give preference to media who are:  a) affiliated with a competing league or team (i.e., official team photographer) . b) affiliated with non-competing. c) indirectly affiliated league or team (competing or non-competing). d) not affiliated with any league and interested in shooting for personal projects.

CREDENTIAL USAGE: Media credentials provide access to media areas at the venue, subject to space and other limitations. Skater dressing areas and backstage areas are off limits to all media. Your media credential badge must be always worn during the event, and you will be subject to the direction and/or supervision of RCRD and its designated representatives. Your media credentials badge is non-transferable, and you may not give or loan your media credentials badge to another person for any reason. Any misuse of media credential badge will result in loss of the media credentials for the current event and any future RCRD events. Media credentials do not assure free admission to the event. RCRD may restrict the use of any equipment at its sole discretion. 

PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS: You may not use, distribute, exhibit, reproduce, adapt, display, or publish any visual accounts of the event(s), other than the manner described below. Nothing in this media credentials agreement authorizes or allows you to violate any trademark, copyright, or other proprietary right of RCRD, the leagues, the teams, and/or the skaters. 

REAL-TIME BOUT COVERAGE RESTRICTIONS: RCRD grants you, as a valid media credentials bearer, the right to  distribute photographs & video of the event(s) if they are time delayed, i.e., released at least five minutes after the  event depicted in the photograph or video. 

EVENT PHOTOS & VIDEO: If you have been issued RCRD event media credentials you have limited, non-exclusive, and non-transferable license to take and use photographs or video of the event(s) as long such use does not imply an endorsement or sponsorship relationship between a third party and RCRD, the leagues, teams, and/or skaters.  

The photos and videos you take at an event are your property. RCRD claims no right to use those photographs without your prior consent. RCRD has the right to view the photos and video taken at an event and may request licensing agreement with you for use of photos or video. Terms of the usage agreement are at the discretion of the  photographer and/or media organization.  

You understand that any commercial sale of images from the event will require model releases from any identifiable person in the image. You are responsible for obtaining the proper releases. 

You agree not to post bout or skater photographs that are not in the spirit of RCRD’s values. This includes but not limited to, posting bout images to websites that rely heavily on nudity, sexual content, violence, obscenity, and/or websites that advocate illegal behavior or discrimination based on race, gender, and/or sexual orientation. 

You will make every effort to avoid obstructing the view or impacting the safety of any fan, skater, official,  or other attendee of the event. 

The ability to shoot on the track is completely at the discretion of RCRD. If you are allowed to shoot from  the designated boxes on the track, you may only move from these areas at half-time and during official time outs. If asked by security or event officials to vacate any designated area, please do so promptly.

ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND RELEASE: You assume all risk of danger incidental to the sport of roller derby, as well as any risk of danger reasonably foreseeable while on the grounds of the venue, and you release RCRD, it’s members, directors, officers, sanctioned tournament and host sites, sponsors, participating skaters, volunteers, assigns, and  all agents thereof from any and all liabilities resulting from injuries or personal property loss occurring before,  during, and after actual play, or while otherwise at the event venue or any associated RCRD events. 

USE OF IMAGE LIKENESS: In the event that your name or likeness is included in any broadcast, telecast, photograph  film, video, or other media taken in connection with the event, you grant RCRD a non-exclusive, transferable, perpetual right and royalty free license to use (and sub-license the us of) your name and likeness in any media  worldwide, whether now known or hereafter devised. 

INDEMNIFICATION: You jointly and severally indemnify, defend, and hold RCRD (and its officers, directors, and  representatives) harmless from and against all claims, actions, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses (including  reasonable attorneys’ fee and costs of suit/arbitration) arising out of or in connection with any act or omission by you, including, without limitation, your breach of any term of this agreement. With respect to any claim that might give rise to your liability as an indemnitor, RCRD will (a) have the right to fully participate in the litigation of such  claim with counsel selected by you or your organization, and approved by RCRD, and no expense to RCRD; and (b) not to be obligated, without its consent, to participate in any settlement of such claim. 

AGREEMENT: You must agree to these terms upon submission of your request for media credentials for the RCRD event(s). Submission of your request and/or acceptance and use of the media credentials constitutes your agreement to abide by the terms and conditions contained herein. Failure to abide by the terms and conditions will result in loss of your media credentials for this event(s) and future RCRD event(s).