Copyright in all images submitted for this competition remains with the respective photographers. However, in consideration of being entered into the competition by Telegraph Media Group Limited and Shell International Limited, entrants agree to grant Telegraph Media Group Limited and Shell International Limited an exclusive, irrevocable, assignable licence to publish any or all of the submitted images in any of their publications in any medium, on their websites, and in any promotional material, at any time without further payment to or consultation of the photographers. The photographers of any images so featured will be fully credited.Shell (interrpellata da EPUK) ha giustificato questa norma sostenendo che il concorso era riservato ai fotoamatori e non ai fotografi professionisti. Il Telegraph invece ha rinunciato ad ogni commento.