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I have today received an invitation to join the Fujifilm "X-Thusiasts" Program of Australia. I have read the Terms & Conditions, which can be seen at http://www.fujifilm.com.au/xthusiasts/terms and provide here my PERSONAL thoughts on the matter. I realise and indeed encourage, individuals to form their own opinions and make their own decisions. As many of us are often given to not reading the "small print", I thought my highlights might be of value to some. I won't reproduce the full Terms and Conditions document as these are available at the Fujifilm website for all to see, but pull extracts to support my thoughts. INCENTIVE The only incentive I could see, for participating is to have a branded web presence and possibly have your work included in a Fujifilm published book. That's it! I can already have a web presence in a Flickr group, on the Fuji forums, or on a high number of other photo websites and blogs, not to mention my own websites, without giving away my rights! PARTICIPATION General, para 1 i.e. you don't even need to sign, or even tick a box, that you accept the T & Cs, as mere participation is regarded as legally binding acceptance of these. General, para 5 i.e. participants will not be notified! They are responsible for continuously checking the website to spot any cancellation or changes to the Program License para 12c, relating to the Participant So if you take a cityscape, then you have to obtain written consent from the owner of every building, vehicle and human in the picture. License para 13 Note, this grants unspecified sub-licensees, "royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, and sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish and display any Content" Privacy para 18 I.e. any PI will be made available without further contact to the participant, to 3rd parties And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, for the ultimate paragraph: Promoter's Rights para 19 i.e. ANY condition may be changed by the Promoters, without consent or even notification of the Participants at any time, and such changes become effective immediately! Well, I am not a lawyer, but I would certainly not wish to participate under these conditions. I would advise anyone considering to participate, to take a serious look at what they are intending to do and the legal commitment that they are making. FUJIFILM X-Thusiasts.pdf