“Oh, Say, Can You Sing?” Contest Rules

No purchase is necessary to enter or win. Times-World, LLC and its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Times-World” or “The Roanoke Times”) are providing this contest, which is powered by Upickem.

Eligibility:

Contest entrants (“entrants” or “you”) must be a legal U.S. resident 18 years of age or older or the age of legal majority in your state of primary residence at time of entry to be eligible for this contest. Parents or legal guardians may enter a performance of a minor (younger than eighteen (18) years of age as of June 11, 2010) in their care.  The Grand Prize winner must be willing and available to perform live on July 4^th, 2010, at The Roanoke Times Music for Americans (“MFA”) event at River’s Edge in Roanoke , Virginia .  Employees, shareholders, officers, directors, agents, and representatives of Times-World, or their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, agents, representatives and promotional agencies, and their immediate family members (defined as parents, spouse, children, siblings, grandparents, or grandchildren as well as any person with whom they are domiciled) are not eligible, and people who meet this definition cannot be depicted in any video entered in the contest. This contest is void where prohibited by law.

How to Enter:

One video entry per person. To enter the contest, you must submit only one video of no longer than 60 seconds (the “video”), of yourself, or dependent child, performing the first stanza of The Star Spangled Banner with no assistance from musical accompaniment (a cappella only).  Audio-only submissions will not be accepted. Upload and send the video via electronic delivery through the contest site at roanoke.com/contests, together with your full name, mailing address, e-mail address and telephone number(s).  Videos must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 11. 

Submission Requirements:

The video must be entirely your original work and must not contain material that

• violates or infringes another's rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement (including copyrighted music, lyrics, images, photos, artwork, script, or footage);
• disparages Times-World, or any other person or party affiliated with the promotion and administration of this Contest;
• depicts brand names, location signage, trademarks, or logos;
• is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, tortuous, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
• promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; or
• is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any jurisdiction where video is created.

The Roanoke Times reserves the right to disqualify in their sole and absolute discretion any videos that violate the contest rules.

Selection of winners:

Voting will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 11 and end at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 21, 2010.  The top 3 eligible vote getters – plus a judge’s choice -- will be announced in The Roanoke Times June 25, 26 and 27, 2010.

Winners will be notified by telephone and/or email on or about June 22, 2010. The winner agrees to be featured in a story in The Roanoke Times and on roanoke.com.

Ties will be broken by Times-World.

Prizes:

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

One Grand Prize winner will perform at the Sunday, July 4 MFA gathering at River’s Edge in Roanoke , and receive a Gift Card valued at $500.  If the Grand Prize winner is unable or unwilling to sing the first stanza of the national anthem live at MFA, he or she forfeits the prize, including the Gift Card, and the next highest vote getter will automatically become the Grand Prize winner.

The second place winner will receive a Gift Card valued at $300. The third place winner will receive a Gift Card valued at $200. Judges’ choice will receive a gift bag from The Roanoke Times and will be listed in the contest results in The Roanoke Times and on roanoke.com.

All results posted are unofficial until winners claim their prizes from Times-World. Winners must claim their prizes no later than December 31, 2010. The failure to claim a prize by December 31, 2010 will result in forfeiture of the prize and, in such case, The Roanoke Times will donate the prize(s) to Roanoke Area Ministries, a charitable organization.

Additional Terms:

Entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the contest commissioners, which are final on all matters pertaining to the contest.

By entering the contest, (i) you represent that you are the copyright owner of the video, (ii) you grant to Times-World all rights necessary to use the video in the contest, (iii) you grant to Times-World a worldwide, perpetual, fully-paid up, irrevocable license to edit, publish, republish, distribute and copy the video and/or the edited video an unlimited number of times in any print, electronic or other medium, (iv) you represent that you have obtained from anyone identified or depicted in the video (or the parent or guardian of any child identified or depicted) all permission necessary to grant Times-World the foregoing license, and (v) you grant to Times-World the right to use and publish your name and state of residence online and in print, or any other media, in connection with the contest.

Times-World reserves the right to use any and all information related to the contest, including information on contestants obtained through the contest, for marketing purposes or any other purpose, unless prohibited by law.

Each winner, by acceptance of the prize, releases and agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Upickem and Times-World, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, shareholders, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, and advertising agencies from all liability, claims, or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, liability or losses which may be sustained in connection with the contest or the receipt, ownership, or use of the prize.

Times-World and Upickem are not responsible for Internet crashes or slowdowns caused by network congestion, viruses, sabotage, satellite failures, phone line failures, electrical outages, natural disasters or acts of man or God.

Each winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes and will be required to complete an IRS form W-9. Times-World reserves the right to withhold prizes until completed form W-9 is received.

This contest is not intended for gambling. If it is determined that a contestant is using the contest for gambling purposes they will be disqualified and reported to authorities.

Times-World reserves the right to change these contest rules at any time.

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