Official Rules

CONTEST BEGINS AT 12:00:00 AM (PT - Los Angeles Time) on MARCH 10, 2017 AND ENDS AT 11:59:59 PM (PT - Los Angeles Time) ON APRIL 9, 2017 (THE "PROMOTION PERIOD").

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN.

  1. HOW TO ENTER:

    1. Membership to www.deviantart.com (the "Contest Site") is required to enter the "Split" Contest (the "Contest"). Membership to www.deviantart.com is free. No purchase necessary to enter or win. Only entries from valid DeviantArt accounts will be accepted. If Entrant is already a registered member, Entrant is not automatically entered into the Contest.

    2. Entrant must be at least thirteen (13) years old as of March 10, 2017 to be eligible to enter the Contest.

    3. Contest is void where prohibited by law, including but not limited to, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria and any other territory subject to a trade embargo by the United States government.

    4. Entrant must follow the instructions on the Contest Site and submit a completed entry following this direction: In the movie Split, Kevin’s multiple personalities (as played by James McAvoy in the motion picture) are in a constant struggle to take control. Taking inspiration from the movie or from your own life, create an original piece of art illustrating an internal struggle—either between Kevin’s various personalities or between your own inner personas.

    5. The completed entry ("Work") may originate in any visual medium but must be submitted at the Contest Site as a single JPG or PNG file.

    6. The Work:

      • may be either figurative or abstract in any style or genre at the Entrant’s discretion;

      • must be at least approximately 2,000 pixels in its shortest length;

      • must be the Entrant's original work made for the Contest and may not use stock materials, trademarks, or characters other than those from the Split motion picture;

      • may include licensed brushes and textures, and original imagery and text created by the Entrant, and visual elements from Split but the Entrant may not directly copy and paste images from Split as part of an entry;

      • must not include the word/mark “Split” in the title, description or anywhere within the Work itself.

    7. The Work must be in keeping with the image of DeviantArt ("Sponsor") and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, LLC; may not be inappropriate, offensive, libelous or defamatory, pornographic, sexually explicit, unlawful or plagiarized, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion; must not be harassing, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, profane, obscene, excessively violent, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable or offensive in any way, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion; may not violate or encourage others to violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation; may not defame or invade publicity rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person's personal or property rights or any other third party rights, or involve physical harm to any person or animal; may not contain verbal or visual mentions of commercial/corporate advertising, including but not limited to corporate logos, brand names, and slogans, other than those permitted by these Official Rules; may not include any viruses, worms, corrupt files, Trojan horses, or other forms of corruptive code or content that may harm or compromise the Contest Site and/or the proper conduct of the Contest; may not use any watermarks but may contain a signature by the artist provided that the signature is capable of removal at the request of Sponsor if the entry is adapted for use by the Sponsor as a winning entry in accordance with these Official Rules; and, if found to be in violation of these Official Rules, will be disqualified and therefore removed from the Contest Site gallery.

    8. Only online entries will be accepted. No hard copies of the entry will be accepted for judging. Do not submit original files or original printed copies of Works.

    9. ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59:59 PM (PT) APRIL 9, 2017. No illegible, incomplete, forged or altered entries will be accepted. Works will not be returned.

    10. Entrants may enter as many Works as they like, however duplicate entries are not allowed.

  2. ENTRANT'S RIGHTS:

    All Works submitted will remain the exclusive property of the Entrant, provided that:

    • Entrant will not acquire any ownership or other interest in any and all trademarks, logos, copyrights, characters and other intellectual property of or related to the Split motion picture or to Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, LLC, including any Split characters, costumes, devices, backgrounds, settings or other elements (or to any characters, costumes, devices or elements rendered by Entrant as part of the Work that use any copyrighted or trademarked element of materials owned and controlled by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, LLC or others related to Split) (collectively, the "Marks");

    • except as otherwise expressly set forth in these Official Rules, Entrant may not use the Marks in any manner whatsoever in connection with the Work or otherwise without Sponsor's express prior written approval;

    • during the Promotion Period, and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, Entrant shall grant Sponsor and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, LLC a worldwide, royalty-free license to display digital or physical copies and/or utilize the Works on the Contest Site, social media, and/or in any other media, setting or location, accessible anywhere in the world, in connection with promotion of the Contest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Entrant agrees that any permissible display on social media posted prior to the expiration of the license period detailed herein shall remain accessible in perpetuity;

    • if Entrant’s Work is awarded first, second, or third place, Entrant agrees (i) that Sponsor and/or Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, LLC may arrange to have the Works reproduced in print form for display anywhere in the world in perpetuity (or, where permission in perpetuity is not enforceable, for at least ten (10) years from the end of the Promotion Period), and (ii) shall grant Sponsor and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, LLC a worldwide, exclusive, royalty-free license for a period of three (3) years to display digital or physical copies and/or utilize the Works on the Contest Site, social media, and/or in any other media, setting or location, accessible anywhere in the world, in connection with promotion of the Split motion picture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Entrant agrees that any permissible display on social media posted prior to the expiration of the license period detailed herein shall remain accessible in perpetuity;

    • to the extent the Work incorporates the Marks, Entrant may not authorize or permit any Work to be used to promote any product or service of any party other than Sponsor, may not sell the Work or receive any payment for the use of the Work, and may only use the Work for the purposes of display in social media such as DeviantArt or in a personal portfolio.

    • Entrant acknowledges that Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, LLC has had, and will continue to have, numerous other artists render artwork based on Split, and that Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, LLC may freely use any such artwork without any obligation or liability to Entrant whatsoever, notwithstanding any coincidental similarity between such artwork and the Work.

    • Entrant warrants, represents, and undertakes that his or her contributions to the Work are completely original to the Entrant and does not and will not infringe upon any third party rights, including without limitation intellectual property rights or personality rights of any kind in any manner.

    • Entrant hereby waives all, and agrees not to assert any, moral rights, and/or similar or equivalent rights, and/or performer’s rights, in the Work, wherever in the world arising at any time.

  3. SELECTION OF WINNERS:

    Final Winners will be announced on or about April 20, 2017.

    Twenty-five (25) semi-finalists will be selected from all eligible and qualified entries by a panel of full-time DeviantArt staff, along with an independent judge not affiliated with DeviantArt, on or about April 14, 2017. The semi-finalists will be selected on the basis of:

    • Overall Emotional Impact of the Work,

    • Originality and Artistic Skill; and

    • Success in Portraying the Contest Theme.

    The twenty-five (25) semi-finalists will be posted in advance of final judging. Only one (1) entry per Entrant may be chosen as a semi-finalist entry. The First, Second and Third Place Works, using the same criteria and methodology, will be selected from the semi-finalists by M. Night Shyamalan with the same independent judge who helped to select the semi-finalists. In the event Mr. Shyamalan becomes unavailable a panel of judges from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, along with the same independent judge, will select the First, Second and Third Place Works. The judge(s) may apply each of the criteria listed above in whatever degree of emphasis he or she chooses. In the event of a tie in any portion of the judging process, the judges themselves will resolve the tie to the appropriate number of semi-finalists or ranked winners, as applicable.

    The judges' decisions are final on all matters relating to the Contest.

  4. PRIZES

    • The First Place Winner will receive six thousand dollars (USD$6,000.00) and a one (1) year Core Membership to DeviantArt (Total Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of 1st Place Prize: USD $6,050.00).

    • The Second Place Winner will receive three thousand dollars (USD$3,000.00) and a six (6) month Core Membership to DeviantArt (Total ARV of 2nd Place Prize: USD $3,030.00).

    • The Third Place Winner will receive one thousand dollars (USD$1,000.00) and a six (6) month Core Membership to DeviantArt (Total ARV of 3rd Place Prize: USD $1,030.00).

    • The remaining twenty-two (22) Semi-Finalists will receive a three (3) month Core Membership to DeviantArt and eight hundred (800) DeviantArt Points (Total ARV of each Semi-Finalist Prize: USD$40.00).

    Total ARV of all prizes: ten thousand nine hundred ninety dollars (USD$10,990.00). All prizes will be awarded (assuming sufficient number of entries). No other substitution or transfer of prizes permitted. DeviantArt is responsible only for prize delivery; DeviantArt is not responsible for prize utility, quality or otherwise. Taxes and fees, if any, are the sole responsibility of prize winners.

  5. ELIGIBILITY:

    Contest open to DeviantArt members who are at least thirteen (13) years old as of March 10, 2017, except employees and volunteers (and their immediate families and members of the same household) of Sponsor, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, LLC, and their respective affiliates, corporate parents or subsidiaries, agents, advertising and promotion agencies and/or any other individuals or corporations involved in the production and distribution of the motion picture Split. Entrants aged under eighteen (18) years old may only enter if they have permission to do so from their parent or legal guardian, and such parent or legal guardian agrees to be bound by these Official Rules. There is no charge for DeviantArt membership. The contest is void where prohibited by law.

  6. VERIFICATION OF WINNERS AND DELIVERY OF PRIZES:

    Potential winners will, and other potential winners may, be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and, where permitted, a liability and publicity release. A prize may be forfeited if affidavit or releases are not returned within twenty-one (21) days after mailing to potential winner or if prize notification letter or prize itself is returned as undeliverable. Each of the three (3) winners agree to Sponsor’s and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, LLC’s use of his/her user name on DeviantArt, name, voice, likeness, and statements for promotional purposes in connection with use of the Entrant’s Work as permitted in these Official Rules in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, without additional compensation, notification, permission or limitation (to the extent permitted by law).

  7. GENERAL:

    This Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law and is subject to all applicable laws and regulations. This Contest will be governed by the internal laws of the State of California, U.S.A. Any and all legal actions or claims arising in connection with this Contest must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction within the State of California. Sponsor and judges not responsible for late, lost, stolen, damaged, garbled, incomplete, misaddressed, postage due, incorrect or misdirected entries, mail or communications; for errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, or delays in operations or transmission of information, in each case whether arising by way of technical or other failures or malfunctions of computer hardware, software, communications devices, or transmission lines or data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry materials, loss or otherwise. Sponsor and judges not responsible for electronic communications which are undeliverable as a result of any form of active or passive filtering of any kind, or insufficient space in Entrant's e-mail account to receive e-mail messages. Sponsor disclaims any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participation in, or accessing, posting, uploading or downloading information in connection with, this Contest, and reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel, terminate or suspend this Contest should any virus, bug, technical failures, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest. In the event of any such cancellation, termination or suspension, a notice will be posted on the Contest Site and the winners will be selected from among all eligible entries received prior to such time. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant from this Contest or any other promotion conducted now or in the future by Sponsor or any of its affiliates if the Entrant's fraud or misconduct adversely affects the integrity of the Contest. By participating in this Contest, each Entrant accepts the conditions stated in these Official Rules, agrees to be bound by the decisions of the judges, warrants that he/she is eligible to participate in this Contest, and agrees for Entrant and for Entrant’s heirs, executors, and administrators to release and hold harmless Sponsor and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, LLC and their respective officers, directors, and employees from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from such Entrant’s participation in the Contest. By accepting a prize, winner agrees to release Sponsor, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, LLC, and their respective directors, employees, officers, and agents, including without limitation, their advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability, loss or damages, to the extent permissible under applicable law, arising from or in connection with the awarding, receipt, and/or use or misuse of the prize or participation in any prize-related activities. DeviantArt reserves the right to amend these Official Rules from time to time if it considers it reasonable or necessary to do so. Updated versions of the Official Rules will be posted here and will bind all Entrants.

  8. CAUTION:

    ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE ENTRANT AND HIS OR HER WORK WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE CONTEST, AND SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

  9. WINNERS LIST:

    To obtain a list of winners, go to www.deviantart.com. The list will be available after selection and verification of winners as provided in these Official Rules.

  10. SPONSOR:

    DeviantArt, Inc., 7095 Hollywood Blvd., #788, Hollywood, CA 90028

  11. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CONTEST:

    Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, LLC is not a Sponsor of the Contest and is not associated with or responsible for the administration of the Contest in any way.

    © DeviantArt, Inc. 2017

    All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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