that only amateurs - not professionals - are eligible to enter.

Launched by the Container Shipping Information Service (CSIS), the contest offers prizes totalling $1,500.

But the rules stated that submissions 'become the property of the CSIS' and that organisers 'may use and display them for any defined, reasonable and lawful purposes thereafter, whether a photo is a winning photo or not'.

When confronted over the rules last month a spokeswoman failed to dispel any concerns entrants were likely to face, telling Amateur Photographer: 'CSIS completely understands and respects the sensitivities surrounding copyright. For...(more)