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1. Eligibility: Only legal U.S. residents 13 years of age or older
are eligible to enter the Richard Cheese Silent Nightclub Home-Made
Music Video Contest ("Contest"). The contest is also open to
non-US residents as long as such contests are legal in the entrant's
country of residence. It is the entrant's responsibility to adhere to
all local laws. Employees of Surfdog Records
("Sponsor"), and those involved in the development, production
(including prize suppliers), implementation and distribution of this
Contest and their advertising or promotion agencies, parent companies,
service providers, agents, officers, subsidiaries or affiliates, or any
other persons or entities directly associated with this Contest
(hereinafter "Contest Entities") and members of the immediate families
and/or persons living in the same household as such persons, are
ineligible to enter the Contest. If you are between the ages of 13
and 18 years of age, you may not enter the Contest unless you have first
obtained your parent's or guardian's permission.
2. Song Eligibility: Songs, as recorded by
Richard Cheese, eligible for use in the Contest are limited to the
following:
- “Christmas in Las Vegas”
- “Jingle Bells”
- “Silent Night”
No other songs may be utilized in entries.
3. How to Enter:
Go to
http://www.richardcheese.com and follow the links to the on-line
Entry Form webpage. By clicking the "ACCEPT" button to access the
Entry Form, you are confirming you have read and agree to the terms of
this Contest. Provide the information requested (name, address,
phone numbers, valid email address, birthdate, your video link, and
other information) on the Entry Form and then transmit the Entry Form as
instructed.
Your entry ("Entry") must be submitted in the WindowsMedia video file
format. You must also retain a backup copy of your original video
file. We may use a higher quality version at some point in the
future if you are a winner.
This Contest begins on October 19, 2006, 3:00PM ET and ends December 4,
2006 11:59PM ET (the "Contest Period"). LIMIT OF ONE ENTRY PER
PERSON AND PER EMAIL ACCOUNT. If there is a dispute about who the
email address belongs to, it will be deemed submitted by the email
account holder. If multiple entries are received, only the first
entry will be considered and subsequent entries will be disqualified.
Anyone under the age of 13 will be automatically disqualified from
entry.
4. Prizes: There will be at least one
(1) Grand Prize consisting of a cash prize in the amount of five hundred
dollars ($500) and a “Richard Cheese" Tuxedo Jacket. Twenty (20)
second-prize winners will receive a complete set of Richard Cheese
Surfdog CDs autographed by Richard Cheese which has a cash value of
seventy-five dollars ($75.00). If Grand Prize Winner is a minor,
he/she must get permission by a parent or legal guardian to accept
prize. Sponsor is not responsible for lost or mutilated prizes and
none will be replaced. Prize is nontransferable and must be
accepted as awarded. No cash or other substitution may be made,
except by Sponsor in the event that the prize cannot be awarded for any
reason, in which case, Sponsor will award a prize of equal or greater
value. All taxes, fees and surcharges on prizes are the sole
responsibility of winner. No substitution, transfer, or cash
equivalent of prizes by any winner will be allowed. Sponsor at its
sole discretion, may substitute a prize of equal or greater value.
Winner will be notified in advance. The winning video will be
judged and chosen by the artist and/or a combination of artist
management and label representation. The judges’ decision will be
final.
Estimated retail value of Grand Prize: $750
5. Notification: Winner(s) of the Contest will be selected based
on creativity, ingenuity and innovation. Odds of winning depend on
the number of eligible entries received. Winners will be notified
by mail, email, and/or phone. If a potential winner cannot be
reached at the email address or phone number provided on the entry form
and/or does not respond to the Sponsor at e-mail
lounge@richardcheese.com
(or such other email address as may be provided by Sponsor) within five
(5) days from Sponsor's first attempt to contact him/her, or if he/she
is found to be ineligible, or if he/she cannot or does not otherwise
comply with these Official Rules, an alternate winner will be selected.
All entries become Sponsor's property and will not be returned.
6. General Conditions: All Federal, state, and local laws and
regulations are applicable. All taxes (including, but not limited
to, income taxes) are the sole responsibility of winners. Prize
winners may be required to execute (and have notarized) an Affidavit of
Eligibility, a Liability Release, and a Publicity Release
("Affidavit/Release") which must be returned to and received by Sponsor
within ten (10) days from winner's receipt of Affidavit/Release.
Prize winners will also be required to send a notarized copy of their
passport, driver's license, and/or birth certificate as proof of age.
Non-compliance may result in disqualification and an alternate winner
may be chosen. Return of prize, prize notification,
Affidavit/Release as undeliverable will result in disqualification and
an alternate winner may be selected. Entry and/or acceptance of
prize(s) constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its affiliates to
use the winner's name, address (city and state/province), photograph,
picture, portrait, voice, biographical information and/or likeness for
advertising and trade purposes without further compensation, worldwide
and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known and
hereafter devised, including without limitation on-line. All
entrants agree to comply with these Official Rules. Any person
attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with or sabotage this Contest
and any person who does not comply with these Official Rules, will be
ineligible for prizes and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the
law. THE CALIFORNIA COURTS (STATE AND FEDERAL) SHALL HAVE SOLE
JURISDICTION OF ANY CONTROVERSIES REGARDING THE CONTEST AND THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SHALL GOVERN THE CONTEST. EACH ENTRANT
WAIVES ANY AND ALL OBJECTIONS TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN THOSE COURTS
AND HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. If, for
reasons beyond the Sponsor's control, the Contest is not capable of
running as originally planned, such as tampering or infection by
computer virus, Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to
suspend, cancel or modify the Contest, without liability. Void
where prohibited, restricted or taxed by law.
7. Disclaimers: Entrants agree that
Sponsor and Contest Entities shall not be liable for losses or injuries
of any kind resulting from acceptance/possession and/or use/misuse of
prize(s), participation in Contest, or any technical malfunctions of the
telephone network and/or transmission line, computer on-line system,
computer dating mechanism, computer equipment, hardware, software, or
any combination thereof, or any entries that are late (including delayed
data transmissions), tampered with, garbled, incomplete, misdirected,
lost, mutilated, delayed, corrupted, mechanically duplicated, illegible
or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules. Entrants
also agree that the Sponsor and Contest Entities are not responsible or
liable for any injury or damage to an entrant's or third person's
computer related to or resulting from Contest and its prizes. The
Sponsor and Contest Entities are not liable for damage to a user's
computer system in any way due to an entrant's participation in the
Contest or downloading any information in connection with the Contest,
including without limitation any server failure, lost, delayed or
corrupted data, infection by computer virus, or other malfunction.
The Sponsor reserves the right to modify or cancel the Contest in the
event that it becomes technically corrupted.
By submitting the photo(s), graphic(s) or video(s) (the "Content"), you
hereby grant Surfdog Records, its affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns,
licensees, and legal representatives the irrevocable, perpetual,
worldwide right to use, reproduce, edit, market, sell, store,
distribute, have distributed, publicly and privately display,
communicate, publicly and privately perform, transmit, have transmitted,
create derivative works based upon, and promote the Content (as such may
be edited and modified by Surfdog Records in its discretion) as Surfdog
Records may designate in any medium now known or hereafter devised, for
editorial, commercial, promotional, and any and all other purposes.
By entering you represent and warrant that (I) YOU OWN AND/OR CONTROL
ONE HUNDRED (100%) PERCENT OF ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN AND TO
THE CONTENT AND ALL ELEMENTS CONTAINED THEREIN (II), the Content does
not and shall not infringe on any copyright or any other third party
right nor violate any applicable law or regulation, (III) you have the
right to grant any and all necessary rights and licenses provided
herein, including without limitation, all necessary copyright and other
related rights to the Content, free and clear of all claims and
encumbrances without violating the rights of any person or entity,
including any right to privacy or publicity. You may NOT use any
unapproved or so-called "bootleg" video footage or likenesses of Richard
Cheese in your Entry. You may NOT use previously
broadcast/televised video footage or likenesses of Richard Cheese in your
Entry.
You hereby hold Surfdog Records harmless from and against any third
party claim arising from use of the Content. You waive any right
to privacy. You waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the
Content or to be compensated for any such uses. You hereby
represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and that you
have read this release and are fully familiar with its contents.
8. Rules/Winners List: For an
additional copy of these Official Rules, or a list of winners, send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope, specifying which you are requesting,
to:
RICHARD CHEESE VIDEO CONTEST
c/o Surfdog Records.
1126 South Coast Highway 101
Encinitas, CA 92024
Winners will also be posted at
www.richardcheese.com.
The winners list will be available after December 20, 2006.
9. Sponsor: Surfdog Records, 1126
South Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA 92024.
10. No Purchase Necessary. Void in Puerto Rico and Where
Prohibited.
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