Could you explain the revenue sharing arrangement between Threadless and submitting artists, and also if an art licensing agreement has ever been considered, instead of the current Threadless acquisition of all rights. In other words, to get the best quality of art and design submissions, it is common for a licensing arrangement to be reached (usually a flat fee, plus commission on sales). Threadless would attract higher quality artists and artwork by using a licensing agreement found commonly in licensing agencies. Thanks for your reply in advance.
Threadless.com is an on-going tee shirt design competition, anyone can submit their design and if it gets a high enough score and is chosen by the Threadless crew it will be printed and sold from the site.
Most of the product found on Threadless is a result of the competition. A few of the shirts were printed outside of the contest, some of which were comissioned by Threadless to various well-known designers.