By completing this form and submitting the link to his or her video (hereinafter, “Submission Materials”) each submitter represents and warrants that: (A) all contents of Submission Materials are wholly original, with the exception of any content provided by Sony Music Entertainment in connection with Kelly Clarkson’s single, “What Doesn’t Kill You” (“SME Content”), have been created entirely by entrant, have not been taken in whole or in part from any source other than entrant and do not incorporate or include anything that is owned by any third party or would require the consent of any third party; (B) you own and/or control 100% of all right, title and interest in and to the Submission Materials, as well as all elements contained therein; (C) the Submission Materials do not and shall not violate any law or the copyright, trademark, publicity right, privacy right, or any other right of any third party; (D) the Submission Materials, or any part thereof, have not been commercially released; and (E) you have the written consent, release and/or permission of each and every participant in the Submission Material to participate in the Submission Materials as contemplated herein; and (ii) you agree that the Submission Materials shall be a "work made for hire," with all rights therein, including, without limitation, the exclusive copyright, being the property of Sony Music Entertainment (“SME”). In the event the Submission Materials are considered not to be a "work made for hire," you irrevocably assign to SME all right, title, and interest in your entry (including, without limitation, the copyright) in any and all media whether now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, anywhere in the world, with the right to make any and all uses thereof, including, without limitation, use in the official music video for Kelly Clarkson’s single, “What Doesn’t Kill You” (“Video”).
 
The Submission Materials may not and do not contain references which are obscene, crude, vulgar or defamatory; contain gang identification, references to commercial products, license plate numbers, phone numbers, personal addresses (physical or email), Web site URLs, derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups; contain references to illegal or inappropriate activity, behavior or conduct; or contain any other references that could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, as determined by SME, in its sole discretion.


 
By providing Submission Materials in connection herewith, you grant to SME and its affiliated companies the right, except where prohibited by law, to use your Submission Materials, or any portion thereof, as part of or in connection with the Video without compensation to you unless required by law.  You shall have no right of approval, no claim to compensation, and no claim (including, without limitation, claims based on invasion of privacy, defamation, or right of publicity) arising out of any use, blurring, alteration, or use in composite form of the Submission Materials. The rights granted under this paragraph shall extend to SME and its affiliated companies and agents with respect to all participants. SME is under no obligation to use the Submission Materials for any purpose.

 

You hereby represent and warrant that you are at least nineteen (19) years of age and that you have read and agree to the foregoing and are fully familiar with its contents.  By continuing, you agree to be bound by the decisions of SME and to comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.