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OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

The contest (“Contest”) will begin on August 8, 2022 at 12:01 am PT and end on August 22, 2022 at 11:59 pm PT. Use of any robotic, automatic, programmed, or similar entry method or entering more than the number of times permitted will void all entries and result in disqualification. 

ENTRY: Entrants must login to Encore Music Technologies, Inc.’s (“Sponsor”) mobile application called “Encore Studio” (the “App”), and create a live show to air prior to August 22, 2022 at 11:59PT. Entrants must set up and go live with their show, which must contain a musical performance, in order to be considered. All entry information shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Submissions” or each as a “Submission.” Submissions must comply with these Official Rules.  

  • On August 23, 2022, the Sponsor will review all submissions and select four (4) finalists. 
  • During the week of August 23rd, on a day and time that will be communicated to the finalists and Encore users, Suigeneris (“Artist”) will host the winner event. The audience will follow guidelines of the Artist in order to vote for their favorite performance. The song that receives the most votes will be named the winner. 

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

By uploading a Submission in the Contest:

  1. Entrants hereby warrant and represent that the entire Submission (including any sound recording and underlying compositions contained in the mp3 file and/or link) meets the following requirements: 
  • Submission cannot be sexually explicit or suggestive, unnecessarily violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group, profane or pornographic, or contain nudity;
  • Submission cannot promote alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message;
  • Submission cannot be obscene or offensive, endorse any form of hate or hate group;
  • Submission cannot defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about Encore Music Technologies, Inc.’s (“Sponsor”) or its products, or other people, products or companies;
  • Submission and all components thereof, including the sound recording(s) and underlying musical composition(s) are original works and will not infringe upon or violate any copyright of, or infringe or violate the right of privacy or any other right of, any person, firm, or entity;
  • Submission has not been commercially released;
  • Submission cannot contain copyrighted materials owned by others (including musical “samples” other than the musical tracks provided) without written permission;
  • Submission cannot communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which Sponsor wishes to associate; and
  • Submission cannot depict, and cannot itself, be in violation of any law.
  1. Entrants grant to Sponsor and/or its affiliates, subsidiaries, and agencies (collectively “Promotion Parties“) a gratis, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, right and royalty-free license to use their Submission for purposes of determining whether they will be selected as a winner. Such right includes, without limitation, the right to transmit, store on Sponsor’s servers, download, display, exploit, perform, and distribute in any and all media the Submission for purposes of determining the winner;
  2. Entrants agree that Promotion Parties shall have no obligation (express or implied) to use Submission in any manner and entrants shall not be entitled to any damages or other relief by reason of Promotion Parties use or non-use of entrants’ Submission; 
  3. Each entrant warrants and represents the following with respect to their Submission: (a) entrant is the sole and exclusive owner of the Submission; (b) the Submission submitted by entrant will be original to entrant; (c) no third party consents, permissions, or authorizations are necessary for entrant to submit the Submission to Sponsor; and (b) the Submission will not infringe on any rights of any third parties; and
  4. Entrants agree to sign and deliver to Promotion Parties such documents as Promotion Parties may reasonably require to effectuate the rights granted herein.                                          .

ELIGIBILITY: Open to persons who legally reside in the United States and who are at least 18 years of age at the time of entry. Employees of Promotion Parties may not enter this Contest. 

 

SKILLS-BASED CONTEST WINNER SELECTION:. This is a skills-based competition. Winners will be selected on or about August 22, 2022 by Sponsor or its designees (including, without limitation, Artist and the audience of the Contest), who shall be considered the judges of the contest, based on the judges’ ranking of the Submissions in the following categories: aesthetic, quality, originality and creativity. One (1) entrant will be selected as the winner. The decisions of the judges are final and binding on all matters relating to the contest. Winners will be notified by social media contact and/or email within 15 days of winner selection. Potential winners may be required to sign and return a declaration or affidavit of eligibility/release of liability within 48 hours of notification or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected. By entering this Contest, entrant accepts and agrees to these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final in all matters.  Acceptance of a prize also constitutes permission to the Promotion Parties to use winners’ name, likeness, photos, and biographical information for commercial, advertising, promotional and other purposes without further compensation or right of approval, unless prohibited by law. All federal and state laws apply. 

PRIZE: One (1) winner will receive One Thousand Dollars ($1,000), a meet-and-greet with the Artist in Los Angeles, and a live show produced at Encore Studios. Date to be determined by Sponsor & Artist. [Total prize value: $1,500]

Limit one prize per winner. No substitutions, cash redemptions, assignments or transfers of the prize (in whole or in part) are permitted by winners. Winner is responsible for making all travel arrangements. 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By entering this Contest, entrants waive all right to, and hold the Promotion Parties harmless from, any claim, liability, loss, damage (including punitive, incidental, and consequential damages), or expense (including attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with participation in this contest or the acceptance, use, or misuse of any prize. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding these limitations or exclusions. The Contest and the prize(s) are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. 

CHEATING: Entrants agree not to knowingly damage or cause interruption of the drawing and/or prevent others from utilizing the links to the drawing. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS DRAWING VIOLATES CRIMINAL OR CIVIL LAWS. IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT IS MADE, PROMOTION PARTIES MAY DISQUALIFY ANY ENTRANTS MAKING SUCH ATTEMPT AND PROMOTION PARTIES MAY SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: By participating, entrants agree Promotion Parties are not responsible or liable for, and shall be released and held harmless from: (i) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind; (ii) any condition caused by events beyond the control of Promotion Parties that may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted; (iii) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest; (iv) any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with or resulting from participation in the Contest, acceptance, possession, or misuse of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy.  Promotion parties will not be responsible for: late, incomplete, or incorrect entries; an entrant’s failure to receive prize notices due to entrant’s spam, junk e-mail, or other security settings or for entrants’ provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information; technical, hardware, or software malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled, or delayed electronic communications whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or used in this Contest; by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this Contest; or any typographical, technological, or other error in the publishing of the offer, administration of the Contest, or announcement of the prize. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of being conducted as described in these Official Rules, Sponsor shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Entrant agrees that Submissions may be shared Viacom International Inc. Entrant agrees that all matters arising out of or relating to this Contest and these Official Rules are governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Delaware, without giving effect to any of its conflict of laws provisions thereof. In the event a dispute arises cannot be resolved, such dispute shall be submitted to arbitration and resolved by a single qualified arbitrator in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA). All such arbitration shall take place at the office of the AAA in San Francisco, California. The award or decision rendered by the arbitrator shall be final binding and conclusive and judgment may be entered upon such award by any court. Winners are solely responsible for any taxes on their respective prizes.  By participating, contestants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and judges and waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest or these Official Rules.                                     .    

SPONSORS: The Sponsor of this Contest is Encore Music Technologies, Inc., 49 Pier Avenue, Suite B, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.