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CONTEST BEGINS AT 12:00:00 AM LOS ANGELES TIME on November 7, 2014 AND ENDS AT 11:59:59 PM LOS ANGELES TIME on November 16, 2014 (THE "PROMOTION PERIOD").
BY ENTERING THE CONTEST ENTRANT AGREES TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES.
ALL ENTRY ARTWORK SUBMITTED MAY APPEAR IN THE CONTEST GALLERY AT SPONSOR'S SOLE DISCRETION.
2.HOW TO ENTER:
o During the Promotion Period, Entrant must follow the instructions on the Contest Site and submit the completed entry of an original illustration inspired by or depicting one of these three song lyrics provided at the Contest site: 1. "And we'll never be royals. It don't run in our blood. That kind of luxe just ain't for us. We crave a different kind of buzz" (from "Royals" by Lorde); or 2. "Pop culture was in art, now art's in pop culture in me. I live for the applause, applause, applause." (from "Applause" by Lady Gaga); or 3. "It's funny how some distance makes everything seem small. And the fears that once controlled me can't get to me at all" (from "Let it Go" By Demi Lovato).
o The completed original artwork submitted by the Entrant (the "Work") may originate in any visual medium but must be submitted at the Contest Site as a single JPG or PNG file. Photographs of an entry made in another medium are acceptable.
o The Work:
• must be approximately 2,000 pixels in width and 550 pixels in height;
when submitted, the Entrant must state in the Artists' comments section the specific lyric that the Work is intended to illustrate;
• must be the Entrant's original work made for the Contest and may not use stock materials from others, trademarks, or characters. The Work must be under no restriction, contractual or otherwise, that will prevent Sponsor and/or the Game Companies' (defined below) use of the Work and each Work must be free of any and all liens, encumbrances and claims of third parties, with the exception of the limited license provided herein. Entrant acknowledges, agrees, represents and warrants that, nothing in the Work infringes on any copyrights, confidential information, trade secrets or trademarks belonging to any person or entity other than the Entrant or violates any person's rights of privacy or publicity and that all necessary releases and permissions have been secured from anyone's likeness appearing in the Work or any person or entity with any rights in or to the Work.
• licensed brushes and textures are acceptable as well as original assets from the Entrant's own work. Do not include the name of the song in your entry. Do not reproduce the lyrics in your entry. Do not include Lady Gaga or Lorde or Demi Lovato in your entry. You may provide an artist's signature on your entry only if it can be removed if your entry is selected as a winner.
The Work must be in keeping with the image of Sponsor and the companies involved in the production, distribution, and marketing of Fantasia Music Evolved (the "Game Companies" and may not disparage or place Sponsor and/or the Game Companies in a negative light, as determined in Sponsor's sole discretion. The Work 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 Rules will be disqualified and therefore removed from the Contest Site gallery (the "Gallery"). Works will be added to the Gallery at Sponsor's discretion.
o Only online entries will be accepted. No hard copies of the entry will be accepted for judging.
o Note: The three winning entries will be used in connection with a direct advertisement for the Fantasia Music Evolved game (the "Game") and will be placed on deviantART as a home page billboard takeover.
o ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59:59 PM (PT) November 16, 2014 . No illegible, incomplete, forged or altered entries will be accepted. Works will not be returned.
o Entrants may enter as many Works as they like however duplicate entries are not allowed.
o 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 and other intellectual property of the Game Companies including any lyrics of the songs provided at the Contest Site (collectively the "Marks");
• except as expressly required in these Official Rules, Entrant may not use the Marks in any manner whatsoever in connection with the Work or otherwise without Game Companies' express prior written approval;
• The three (3) winning entries will be used in connection with a direct advertisement for the Game placed on deviantART as a home page billboard takeover. Entrant specifically consents to this use and understands that the winning Work may be adapted, altered or modified in any fashion for this use, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
• Entrant may not authorize or permit any Work to be used to promote any product or service of any party other than the Game Companies and/or 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 a personal portfolio or in connection with his or her account on deviantART.com.
Entrant may use any element from the Work in any subsequent works by the Entrant without any obligation to the Sponsor or to the Game Companies provided the use of such element does not reference the song lyrics or the Contest in any fashion.
• Entrant acknowledges that the Game Companies have had, and will continue to have, numerous other artists render artwork based on the Game, and that the game Companies may freely use any such artwork by others without any obligation or liability to Entrant whatsoever notwithstanding any coincidental similarity between such artwork and the Work.
There will be three (3) winners in the Contest (the "Winners") with one winner chosen for each lyric listed in Paragraph 2, above, and at the Contest Site. The potential winners will be selected on or about November 19, 2014, from all eligible and qualified entries by full-time deviantART staff who are qualified and impartial judges. The Winners will be selected on the basis of (i) effectiveness as an illustration or inspiration from the lyric chosen by the Entrant for the Work; (ii) overall impact of the Work; and (iii) originality and artistic skill; all in whatever degree the judges believe to be appropriate in reaching a decision. The judges' decisions are final on all matters relating to the Contest. In the event of a tie, the entry with the highest score in "effectiveness as a tribute to the song lyrics," as determined in the judges sole discretion, will be determined the potential Winner. The Winners will be announced on the Contest Site, one per day, on November 21, November 22, and November 23, in home page billboard takeovers and thereafter in a message center announcement to all Entrants.
There are three (3) prizes (each a "Prize") to be awarded in this Contest, one (1) prize to each winner. Each Prize consists of:
• One Thousand ($1,000) U.S. dollars;
• Entrant's winning Work included in a home page billboard takeover on deviantART.com for one (1) day with the Work linked to the Entrant's deviantART page for the Work and the Entrant's name linked to his or her profile page on deviantART;
Total approximate retail value ("ARV") of each Prize is $1,000 USD and the ARV of all Prizes is $3,000USD. All Prizes will be awarded (assuming sufficient number of entries). No other substitution or transfer of prizes permitted. Sponsor responsible only for prize delivery; not responsible for prize utility, quality or otherwise. All taxes associated with any Prize awarded are solely the responsibility of each Winner. A Prize cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or offer. Prize elements may not be separated. In the event any portion of the Prize cannot be awarded as stated, that portion of the Prize will go unawarded. Costs and expenses associated with Prize acceptance and use not specifically stated herein as being provided are the sole responsibility of the Winners. No interest will be awarded on cash prizes. Prizes are subject to availability, non-transferable, non-negotiable, non-refundable and no substitution will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a Prize for one of equal or greater value for any reason. Sponsor makes no warranties, and hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, concerning any prize furnished in connection with the Contest. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, SUCH PRIZES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SPONSOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
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