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Coldplay Opening Act Contest OFFICIAL RULESNO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. ELIGIBILITY: The Coldplay Opening Act Contest (“Contest”) is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry who reside with 150 miles of one of the participating markets and who are not currently under a recording contract with a music recording company. Bands may include up to five members, and each band member must meet the eligibility criteria. Band members must reside in or around the participating market for which the band is entering. Employees, contractors, directors and officers of Live Nation (“Sponsor”), its affiliated companies, distributors, web design, advertising, Capitol Music Group, a division of Capitol Records, LLC and its affiliated companies and licensees (“Capitol”) and promotion agencies involved in the administration, development, and execution of this Contest (collectively, “Contest Parties”), and the immediate family members of each (spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, and spouse or "step" of each) and those living in the same households of each (those persons whether related or not who live in the same residence for at least three months during the twelve-month period preceding the start date of the Contest) are not eligible to participate. If it is determined any member of a band is ineligible, the entire band will be disqualified. Void where prohibited. PARTICIPATING MARKETS AND ENTRY PERIODS: TO ENTER: Upload your video to the YouTube Coldplay Opening Act Contest Group page for your participating market. The video may not exceed five (5) minutes in length. If you are not a registered member of YouTube, you will need to register for a free YouTube account at www.youtube.com to upload your video. Entries containing inappropriate content, as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will be disqualified. Sponsor’s determinations are final. You are limited to only ONE entry during the Contest. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: By entering this Contest, you and the other members of your band, or if a solo artist, you alone, (herein collectively and/or individually referred to as “you” and/or “your”) warrant and represent that (i) your submission contains only original creations, (ii) you own 100% of all rights to their submission (including all copyrights in the sound recording and musical composition contained therein), (iii) your submission does not contain any third party copyrighted materials including but not limited to samples of the work of any third party, and otherwise does not violate or infringe the rights, including, without limitation, copyrights, trademark rights or rights of publicity/privacy, of any third party, and (iv) your submission requires no additional permissions relating to the copyright of your submission and/or music submitted in this Contest. The Contest Parties will make no payment(s) to any band or individual entering this Contest. SELECTION OF WINNERS: A qualified panel of judges from the radio station sponsoring the Contest in each market will judge all entries submitted based on the following equally weighted criteria: Performance, Musical Ability, and Overall Appeal. The top 15 entries will be posted on the radio station’s Website, and the public will be asked to vote for their favorite entry or entries. Limit one vote per email address. Automated methods of voting are prohibited. The voting period for San Jose will run from July 8 to July 11. The voting period for Philadelphia will run from July 4 to July 10. The voting period for the Washington D.C., Harford and Boston markets will run from July 11 to July 17. An entry may be disqualified if voting fraud is suspected. The three entries from each participating market that receive the most votes will be deemed the Finalist entries for that participating market and will be judged by the members of Coldplay, based on the same criteria set forth above. The final judging will take place on or about July 11 for the San Jose and Philadelphia markets, and on or about July 17 for the Washington D.C., Harford and Boston markets. Entrants agree that the Sponsor and Judges have the sole right to decide all matters and disputes arising from this Contest and that all decisions of Sponsor and the judges are final and binding. PRIZES: ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE PER PARTICIATPING MARKET: The winning band will be given the opportunity to play for up to 20 minutes in the opening slot for the Coldplay concert in their market. The winning band will also be awarded $2,000 and receive ten (10) tickets to the Coldplay concert in their market for family and friends, to be divided equally among the members of the band. The winning band is solely responsible for transportation to the concert and must provide their own instruments (24 channel inputs maximum). Material to be performed by the winning band and all other show elements are subject to review and approval by Sponsor. The approximate retail value of the prize is $2,980. TWO (2) RUNNER-UP PRIZES PER PARTICIATPING MARKET: The two finalist bands who are not selected as the Grand Prize winner will each receive four (4) tickets to the Coldplay concert in their participating market. Approximate Retail Value: $392.
GENERAL TERMS: Winners are solely responsible for any taxes on their respective prizes. No cash equivalent or substitution of any prize is offered, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Prizes are non-transferable, non-refundable and have no cash value. Winners will be notified by phone and/or mail and each member of the winning band may be required to complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release as a condition of being declared the winner. If a prize, or any portion thereof, cannot be awarded for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize with another prize of equal or greater value. By participating in the Contest, the entrant thereby releases Sponsor and Contest Parties from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to such entrant’s participation in the Contest, and agrees to resolve any dispute individually, without resort to any class action. By accepting a prize in the Contest, each member of the winning band agrees that the Sponsor and Contest Parties shall not be liable for any loss or injury resulting from participation in the Contest, acceptance or use of any prize, or any travel related thereto. Each member of the winning band grants permission for Sponsor and those acting under its authority to use his/her name, photograph, voice and/or likeness, for advertising and/or publicity purposes, in any and all media now known or hereinafter invented without territorial or time limitations and without additional compensation. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or terminate the Contest. This Contest is offered only in the United States and is governed by the laws of the state of California. By entering, entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state and local courts located in Los Angeles, California for the resolution of any disputes. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE: No liability or responsibility is assumed by Sponsor or Contest Parties resulting from user's participation in or attempt to participate in the Contest or download any information in connection with participating in the Contest. No responsibility or liability is assumed by the Sponsor or Contest Parties for technical problems or technical malfunction which may affect the operation of the Contest, including but not limited to any of the following occurrences: hardware or software errors; faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless or Internet connectivity or other online communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet service providers, servers, hosts or providers; garbled, jumbled or faulty data transmissions; failure of any e-mail transmissions to be sent to or received; lost, late, delayed or intercepted e-mail transmissions; inaccessibility of the Web Site or the YouTube website, in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestions on the Internet or the Web Site; unauthorized human or non-human intervention of the operation of the Contest, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bugs, worms; or destruction of any aspect of the Contest, or loss, miscount, misdirection, inaccessibility or unavailability of an account used in connection with the Contest. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical errors in the announcement of prizes or these Official Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained on the Web Site. Use of Web Site is at user’s own risk. Sponsor and the Contest Parties are not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or losses of any kind which may be sustained to user's or any other person's computer equipment resulting from participation in the Contest, use of the Web Site or the download of any information from the Web Site. Sponsor is not responsible for any attempt by an entrant or other individual to deliberately damage or undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion, including but not limited to any fraudulent claims, may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages from any such individual, to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Sweepstakes Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Persons engaging in any of the foregoing activities may be disqualified. WINNERS LIST: For the names of the prize winners visit www.Coldplayontour.com, or email your request to info@coldplayontour.com by 8/31/08. SPONSOR: Live Nation, 6255 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028 |
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