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AND THE WRITER IS…YOU SONGWRITING COMPETITION

RULES, TERMS & CONDITIONS

  1. ELIGIBILITY: The And The Writer Is…You Competition (the “Competition”) is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are over the age of 18. Non-US residents over the age of 18 may enter unless expressly prohibited by local regulations and law. All employees of And The Writer Is LLC (the “Sponsor”), all associated agencies and each of their sales representatives, distributors, or agents (all of the foregoing, together with Sponsor, collectively referred to as “Competition Entities”), and their immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses) and those living in the same household of each (whether related or not), are ineligible to participate in the Competition. All applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Entry in the Competition constitutes your full and unconditional acceptance of these Official Terms. No purchase necessary - a purchase will not improve your chances of winning.
  2. COMPETITION PERIOD: The Competition entry period begins at 9:00 am ET on August 8th, 2018 and ends at 11:59 pm ET on October 7th, 2018 (the "Competition Period").
  3. COMPETITION ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS: During the Competition Period, you may submit an entry as follows: a. Submit an MP3 using the following naming convention: "Song TitleArtist Name.mp3" Example: “JealousNickJonas.mp3” b. Song must be 100% original. No exceptions. No sampling. c. Don't forget to share your submission on socials to earn votes! Use the hashtag #AndTheWriterIsYOU. Limit One (1) entry per person, per e-mail address, and per household during the Competition Period, regardless of whether a person has more than one address/email address or more than one person uses the same address/email address.
    As an alternative, you may submit an entry by mail on a “flash” drive or compact disc, along with all other information required, sent to: And The Writer Is, LLC c/o Big Deal Music, LLC 15503 Ventura Blvd., Suite #300 Encino, CA 91436
  4. PUBLICITY & LICENSES: As a condition of entry into the Competition, except where prohibited by law, each entrant and each winner, by accepting a prize, grants to Sponsor and its affiliates, legal representatives, assigns and licensees, all right, title and interest necessary to publicize, broadcast, display and/or otherwise use the Competition entrant's name, city, state, and biographical material (collectively, “Licensed Rights”) in any media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity for advertising and publicity purposes, without additional review, compensation, permission or approval of the winner. The Prize winner will be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability and Publicity Release within twenty-four (24) hours of attempted notification or the winner may be disqualified and an alternate winner selected. By submitting an entry as set forth above, each entrant grants Sponsor the free, perpetual right to reproduce, distribute and publicly perform the entry (including any name, image, logo, likeness or other material submitted with such entry) throughout the world in any and all manner and media, including on the Website. The Prize winner will make themselves available at a mutually-approved time, for a mutually-approved duration, to record and otherwise be interviewed for an episode of And The Writer Is…, including audio-only, audio-visual and photographic recordings.
  5. SELECTION OF COMPETITION WINNERS/ODDS: The potential Prize winners will be selected by Joe London and Ross Golan from the ten (10) most popular compositions, as determined by online voting at the official Competition website located at www.andthewriteris.com (the “Website”), using the following criteria: (a) the originality of the entrant’s entry; and (b) the performance, production and other artistic merits of the entry. Winners will be selected from entries received during the Competition Period no later than 11:59 pm ET on October 7th, 2018. The potential winners will be notified via email to the email address submitted with the potential winner's entry within twenty four (24) hours after the decision. The judges’ decisions on all matters relating to the Competition shall be final and binding. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, award the applicable prize to a runner-up. Any return of prize notification or prize email as undeliverable will result in forfeiture of any prize and an alternate winner may, at Sponsor's discretion, be randomly selected.
  6. PRIZES: The winner will be awarded the opportunity to be interviewed for and appear on an episode of the podcast currently entitled “And The Writer Is…” (the “Prize”). Prizes are not transferable and are not redeemable for cash. All taxes and other charges are responsibility of the winner. No substitutions allowed. All expenses not specifically mentioned herein are not included as part of any Prize package, and are solely the winner's responsibility.
  7. GENERAL TERMS: By entering or participating in the Competition, participants agree to be bound by these Official Terms, and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Competition Entities are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information or technical failures of any kind, (2) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Competition; or (3) any other computer, network, technical, human or other error, problem or malfunction that may occur in connection with the administration of the Competition, the processing of entries, or the selection or notification of winners. Further, if, for any reason, the Competition is not capable of running as planned for reasons outside the control of the Sponsor which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Competition (or portion thereof), Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Competition (or portion thereof). Sponsor also reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify the Entry of any individual found to be (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Competition or any website operated by the Competition Entities; (b) using any robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or like entry methods, which will void all such entries; (c) violating these Official Terms or the terms of service, conditions of use, and/or general terms of any Sponsor property or service; or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person. Competition Entities are not responsible for claims, injuries, losses or damages of any kind resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the awarding, delivery, acceptance, use, misuse, possession, loss or misdirection of the prize; participation in this Competition or in any activity or travel related thereto or from any interaction with, or downloading of, computer Competition information.
  8. PARTICIPANT OBLIGATIONS: By participating in the Competition, you agree to be bound by these Official Terms and the decisions of Sponsor. By accepting the prize, the winner agrees to release and hold Sponsor and its affiliates harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, actions and liabilities of any kind in connection with the Competition or receipt or redemption of the prize. The winner assumes all liability for any injury, death, or damage caused, or allegedly caused, by participating in the Competition or use or redemption of the prize. By submitting an entry, each entrant represents and warrants that their submission is 100% original and does not infringe any intellectual property, privacy or publicity or other rights of any third party, and in any case, the entrant will indemnify Sponsor and its affiliates, and hold Sponsor and its affiliates harmless from any claims to the contrary. By submitting, each entrant represents and warrants that no third party’s consent or approval is required for such entrant to participate in the Competition.
  9. PERSONAL INFORMATION: The personal information collected through the Competition is subject to TicketLabs Inc.'s Privacy Policy, located at https://www.hive.co/privacy/. By entering the Competition, you agree to the use of your personal information as described in the above Privacy Policy.