Comments on: Canon and Microsoft Team for “Top 100 Photo Contest” http://cybernetnews.com/canon-and-microsoft-team-for-top-100-photo-contest/ Technology News Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:26:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/canon-and-microsoft-team-for-top-100-photo-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-138449 Ashley Wed, 28 May 2008 20:55:52 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12815#comment-138449 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-138417" rel="nofollow">Omar Upegui wrote:</a><blockquote><i>“The only limitations for entering is that you must be 18 years or older, and live in the 50 United States or District of Columbia.”</i> If the theme of the contest is, <b>“100 Ultimate Photo Locations Around the World”,</b> why are participants restricted to the U.S.?  It contradicts the theme of the contest, don’t you think so? </blockquote></div> Good point Omar! When I started the article I must have been thinking it was going to be available around the World because I made a comment about knowing our readers come from all over the world. Whoops!<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-138421" rel="nofollow">tafkajp wrote:</a><blockquote>Not wanting to feed the trolls and such, but for tax purposes aren’t contests usually held in a localized area? Omar and anon do you get publisher clearing house sweepstakes mailings? I suspect it would be impossible for MS/Canon to make sure that each and every government got the right amount of taxes deducted from your prize should you win. Deduct this percent for whoeverland and this amount for the republic of whateverland. Here in the US there is an issue with collecting sales tax at the state level, which you can read about elsewhere on this site. It’s all about the money. taf</blockquote></div> Taf, I think your'e right in that it comes down to taxes. I also believe it comes down to laws. Every country and even some states have their own laws regarding contests and it would take a while to check what they all are to make sure the contest is "legal." The advice I've always seen for running contests is to limit it to U.S. only for those reasons, and to people 18 or older. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-138439" rel="nofollow">Alfredo wrote:</a><blockquote>The well known restriction… :roll:</blockquote></div> I imagine there have to be contests out there just for people in certain countries? Omar Upegui wrote:
“The only limitations for entering is that you must be 18 years or older, and live in the 50 United States or District of Columbia.”

If the theme of the contest is, “100 Ultimate Photo Locations Around the World”, why are participants restricted to the U.S.?  It contradicts the theme of the contest, don’t you think so? 

Good point Omar! When I started the article I must have been thinking it was going to be available around the World because I made a comment about knowing our readers come from all over the world. Whoops!

tafkajp wrote:
Not wanting to feed the trolls and such, but for tax purposes aren’t contests usually held in a localized area? Omar and anon do you get publisher clearing house sweepstakes mailings?

I suspect it would be impossible for MS/Canon to make sure that each and every government got the right amount of taxes deducted from your prize should you win. Deduct this percent for whoeverland and this amount for the republic of whateverland.

Here in the US there is an issue with collecting sales tax at the state level, which you can read about elsewhere on this site.

It’s all about the money.

taf

Taf, I think your’e right in that it comes down to taxes. I also believe it comes down to laws. Every country and even some states have their own laws regarding contests and it would take a while to check what they all are to make sure the contest is “legal.” The advice I’ve always seen for running contests is to limit it to U.S. only for those reasons, and to people 18 or older.

Alfredo wrote:
The well known restriction… :roll:

I imagine there have to be contests out there just for people in certain countries?

]]> By: Alfredo http://cybernetnews.com/canon-and-microsoft-team-for-top-100-photo-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-138439 Alfredo Wed, 28 May 2008 19:52:21 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12815#comment-138439 The well known restriction... :roll: The well known restriction… :roll:

]]> By: tafkajp http://cybernetnews.com/canon-and-microsoft-team-for-top-100-photo-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-138421 tafkajp Wed, 28 May 2008 00:17:59 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12815#comment-138421 Not wanting to feed the trolls and such, but for tax purposes aren't contests usually held in a localized area? Omar and anon do you get publisher clearing house sweepstakes mailings? I suspect it would be impossible for MS/Canon to make sure that each and every government got the right amount of taxes deducted from your prize should you win. Deduct this percent for whoeverland and this amount for the republic of whateverland. Here in the US there is an issue with collecting sales tax at the state level, which you can read about elsewhere on this site. It's all about the money. taf Not wanting to feed the trolls and such, but for tax purposes aren’t contests usually held in a localized area? Omar and anon do you get publisher clearing house sweepstakes mailings?

I suspect it would be impossible for MS/Canon to make sure that each and every government got the right amount of taxes deducted from your prize should you win. Deduct this percent for whoeverland and this amount for the republic of whateverland.

Here in the US there is an issue with collecting sales tax at the state level, which you can read about elsewhere on this site.

It’s all about the money.

taf

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/canon-and-microsoft-team-for-top-100-photo-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-138418 Anonymous Tue, 27 May 2008 23:01:44 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12815#comment-138418 :lol: The only limitation??!!! come on, while it may not be a popular thought more people DON'T live in the USA :lol: :lol: The only limitation??!!! come on, while it may not be a popular thought more people DON’T live in the USA :lol:

]]> By: Omar Upegui http://cybernetnews.com/canon-and-microsoft-team-for-top-100-photo-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-138417 Omar Upegui Tue, 27 May 2008 22:41:22 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12815#comment-138417 <i>"The only limitations for entering is that you must be 18 years or older, and live in the 50 United States or District of Columbia."</i> If the theme of the contest is, <b>"100 Ultimate Photo Locations Around the World",</b> why are participants restricted to the U.S.?  It contradicts the theme of the contest, don't you think so?  “The only limitations for entering is that you must be 18 years or older, and live in the 50 United States or District of Columbia.”

If the theme of the contest is, “100 Ultimate Photo Locations Around the World”, why are participants restricted to the U.S.?  It contradicts the theme of the contest, don’t you think so? 

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