OFFICIAL RULES - VIEW
short film contest
PARTICIPANT DISCLOSURE:
NO MEMBERSHIP, PURCHASE, OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO
ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST.
1. The Contest: Prepare an original
30 to 60-second video that will educate the general public about
the importance of protecting and preserving our oceans, waves and
beaches under the theme of "buy a better future". Examples:
your video could show how purchases of specific project BLUE products
from our partners goes to help our oceans, waves and beaches; that
we can make smarter choices at the counter; that our coastlines
are an important resource and we are responsible for their well
being; or anything else to help educate the public about responsible
consumerism. The video must also reference the name, and/or website
address and/or logo of project BLUE and Surfrider Foundation, the
nonprofit environmental charity benefiting from this contest, and
to assist viewers who want further information. The sponsor and
administrator of this contest is Propaganda Headquarters, Inc.,
31014 South Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651, www.propagandahq.net.
2. Agreement to Rules: By entering
this contest, you agree to all of the rules. All decisions regarding
the contest will be made by Propaganda Headquarters, Inc. in its
sole discretion, and are final.
3. Eligibility: Except as noted
in this section, this contest is open only to individuals who are
legal residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or
older. You do NOT have to have to be a Surfrider Foundation member
to enter this contest. Not valid where prohibited. Employees, officers
or directors of Propaganda Headquarters, Inc. (PHQ) are not eligible.
4. Originality and Rights: ALL
ENTRIES MUST BE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL WORK AND CANNOT CONTAIN ANY COPYRIGHTED
OR PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED MATERIALS. By submitting your short film,
you are promising that you own all rights to all material in your
video, including the music, images, script, and rights to include
all persons, places or organizations included or depicted. If your
video contains images or identifications of any persons or organizations
(other than project BLUE and Surfrider Foundation), you agree that,
if you are chosen as a finalist, you will submit written authorization
from those persons (or their parents or guardians) or organizations
for the use of their identifications or images in your video. All
submissions will become the property of PHQ, and you agree to transfer
all rights in your work to PHQ and waive any future claims against
PHQ or others from the use, derivative or otherwise, of your video.
PHQ will have all rights to use your work in any way without any
future notice, compensation or approval. You also agree to allow
PHQ to use your name, identification, and likeness to use, promote
or publicize your video in any manner, without limitation, and without
further compensation. You agree to indemnify PHQ, including for
legal costs, against any challenges to the ownership, use of, or
rights to material in your video.
5. What Your Video May Contain:
PHQ intends to use these videos to educate the public about project
BLUE and its initiative to raise awareness and funds for the Surfrider
Foundation via product sales. Video content should be both educational
and entertaining, as well as original and never before offered on
any other public site.
(A) You are free to use any
reasonable genre or form of content, including humor, music, drama,
documentary, autobiography or animation.
(B) Your video must focus on
project BLUE and its environmental initiative for the Surfrider
Foundation: the initiatve, non-profit benefiting from project
BLUE efforts, or related environmental topics as found on
www.surfrider.org.
(C) Your video must include
audio and/or visual reference to project BLUE, including its name
("project blue") and/or tagline ("be true to blue")
and (website address (www.betruetoblue.com,
which can be spoken as "be true to blue dot com") and/or
the project BLUE logo. You are authorized to use the project BLUE
logo in your video; you can download the project BLUE logo by
visiting the resources
page on this website. Neither the
project BLUE and Surfrider Foundation contact information or logo
may be used in a manner which disparages or harms project BLUE
or Surfrider Foundation.
6. Content Limitations: Videos
must be in English. Submissions must not contain offensive, sexually-oriented,
or defamatory statements. You may only submit one video.
7. Judging:
(A) Videos will be judged as
follows: 45% on overall effectiveness at conveying an important
message to the public about Surfrider Foundation; 40% on how original
and creative the presentation is; and 15% on how effectively and
creatively the video includes reference(s) to project BLUE and
the theme of "buy a better future".
(D) Videos which do not comply
with these rules in any way will be disqualified, in PHQ's sole
and final discretion, without notice.
(E) By March 15, 2008, PHQ
will select 10 videos as finalists for a public viewing and comment
period of 10 days. PHQ reserves the right to select additional
finalists if their scores are close to the top twelve and add
special recognition categories. If your video is selected as a
finalist, you will be required to submit more information, authorizations,
and copies of your video. All finalist entries will be available
for viewing on project BLUE's VIEW web site. The public may be
asked to rate the finalist videos on effectiveness of the message
and attractiveness as a way to educate the public. All public
comments received during the open viewing period will be considered
when PHQ chooses the grand prize winning video.
(F) PHQ will choose a single
grand prize winning video from the finalists.
(G) In the event of a tie,
the entry that is the most technically proficient and professional
in its appearance will be declared the winner.
8. To Enter the Contest: The
contest Submission Period starts at 6:00 am EDT on Nov 11, 2008
and ends at 11:59 pm EDT on March 15th, 2008. Entry is a two-part
process; YOUR ENTRY IS NOT FINAL UNTIL BOTH STEPS ARE TAKEN AND
YOU HAVE RECEIVED AN E-MAIL CONFIRMATION OF YOUR ENTRY FROM PHQ.
(1) First, you must submit your video
entry to the VIEW by project BLUE Group Channel on YouTube, by
visiting www.youtube.com
and uploading your video to the
VIEW by project BLUE Group channel at www.youtube.com/groups/projectBLUE.
You will have to comply with all
terms, conditions and registration requirements of YouTube, although
YouTube has no connection with PHQ, project BLUE or this contest.
One requirement is that your video must be in the .wmv, .avi,
.mov, or .mpg file formats. All technical issues involving YouTube
and uploading videos should be directed to their webmaster.
(2) Once your video has
been uploaded and approved for viewing, YouTube will provide you
a link to your video. You must then visit the contest registration
page here,
complete the entry form, and agree to the contest rules. Your
entry is not complete until you have received an e-mail acknowledging
your entry; if you do not receive an e-mail within five days of
your entry, please contact PHQ at info@betruetoblue.com.
9. Prizes:
PHQ will award one Grand Prize of a trip to Costa Rica with accommodations.
PHQ will also award each other finalist with project BLUE products
from our project BLUE partners. Full prize packages can be viewed
here.
Winners will be notified and must complete
final releases and information requests prior to fulfillment of
the prizes. Failure to respond to the information requests or otherwise
timely comply with all rules or requests from PHQ will void the
award, and the prize may then be awarded to another entrant.
10. Additional Conditions and Terms:
A) As a condition for entry,
you agree to release, waive, indemnify, and otherwise hold harmless
PHQ, and all persons and entities associated with it from any
liability associated with your video and this contest to the fullest
extent of appropriate state or local laws.
B) All taxes are the responsibility
of the winner.
C) You agree to comply with
all government laws and regulations.
D) ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL
TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE
OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL
LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, PHQ RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW. Any damage made to the Web Site will be the
responsibility of the authorized e-mail account holder of the
e-mail address submitted at the time of entry.
(E) PHQ is not responsible
for errors of any kind, technical hardware or software failures
of any kind, including any injury or damage to any person's computer,
related to or resulting from participating in or experiencing
any materials in connection with the promotion, lost or unavailable
network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed
computer transmission that may limit your ability to participate
in the promotion.
(F) PHQ reserves the right
to cancel or modify the contest if fraud, misconduct or technical
failures harm the integrity of the program; or if a computer virus,
bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration or
security of the program as determined by PHQ, in its sole discretion.
In the event of termination, a notice will be posted online and
entries will be judged from among all eligible entries received
prior to termination. If insufficient entries are received, or
if no entry submitted meets minimum reasonable criteria for a
prize, in PHQ's sole and final discretion, fewer than all awards
may be made or a Grand Prize winner may not be selected. If at
least one qualifying entry is made, at least one finalist award
will be made.
(G) Proof of submitting entries
or responses to inquiries will not be deemed to be proof of receipt
by PHQ. Only receipt of an e-mail from PHQ acknowledging an entry
or communication will be considered proof of submission.
(H) Any use of robotic, automatic,
programmed or like methods of participation will void all such
submissions by the entrant.
(I) PHQ reserves the right
to prohibit the participation of an individual if fraud or tampering
is suspected or if the account holder fails to comply with any
requirement of participation as stated herein or with any provision
in these Official Rules.
(J) Once submitted, an entry
is final and may not be altered or edited further. Duplicate entries
will disqualify all such entries.
(K) No submissions will be
returned.
(L) PHQ may use any and all
information obtained from entrants for its internal activities,
including contacting an entrant. PHQ may share this information
with others, but will not sell this information to others.
(M) This Contest is offered
only in the United States and is governed by the laws of the State
of California. All claims relating in any manner to this contest
or to any submission must be resolved in the federal or state
courts of Orange County, CA. All issues and questions concerning
the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability
of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of participants
and PHQ in connection with the contest, shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California,
without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law
rules or provisions (whether of the State of California or any
other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws
of any jurisdiction other than the State of California.
(N) PHQ is not responsible
for any typographical errors in the announcement of prizes or
these Official Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained
on the Web Site. Use of Web Site is at user's own risk.
(O) For the names of the Finalists
or Official Rules, send your request with a self-addressed, stamped
envelope postmarked by March 31, 2008 and received by April 15,
2008, to: VIEW Contest Winners List, 31014 South Coast Hwy, Laguna
Beach, CA 92651
(P) The odds of winning will
be determined by the number of entries.
For more information, please
contact info@betruetoblue.com
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