Crowdspring vs. 99designs "Logo Smackdown"

Two design contests, for the same logo, were run simultaneously on 99designs and Crowdspring by a Texas Startup blog who wrote about their 'Logo Smackdown'.

I decided to try both in what I called a logo smackdown - 99designs v. Crowdspring! I proposed $300 for each contest and provided the exact same instructions for each.

Whether 99designs or Crowdspring were aware of the other contest, or either sanctioned the 'smackdown' is unknown. Running a simultaneous contest on another site is against 99designs' TOS, to protect them and particpating designers from this very situation occuring. It is unclear if is against Crowdspring's TOS.

On Crowdspring

$300 barcode icon contest. 16 submissions. 1 winner selected.

http://www.crowdspring.com/projects/graphic_design/logo/barcode_icon_for_android_and_iphone...

On 99designs

$300 Icon design contest. 31 entries. 13 designers. No winner selected.
Last comment by 99designs on discussion thread reads:

"Over 20 days have elapsed since this contest ended. This contest has been locked until such time as the contest holder contacts 99designs Support."

The blog holding the smackdown concluded their write up with

"One of the designers lifted a copyrighted image from an opensource barcode project and one designers used Apple’s trademark (both offenders came from 99Designs)"

http://99designs.com/contests/21073

Related: Free vector icon entered into 99designs AND Crowdspring contests.