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challenge, Medium clearly states that potential entries <b><i>must</i></b><i> comply with the Medium Rules and meet Medium’s Distribution Standards.</i></p><figure id="54c5"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*N4c1PgUbL2mkQ33OjTnnwQ.png"><figcaption>Screenshot by author</figcaption></figure><p id="6a39">Within the <a href="https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006362473-Medium-s-Distribution-Standards-What-Writers-and-Publications-Need-to-Know">distribution guide</a>, we find the rule:</p><figure id="f7e5"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*8euL2UL0gstdsZG2EFyXRg.png"><figcaption>Screenshot by author</figcaption></figure><p id="2bbd">Randi’s entry could be fixed by simply including the source.</p><p id="ab2b"><b>But what if this image wasn’t free to use?</b> Then, this $60K winner would be copyright infringement.</p><p id="cccd"><b>UPDATE: The image has been replaced</b>. <a href="https://readmedium.com/mwc-grand-prize-winner-replaced-1bcac94f05fc?postPublishedType=initial"><b>This raises another question.</b></a></p><div id="9f66" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/heres-w

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The MWC Grand Prize Winner Has a Copyright Problem

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Randi Ragan won the grand prize in the Medium Writers Challenge. $60,000. It’s a wonderful piece with one serious flaw. A flaw that, although it might just be a formality, should have excluded the piece from the challenge.

In her story, Randi uses a featured image without any source citation. You might think oh, well… who cares.

Maybe, if it wasn’t a requirement to be eligible for the challenge in the first place.

Why?

In the official rules for the challenge, Medium clearly states that potential entries must comply with the Medium Rules and meet Medium’s Distribution Standards.

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Within the distribution guide, we find the rule:

Screenshot by author

Randi’s entry could be fixed by simply including the source.

But what if this image wasn’t free to use? Then, this $60K winner would be copyright infringement.

UPDATE: The image has been replaced. This raises another question.

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