1. Contest Period. The Time to Go Remix Contest (“Remix Contest”) will begin on December 1, 2011 and will end on December 31, 2011.
2. Eligibility. The Remix Contest is open to everyone who is at least 18 years old at the time of entry.
3. How to Enter. Any participant may enter the Remix Contest and upload their remix via http://www.soundcloud.com/groups/time-to-go-remix-contest during the Time To Go Remix Contest Period. You will be able to download the stems hosted on SoundCloud by accessing the set of stems via http://soundcloud.com/kwanza-jones/sets/time-to-go-remix-contest. You may enter the Remix Contest as often as you wish during the Time To Go Remix Contest Period, but each entry must contain a different and unique remix and must be submitted separately. You have complete creative freedom to create a remix, but it must be in accordance with section 4 “Entry Requirements” (see below). The remix uploaded will be referred to as the “entry” or “submission”. Entries can only be submitted in eligible SoundCloud file formats.
4. Entry Requirements. Entries must:
(i) be original;
(ii) be submitted and registered by one individual entrant, however you may collaborate with others in creating the entry; provided, you retain all ownership rights in and to the entry;
(iii) not infringe on the rights of any third party, including, but not limited to copyrights, trademarks, or rights of privacy or publicity, or other intellectual property rights; and
(iv) not violate any law.
Innovation Entertainment and its agents and assigns reserve the right not to consider, and to remove, any entry they deem, in their sole, subjective determination, to be inappropriate and/or not in compliance with these Official Rules and will not engage in any form of communication or discussion with the entrant or their representative about removal of any entry. All decisions of Innovation Entertainment are final and binding and cannot be appealed.
5. Voting, Judging and Winners Selection. All judging will be conducted by the staff of Innovation Entertainment. The company will review the eligible entries and will choose five (5) winners, not necessarily from the most listened to tracks. Innovation Entertainment reserves the right not to award the prizes if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified entries. The decision of Innovation Entertainment will be final and binding in all matters; no entrant will have the right to challenge the decision and Innovation Entertainment will not engage in any conversation or explanation regarding their decision.
6. Winners Notification. Potential winners will be notified on or around January 9, 2012, by email. If Innovation Entertainment is unable to contact a potential winner within a reasonable period, such potential winner will be disqualified and, time permitting, at Innovation Entertainment’s discretion, another entrant will be chosen to receive the prize, providing s/he complies with these Official Rules. The first and second place, cash prize winners will also be required to complete a Remixer Agreement. Any refusal to this requirement will disqualify the entrant and another winner will be selected. Any winners may be required to provide proof of age upon winning decision at the expressed written request of Innovation Entertainment.
7. Warranties and Rights. By entering this Remix Contest, you explicitly:
(i) certify that you meet the eligibility requirements as set forth in these Official Rules;
(ii) grant to Innovation Entertainment the right to use and publish your submitted entry, name, likeness and biographical information (except street address, telephone number, and email address) in all media, including, but not limited to, online displays, television, cable, video productions, wireless applications and other media channels and applications, now or hereafter known, and for advertising, promotions and other purposes, without further consent, notification or compensation;
(iii) to the extent permitted by law, waive any and all moral rights in the submitted entry and, if selected as first or second place winner, grant Innovation Entertainment the sole right to manufacture, advertise, sell, lease, license, distribute or otherwise use or dispose of (in any or all fields of use by any method now or hereafter known), recordings embodying the submitted entry delivered hereunder, upon such terms and conditions as Innovation Entertainment may elect, or at its discretion refrain there from;
(iv) grant the right to include the submitted entry on compilations with masters by other artists, producers, and/or remixers, if selected as first or second place winner;
(v) represent and warrant that you have the right to grant to Innovation Entertainment the rights listed above;
(vi) represent and warrant that you have not used any licensed material or any material owned or controlled by someone other than you in your submission;
(vii) represent and warrant that all the downloaded stems on Soundcloud remain the sole property of Kwanza Jones and Innovation Entertainment and cannot or will not be used outside of this Remix Contest; and
(viii) represent and warrant that your submission is your sole and original work and you have not copied or plagiarized the content or the concept from other material or persons or otherwise violated any term of these Official Rules.
8. Prizes. Five winners will be chosen by the staff of Innovation Entertainment after the close of the Remix Contest on December 31, 2011. Winners will be contacted via email using their respective email addresses no sooner than Sunday, January 1, 2012 but no later than Monday, January 9, 2012.
(i) One (1) First Prize winner will receive:
a. Five Hundred Dollars ($500) Cash Prize,
b. Submitted remix will be included on the upcoming release of “Time To Go – The Remixes” Maxi-Single,
c. Receive an autographed copy of “Time To Go – The Remixes” upon release.
(ii) One (1) Second Prize winner will receive:
a. One Hundred Dollars ($100) Cash Prize
b. Possible inclusion on the upcoming release of “Time To Go – The Remixes” Maxi-Single,
c. Receive an autographed copy of “Time To Go – The Remixes” upon release.
(iii) Three (3) Second Runners-up will receive an autographed copy of “Time To Go – The Remixes” upon release.
The above named prizes will be awarded if properly claimed according to these Official Rules. The right to receive any prize is non-assignable and non-transferable. Limit one (1) prize per person or household for the entire Remix Contest.
9. General. All judging will be conducted by Innovation Entertainment however the SoundCloud community is encouraged to leave feedback in the form of comments on the entries themselves, as this feedback may be considered in the final judgment. Remix Contest administration and verification will be supervised by Innovation Entertainment. By participating in this Remix Contest, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Innovation Entertainment which are final and binding in all matters. Innovation Entertainment reserves the right to terminate/cancel or modify the Remix Contest and/or disqualify any entrant for any reason, including, but not limited to, if, in Innovation Entertainment’s sole judgment, it determines that the integrity or fairness of the Remix Contest has been, or could be, compromised or that the Remix Contest is not capable of running as planned or fairly, including, without limitation, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention (hacking), fraud, technical failures, force majeure or any other cause. Should this Remix Contest be terminated/cancelled, the winners will be chosen from non-suspect, eligible entries received up to the time of cancellation/termination using the winners determination process set forth above.
By entering the Remix Contest, entrants agree that Innovation Entertainment may obtain other entries that are similar or identical in theme, format or other respects to that submitted by entrant. Entrants waive any and all claims that they may have against Innovation Entertainment based on any claim that any entry entered into the Remix Contest is similar or identical to their entry. In the event that more than one entry with similar or identical elements is brought to Innovation Entertainment’s attention, the first such entry received will be accepted. Entrants further agree that Innovation Entertainment shall not have any liability to entrants for any direct, indirect, contributory, vicarious, secondary or other infringement or protection of any copyright in or to entrant’s entry.
10. Dispute Resolution. In an effort to maintain a mutually beneficial professional relationship, entrant agrees that any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of any aspect of the Remix Contest concerning the submitted entry, the prize or any other related aspect shall enter into good-faith discussions between the parties. If unresolved, then it shall be submitted first to mediation and then, if necessary, shall be settled solely and exclusively by final and binding arbitration. The mediation or arbitration shall be held in accordance with the rules of Arts Arbitration and Mediation Services, a program of California Lawyers for the Arts (“CLA”). If such services are not available by CLA, the mediation or arbitration shall be in accordance with the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator’s award shall be final, and any court having jurisdiction thereof may enter judgment upon it. The location of the mediation or arbitration will be within a reasonable distance from Santa Monica, California.
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