Sumo-Star Manga Drawing Competition
Official Rules
The Sponsor of this Competition is TOKYOPOP Inc.
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The Competition is open only to legal residents of the 50 states of the United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 13 years of age as of the date of entry. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees, contractors and their families of the following are ineligible to enter or win: TOKYOPOP Inc. (“TOKYOPOP”), and its parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies of each of them. Employees and their families of TOKYOPOP’s advertising and promotional agencies are also ineligible to win.
2. The Competition begins at 12:01 a.m. PST on February 1, 2008, and ends at 11:59 p.m. PST March 30, 2008. Entries submitted after 11:59 p.m. on March 30, 2008, are ineligible to win. You can only enter this Competition located at www.tokyopop.com/sumostar by: (1) creating a profile on TOKYOPOP.com (which is free), (2) create and use a Sakura™ pen to draw by yourself an original manga-style piece of art (the art must be your own creation) inspired by sumo wrestling (e.g., wrestlers, wrestling scenes, and/or sumo ceremony) (“Image”), (3) emailing your Image in a .gif file format, no larger than 50kb (“Entry”) to SumoStar@tokyopop.com with “SumoStar” in the subject line. Only one entry per email address or person will be eligible. All entries must be completed and submitted online. No other methods of entry will be accepted.
3. You acknowledge and agree to abide by the
Terms of Service located at http://www.tokyopop.com/legal/terms_of_service.html
and to the Fan Art Policy located at http://www.tokyopop.com/legal/fan_art_policy.html
.
4. You hereby grant TOKYOPOP, and its respective
successors, affiliates, and designees a perpetual and irrevocable, exclusive,
royalty free, worldwide license in all rights, titles and interests of every
kind and nature now or hereafter known in your Entry, including but not limited
to (1) all copyrights and trademarks therein, (2) the right of reproduction of
the Entry in any and all media whether now known and/or hereafter devised, in
whole or in part, (3) the moral rights of artists in the Entry in whole or in
part, and (4) all rights of manufacture, merchandising, recordation,
reproduction, translation, adaptation, display, and exhibition of the Entry in
whole or in part and the right to make modifications thereto and derivatives
thereof, in any and all media whether now known and/or hereafter devised and by
any and all means or methods. Pursuant
to this license, TOKYOPOP, its licensees, and their respective successors and
assigns shall be entitled to and shall solely and exclusively have the right to
exploit throughout the world all rights in the materials you prepare with
respect to the Entry together with the rights generally known as the
"moral rights of authors" in and/or to any proceeds of your services
with respect to the Entry, including but not limited to the right to add to,
subtract from, arrange, revise, adapt, rearrange, and make variations of the
Entry, and to use all or any part of the Entry in new versions, adaptations,
derivative works, prequels, and sequels in any and all languages, and to obtain
copyright therein in the name of TOKYOPOP. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, you acknowledge and
agree that TOKYOPOP, its licensees, and their respective successors and assigns
shall have the right to freely sell, license, assign, and otherwise transfer
any and all of the rights granted by you to TOKYOPOP hereunder, and to exercise
all such rights in connection with any advertising, publicity, promotional
materials, and distribution rights in connection with your submitted Entry.
5. TOKYOPOP is not responsible for human error, computer hardware or software malfunction, Internet connection or transmission problems or failures, or Internet traffic congestion, which may affect an entry or attempted entry. TOKYOPOP reserve the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or terminate the Competition. Furthermore, TOKYOPOP reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant deemed to have (a) tampered or attempted to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Competition or TOKYOPOP’s website; (b) violated these Official Rules; (c) violated the Terms of Service, conditions of use and/or general rules, or (d) cheated, destroyed, obstructed, or otherwise acted illegally or in bad faith in relation to this Competition.
If the Competition is terminated prior to 11:59 p.m. (PST), March 30, 2008, eligible online entries received prior to termination will remain qualified for the grand prize. All entries must be completed and submitted personally by the entrant. Collection of personally identifiable information will be made pursuant to TOKYOPOP Inc.’s Online Privacy Policies posted at http://www.tokyopop.com/policy/privacy.php
6. The First Place Prize is two tickets to the Grand Sumo Tournament on June 8, 2008, at the LA Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, CA (tickets only, sorry transportation and accommodations will NOT be provided or reimbursed), two LA Sumo Tournament t-shirts, an official “Sumo Sign-in Kit”, an assortment of Sakura drawing pens, and a TOKYOPOP prize pack with a total retail value of approximately $400. The Second Place Prize is one LA Sumo Tournament t-shirt, two Sumo hand prints, and an assortment of Sakura drawing instruments with a total retail value of approximately $200. The Third Place Prize is one LA Sumo Tournament t-shirt, one Sumo hand print, and an assortment of Sakura drawing instruments with a total retail value of approximately $100. Three (3) winners will be chosen after 11:59 p.m. on April 19, 2008, from eligible submissions by a panel comprised of TOKYOPOP employees.
The Prize is non-transferable and has no cash equivalent, except as indicated above. The Prize cannot be exchanged or returned for cash. Taxes on the Prize are the sole responsibility of the winners. TOKYOPOP reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute a prize of comparable value or cash in the amount of $400 (or $200 or $100 respectively), but substitution of the Prize by a winner is prohibited. If a winner cannot be notified by email or does not accept the Prize within three (3) days after the Prize is awarded, the Prize will be forfeited and the runner up will become a winner.
7.
By entering
this Competition, you consent to TOKYOPOP’s use of your name for promotional
purposes, including online announcements, without additional compensation,
except where prohibited by law. If you
are a winner, TOKYOPOP may require you to furnish proof of identity, address,
and birth date as a condition to awarding the Prize to you. TOKYOPOP may also
require you to sign (i) an agreement releasing TOKYOPOP from all
liability in connection with personal injury or death, damage, theft, or loss
in connection with the Competition and the acceptance, receipt, possession, or
use of the Prize, and (ii) a publicity release, unless prohibited by law,
permitting TOKYOPOP to advertise your name and state of residence. If
you are a winner and you’re under the age of 18, your parent or guardian must
also sign such agreements and releases. Failure to present such proof or sign
such additional releases within three (3) days after notification by email will
result in disqualification and forfeiture of the prize, which may be awarded to
the runner up.
8. TOKYOPOP will announce the winners at the New York Comic-con on April 19, 2008, and also at http://www.tokyopop.com by April 20, 2008. The tickets will be available at the Will Call window at the LA Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, CA the day of the tournament, and please bring proper identification to claim your tickets. TOKYOPOP will ship the Sumo-Star prize packs on or before June 1, 2008, to the winners’ mailing address in the United States.
9. By participating in the Competition, entrants and their parents or legal guardians agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of TOKYOPOP, which are final in all matters relating to this Competition.
10. For a copy of these rules and/or the name of the winners send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:
TOKYOPOP Inc.
5900 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 2000
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Attention: Sumo-Star Manga Drawing Competition
All requests must be received by April 20, 2008. The winners and the rules will also be announced on our website at http://www.tokyopop.com.
9. Sakura is a trademark of Sakura Color Products of America, Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries.