THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA MYSPACE CONTEST

OFFICIAL RULES

 

Your participation in the DEVIL WEARS PRADA MYSPACE contest described below (the ÒContestÓ) confirms your agreement to be bound by these official rules (these ÒOfficial RulesÓ). 

 

Sponsor(s):  MySpace, Inc. (ÒMySpaceÓ), 1223 Wilshire Blvd. #402, Santa Monica CA 90403 and Twentieth Century Fox (collectively, ÒSponsorÓ).

 

Eligibility:  A contestant must be a legal resident of the United States, at least 18 years of age, and reside in the United States at the time of entry.  A contestant must be (or, if not required to enter the Contest, is eligible to be) a registered member of the www.myspace.com website in compliance with the websiteÕs terms of use agreement.  Employees, officers, and directors (and their immediate family members and persons living in their same household) of Sponsor, its affiliated companies, and its advertising and promotion agencies, are not eligible to participate in the Contest.  Void outside of the United States, in Puerto Rico and where prohibited by law.   

                                                                                               

Entry:  No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest.  There is only one way to enter the Contest. Click on the Contest link at www.myspace.com/devilwearspradamovie and upload a video (ÒVideo SubmissionÓ) to the viral videos section of MySpace.com. The Video Submission must be no larger than 10mb in size orand no longer than two (2) minutes in duration.  In addition, the Video Submission should incorporate an explanation as to why you should be hired for a job. The job is irrelevant, your reasons are not. You must submit all of the required information and material.  Only one entry per person is permitted.  Sponsor reserves the right to determine in its sole discretion which entries have satisfied the entry requirements.  Sponsor will not notify contestants whether or not their entry has been rejected or accepted.     

 

Submitted Materials:  ÒMaterialsÓ include to the extent applicable (a) any information and material (e.g., song and video) submitted by you in connection with the Contest; (b) your name, likeness, voice, and image; and (c) all photographs, recordings, audiovisual materials, writings, statements, and quotations of or by you and furnished to Sponsor by you. Do not submit any Material of anyone other than yourself.  By submitting Material, you represent and warrant to Sponsor that (i) the Material is wholly original and does not infringe upon or otherwise violate any right of any third party, (ii) you have all rights necessary to submit the Material in the Contest in accordance with these Official Rules, and (iii) no party other than you or your group has any right, title or interest in and to the Material or any part of the Material.  All tangible Material submitted will become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned.  By entering the Contest, you grant to Sponsor a perpetual, fully-paid, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to reproduce, prepare derivate works of, distribute, display, exhibit, transmit, broadcast, televise, digitize, otherwise use, and permit others to use and perform throughout the world the Material in any manner, form, or format now or hereinafter created, including on the internet, and for any purpose, including, but not limited to, advertising or promotion of Sponsor and its services, all without further consent from or payment to you (or your group). You agree that Sponsor has no obligation to post your Material on the MySpace website.  Sponsor reserves the right to limit the number of contestants whose Material is posted on the MySpace website and to remove contestants whose entries have already been posted in the event of an error or determination that the contestant is ineligible to participate in the Contest.  You understand that your name and other Materials may be posted on the MySpace website in connection with the Contest.

 

Contest Period:  The contest submission period begins on June 27, 2006 at 5:00 pm PST and ends on July 5, 2006 at 5:00 pm PST (the ÒContest PeriodÓ).  SponsorÕs computer is the official time keeping device for the Contest.  No entries into the Contest will be accepted before or after those dates unless Sponsor elects in its sole discretion to modify the Contest period.

 

Selection of Winner:  The winner will be selected from all eligible entries received during the Contest Period.  Video Submissions will be evaluated by Judges selected by Sponsor based on which Video Submission exhibits the best overall film quality and displays the most creativity (the ÒCriteriaÓ).  Sponsor will select ten (10) finalists based on the Criteria.  The ten (10) finalists will have their videos posted on the MySpace website on or around Friday, July 14, 2006 for MySpace user voting. The MySpace user voting period will last from Friday, July 14, 2006 at 5:00pm PST until Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at 5:00pm PST. The finalist who receives the most user votes will be the winners. Sponsor will announce the winner of the Contest on the MySpace website on or about Monday, July 24, 2006. JudgesÕ decisions are final in all respects.  There will be only 1 winner(s) of the prize(s).  Winner(s) will be notified by phone or e-mail.  If a prize notification is returned as undeliverable or the winner(s) otherwise cannot be readily contacted, the prize will be forfeited and will be awarded to the runner-up if feasible, and if not feasible to another eligible contestant as determined and selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion.  As a condition to receiving the prize(s), the winner(s) will be required to sign and return to Sponsor within 3 days an affidavit of eligibility, liability release, and publicity release (except where prohibited), along with such other documentation as Sponsor may require in its sole discretion.  If the winner(s) does not return such documentation within the required timeframe, Sponsor may select another winner.  A list of the winner(s) is available by sending a written request and a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Sponsor at: MySpace, Inc., 1223 Wilshire Blvd. #402, Santa Monica, CA 90403, Attention: Heather Harker.    

 

Prize:  The winner will receive a behind the scenes day at MySpace and Fox at a date to be determined by Sponsor, accommodations in a Los Angeles hotel of Sponsor's choice for seven (7) days and airfare to Los Angeles.  Approximate retail value of all prizes $2000.   To the extent applicable, actual prize value will vary depending on travel and accommodation arrangements, and may be higher taking into account intangible benefits.  No alternative prize, cash or other substitution is permitted except in the sole discretion of Sponsor in the event of prize unavailability, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be provided.  Prizes are non-transferable and may not be sold or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose. All incidental expenses and taxes not specified herein will be the sole responsibility of the winner. You agree that Sponsor shall not be responsible for injuries or losses of any kind resulting from acceptance or use of the prize.   

 

General Conditions:  Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) misdirected or delayed mail or e-mail; (ii) telephone, telecommunications, hardware or third party software malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind; (iii) any condition caused by events beyond SponsorÕs control that may cause the Contest to be disrupted, corrupted or terminated; or (iv) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest.  Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify, in its sole discretion, any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of the systems required to conduct the Contest or operate the MySpace website, or who is otherwise in violation of these Official Rules.  All issues concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the participants, shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion and governed by California law.  Contestants submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Los Angeles, California.  Sponsor does not make any representation, warranty or guarantee, express or implied, relating to the Contest.  You hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and its affiliates, employees, officers, directors, and agents from any claim, liability, injury, damage or other loss arising out of or related to your participation in the Contest, including without limitation any Material submitted, any failure on your part to fully comply with these Official Rules, and any acceptance and use of any prize.