i-manga
Music Mash-up
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
2.
The Competition begins at 12:01 a.m. PST on March
3, 2008, and ends at 11:59 p.m. PST March 23, 2008. Entries submitted after 11:59 p.m. on March 23,
2008, are ineligible to win. You can
only enter this Competition, located at http://www.tokyopop.com/Robofish/contest/1282896.html
(“Contest Page”), by: (1)
creating a profile at www.tokyopop.com (which is free), (2) saving the video
development kits for “Bizenghast” and “Riding
Shotgun” plus the two songs “Make Ya Self” and “Feel
the Disease” (video development kits and songs collectively “Materials”)
provided at the Contest Page onto your computer,
(3) create a music video by mashing up the
Materials, and (4) uploading your mashed-up music video to the Contest Page (“Entry”). 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 the Materials
are owned exclusively by TOKYOPOP and are provided to you solely for the
purpose of inclusion in your submitted Entry. You shall acquire no copyright or other
ownership of the Materials as the result of their incorporation into your Entry.
You are not granted any rights in the Materials,
Entry or any other TOKYOPOP intellectual property. Your violation of any
of these provisions or your unauthorized or improper use of the Materials shall entitle TOKYOPOP to
pursue all legal and equitable rights and remedies, including, without
limitation, its right to injunctive relief.
4.
You
hereby grant TOKYOPOP its licensees, successors and affiliates 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 the 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 authors
or 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, 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 prepared by you 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, 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, 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 display 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 Sweepstakes. 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 Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes.
If the Sweepstakes is terminated prior to 11:59 p.m. (PST), March 23, 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: (i) an i-pod nano
(4GB) loaded with TOKYOPOP i-manga and music with a
total retail value of approximately $229 and (ii) the posting of the winning Entry
on TOKYOPOP’s youtube page
(www.youtube.com/tokyopoptv.com). The
Runner-up prize is a TOKYOPOP prize pack with a total retail value of
approximately $50. From the eligible
submission, four Entries will be selected after 11:59 p.m. on March 23, 2008 by
a panel compromised of TOKYOPOP employees.
These four Entries will be posted on www.tokyopop.com and one (1) First place winner
and three (3) Runner-ups will be chosen by registered TOKYOPOP.com members.
The
Prizes are non-transferable and has no cash equivalent, except as indicated
above. The Prizes cannot be exchanged or
returned for cash. Taxes on the Prizes 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 $229 (or $50 respectively), but substitution of
the Prize by the winners 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 the 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 the 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
the 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 one (1) day 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 winner on
April 19, 2008 at the New York Comic-Con and also on http://www.tokyopop.com by April 23, 2008 and will ship the prize on or before June 15, 2008, to the winner’s
mailing address in the
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 winner send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:
TOKYOPOP Inc.
Attention: i-Manga
Music Mash-up
All requests must be received by March 23,
2008. The winner and the rules will also be announced on our website at http://www.tokyopop.com.
12. ipod nano is a copyright and trademark of Apple
Inc., registered in the