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Video Awards Rules

The Panasonic Online Video Fest Awards Contest Official Rules

  1. To Enter: Contest begins at 12:00:01 AM ET on May 29, 2006 and ends at 11:59:59 PM ET on June 22, 2006 ("Contest Period"). To enter, visit www.YouTube.com and click on the "Panasonic Online Video Fest" link. Complete the online registration form. Then, visit www.PanasonicOnlineVideoFest.com, complete the online entry form and upload an original live-action or animated comedic Video that you have created. Directions will be provided online for the format requirements and uploading instructions for your Video submission ("Video"). Videos must be no longer than five minutes in length. For the first three weeks during the Contest Period, Videos must be received by 11:59:59 PM ET each of the following Fridays: June 2, 2006; June 9, 2006; and June 16, 2006, to be eligible for that week's judging and any subsequent judgings. For the fourth and last week of the Contest Period, Videos must be received by 11:59:59 PM ET on June 22, 2006, to be eligible for the final judging. Non-winning entries (including nominees not determined as Finalists) will be carried forward into subsequent weeks and will keep the initial judging score and will not be re-judged each week. You may enter as often as you wish but each entry must be unique. Videos must be in the format indicated on the site and all videos must meet the submission rules on the site. Any Video that is not of satisfactory quality (e.g., brightness, focus, volume) will likely be rejected, at Judges' sole discretion. Any entry not in compliance with the above will be disqualified. Entries will not be returned and Sponsor will not acknowledge receipt of entries.

  2. Eligibility: Contest is open to legal residents of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older as of date of entry. Employees and families of Panasonic Corporation of North America ("Sponsor"), YouTube, Inc., LIME Public Relations & Promotion, Reindeer Company, their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, advertising and promotional agencies, including Don Jagoda Associates, Inc. are ineligible. Void where prohibited by law. All United States federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.

  3. Judgings: All eligible Videos will be initially evaluated by representatives of Reindeer Company, to determine five nominees each week. Initial judgings will take place on or about the following dates: June 3, 2006; June 10, 2006; June 17, 2006; and June 23, 2006, from among all eligible entries received by each week's end date. Videos will be evaluated initially and for Finalist Judgings according to the following judging criteria: Originality and Creativity (30 points), Most Humorous (40 points) and Overall Entertainment Value (30 points). In the event of a tie, the tied entries in any round of judging will be re-judged based solely on Most Humorous. Expert Judges will select one Finalist per each nominee group for each week during the Contest Period. The panel of Expert Judges will consist of representatives from LIME Public Relations & Promotion and Reindeer Company. Finalist for Week one will be determined by June 12, 2006; Finalist for Week two will be determined by June 19, 2006; Finalist for Week three will be determined by June 26, 2006; Finalist for Week four will be determined by July 3, 2006. Final judging will take place during the week of July 3, 2006, to determine which of the four Finalists will be deemed the First Prize winner, Second Prize winner, Third Prize winner and Fourth Prize winner, based on the criteria outlined above.

  4. Prizes and Approximate Retail Values (ARV): First Prize (1): A Panasonic 50" Plasma HDTV and a Lumix® 8 Megapixel Digital Camera (ARV: $4,599.94). Second Prize (1): A Panasonic 50" Plasma HDTV (ARV: $3,499.95). Third Prize (1): A Panasonic 37" Plasma TV (ARV: $1,999.95). Fourth Prize (1): A Lumix 8.4 Megapixel Digital Camera (ARV: $629.99). Winners will also have their Videos posted on www.YouTube.com. The Contest (and the awarding of prizes) is expressly contingent upon a sufficient number of eligible entries being received by the Sponsor, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. Prizes are not transferable; no substitutions or cash equivalents are allowed except by the Sponsor who reserves the right to award a prize (or portion of prize) of equal or greater value if the advertised prize (or portion of prize) is unavailable or if, for any reason beyond Sponsor's control, the stated prize is unable to be awarded. Potential winners will be notified by mail/e-mail. The Finalists from the first three weeks and all five nominees from the last week will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release, Assignment of Rights and where legal, a Publicity Release within three (3) days of notification attempt, which will be sent via overnight UPS with a pre-paid UPS overnight return enclosed, or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner determined. Return of any prize or prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and alternate winner determination. Taxes related to the prizes are the sole responsibility of the individual winners. Sponsor assumes no responsibility or liability, for damages, losses or injury resulting from acceptance or use of any prize.

  5. General Rules: Entries must be entrant's own original work, have not won a previous prize or award and have not been previously published and must not infringe on any third-party rights. Each Entrant grants to Sponsor the right to use, publish, and broadcast his/her name, voice, picture, portrait, image, likeness and Video in all media and types of advertising and promotion. Any entry deemed unsuitable will be disqualified in Judges' sole discretion. Entrants acknowledge that they give and grant to Sponsor, YouTube, Inc. and their assigns and licensees, a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, edit, transmit, post, publish and broadcast the Video, in whole or in part, including any ideas, concepts, excerpts, in any form of media now known or hereafter developed for any purpose, including without limitation, the advertising, marketing and promotion of Sponsor or YouTube, Inc. Furthermore, Entrants agree that the foregoing license shall be nonexclusive except Entrants give and grant to Sponsor and YouTube, Inc., the exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, transmit, publish and broadcast the Video through all forms of television, including but not limited to cable, satellite, and industrial. Contest participation constitutes permission for Sponsor and YouTube, Inc.to share the participants' information with any of their partners (for prize fulfillment and future marketing programs). All entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual that tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or Web Site; violates the Official Rules; or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor and its agents are not responsible for technical, hardware, or software malfunctions, telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest which may limit the ability to participate or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the submissions in this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Contest if it becomes technically corrupted, and judge entries from the eligible online entries received prior to cancellation. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, YouTube, Inc. and judges, which are final and binding.

  6. Winners' List: Finalists will be posted as they are determined on www.YouTube.com. The order of winners will be posted after July 12, 2006, until August 12, 2006.

  7. Limitation of Liability: ENTRANTS HEREBY RELEASE AND DISCHARGE SPONSOR, YOUTUBE, INC. AND THEIR ASSIGNS AND LICENSEES FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR USE OF THE VIDEO, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY CLAIMS FOR DEFAMATION, INVASION OF PRIVACY OR RIGHT OF PUBLICITY. NEITHER SPONSOR, YOUTUBE, INC. NOR THEIR AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUBSIDIARIES, OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AS WELL AS THEIR ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCIES, SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY OR GOODWILL. IN ALL EVENTS, THE SOLE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF SPONSOR, YOUTUBE, INC., PRIZE PROVIDERS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE APPROX. RETAIL VALUE OF THE PRIZES SET FORTH HEREIN.

  8. Sponsor/Administrator: This Contest is Sponsored by Panasonic Corporation of North America, One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094. This Contest is administered by Don Jagoda Associates, Inc., 100 Marcus Drive, Melville, NY 11747.

Review Awards Rules

The "Panasonic Online Video Fest" Review Awards Contest Official Rules

  1. To Enter: Contest begins at 12:00:01 AM ET on June 5, 2006 and ends at 11:59:59 PM ET on June 30, 2006 ("Contest Period"). To enter, visit www.YouTube.com and follow the instructions to sign up or just log in if you have already signed up. Once you're logged in, join the Panasonic Online Video Fest Group at www.YouTube.com/group/Panasonicfest and visit the Panasonic Online Video Fest website at www.panasoniconlinevideofest.com. Follow the online instructions to view the five videos selected as nominees in the Panasonic Film Awards Contest and post your review of any or all of the videos. A new group of five nominees will be posted each Monday during the Sweepstakes Period. You may submit your review(s) from Monday through Friday of each week. See dates below for details. Only reviews submitted for each weekly winning Finalist's video (as determined in the Panasonic "Online Video Fest" Video Contest) will count as an entry ("Eligible Review"). To find out if your review is an Eligible Review, visit www.YouTube.com to see the Weekly Finalists. See dates below for when each week's Finalist is posted. If a video is selected as a nominee for more than one week, your review for that video will not be carried forward, you must review it again each week for entry in that corresponding week. Entries will not be returned and Sponsor will not acknowledge receipt of entries.

    Week Nominees Posted Post Your Reviews Between Finalist Posted Judging
    1 6/5/06 6/5/06 and 6/9/06 6/12/06 6/13/06
    2 6/12/06 6/12/06 and 6/16/06 6/19/06 6/20/06
    3 6/19/06 6/19/06 and 6/23/06 6/26/06 6/27/06
    4 6/26/06 6/26/06 and 6/30/06 7/3/06 7/5/06

  2. Eligibility: Contest is open to legal residents of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older as of date of entry. Employees and families of Panasonic Corporation of North America ("Sponsor"), YouTube, Inc., LIME Public Relations & Promotion, Reindeer Company, their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, advertising and promotional agencies, including Don Jagoda Associates, Inc. are ineligible. Void where prohibited by law. All United States federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.

  3. Winner Determination: All Eligible Reviews will be judged by a panel of judges from LIME Public Relations & Promotion and Reindeer Company. Eligible Reviews will be judged on or about the dates listed above, to determine one Grand Prize winner for each week, based on the following criteria: Originality and Creativity (30 points), Relevance to Theme (40 points) and Expressiveness (30 points). In the event of a tie, the tied entries will be re-judged based solely on Relevance to Theme.

  4. Prizes: Grand Prizes (4 Ð one per week): A Panasonic 5 Megapixel Lumix Digital Camera (Approximate Retail Value: $349.95 each). Prizes are not transferable; no substitutions or cash equivalents are allowed except by the Sponsor who reserves the right to award a prize of equal or greater value if the advertised prize is unavailable or if, for any reason beyond Sponsor's control, the stated prize is unable to be awarded. Potential winners will be notified by e-mail. Winners may be required to verify address and provide an assignment of rights before delivery of prize. Return of any prize or prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and alternate winner determination. Taxes, if any, related to the prizes are the sole responsibility of the individual winners. Sponsor assumes no responsibility or liability, for damages, losses or injury resulting from acceptance or use of any prize.

  5. General Rules: Reviews must be entrant's own original work, have not won a previous prize or award and have not been previously published and must not infringe on any third-party rights. Each Entrant grants to Sponsor the right to use, publish, and broadcast his/her name, voice, picture, portrait, image, likeness and Review in all media and types of advertising and promotion. Any entry deemed unsuitable will be disqualified in Judges' sole discretion. Entrants acknowledge that they give and grant to Sponsor, YouTube, Inc. and their assigns and licensees, a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, edit, transmit, post, publish and broadcast the Review, in whole or in part, including any ideas, concepts, excerpts, in any form of media now known or hereafter developed for any purpose, including without limitation, the advertising, marketing and promotion of Sponsor or YouTube, Inc. Furthermore, Entrants agree that the foregoing license shall be nonexclusive except Entrants give and grant to Sponsor and YouTube, Inc., the exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, transmit, publish and broadcast the Review through all forms of television, including but not limited to cable, satellite, and industrial. Contest participation constitutes permission for Sponsor and YouTube, Inc. to share the participants' information with any of their partners (for prize fulfillment and future marketing programs). All entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual that tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or Web Site; violates the Official Rules; or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor and its agents are not responsible for technical, hardware, or software malfunctions, telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest which may limit the ability to participate or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the submissions in this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Contest if it becomes technically corrupted, and judge entries from the eligible online entries received prior to cancellation. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, YouTube, Inc. and judges, which are final and binding.

  6. Winners' List: To view the list of winners, visit www.panasoniconlinevideofest.com between July 12, 2006 and August 12, 2006.

  7. Limitation of Liability: ENTRANTS HEREBY RELEASE AND DISCHARGE SPONSOR, YOUTUBE, INC. AND THEIR ASSIGNS AND LICENSEES FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR USE OF THE REVIEW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY CLAIMS FOR DEFAMATION, INVASION OF PRIVACY OR RIGHT OF PUBLICITY. NEITHER SPONSOR, YOUTUBE, INC. NOR THEIR AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUBSIDIARIES, OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AS WELL AS THEIR ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCIES, SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY OR GOODWILL. IN ALL EVENTS, THE SOLE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF SPONSOR, YOUTUBE, INC., PRIZE PROVIDERS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE APPROX. RETAIL VALUE OF THE PRIZES SET FORTH HEREIN.

  8. Sponsor/Administrator: This Contest is Sponsored by Panasonic Corporation of North America, One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094. This Contest is administered by Don Jagoda Associates, Inc., 100 Marcus Drive, Melville, NY 11747.