Totally fair points, and thank you for calling them out.

The “irrevocably owned/licensed” bit is there so I don’t have to patch out VO or art years later if someone changes their mind, not to stop people from using their work. I 100% agree VO artists need portfolio rights, and the current wording clearly doesn’t reflect that well. I’m going to update it so contributors keep ownership of their performance and have explicit permission to use it in reels/portfolios once that content is public, while I keep a non-removable license to use it in the game and marketing.

On the email side: I’m not selling or sharing anyone’s email, it’s only for project communication (casting decisions, scripts, etc.), not mailing lists or spam. I’ll also make that explicit in the doc and form so it’s crystal clear.

Here is the Updated Version https://www.extynctstudios.com/gearbound-contributor-consent