J.R. Johnson

The Devil Reads Prada | Colleen Anderson

I want to send a quick thank you over to fellow SF Canada member Colleen Anderson today. She wrote to Prada to clarify the terms of their writing contest, which happens to have a €5,000 prize. Sounds good, right?

Sadly, not so much.

As Colleen makes clear with her post and the attached response from Prada, they are offering a Very Bad Contract. Not only will the winner have to give up all moral rights to their work (but hey, €5,000, right?) but Prada also reserves the right to make up new contest categories, assign winners, and take all of those writers’ rights as well… while paying them nothing.

Very Bad. As Colleen says, the devil’s in the details.