Apple announces it will pay licensing fee to 'Shot on iPhone' contest winners after complaints

Shot on iPhone 7 by Erdem Summak Recently we reported on the launch of Apple's 2019 'Shot on iPhone' photo contest and the complaints some professional photographers were having about the small print. Trevor Mahlmann for example, shared his thoughts in a post on Reddit. Essentially photographers were handing over exclusive commercial ownership of their images in exchange for photo credit. It seems the complaints have not gone unnoticed, however, resulting in Apple clarifying its position. In an ...