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Robert, I've noticed that we have a lot of architects on this forum (who else but an architect reads Ayn Rand?<G>). Is it just me or has anyone else noticed the similarity between this "contest" and good old architectural design competitions? In architecture the design competition is usually nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to get a lot of architects to provide free design services. The AIA strongly advises its members to avoid these "competitions". Imagine if this were a contest for traditional art media. "Submission of your painting, confers to Artdesk all rights to sell, reproduce, repackage, or repaint your work. Credit will be given to the artist at our discretion. Oh, by the way, the artist must also submit original brushes, oils, and canvas to assist in the alteration of the work." Yeah, sure! Steven