NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. ODDS OF WINNING WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED AND THE SKILL OF EACH ENTRANT.

CONTEST BEGINS AT 12:00:00 PM (PST) ON MAY 6, 2010 AND ENDS AT 11:59:59 PM (PST) ON MAY 28, 2010 (THE "PROMOTION PERIOD"). THE CONTEST IS ONLY OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, YOU MUST AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES.

  1. HOW TO ENTER: Membership to www.deviantart.com (the "Contest Site") is required to enter the Splice Animal Hybrid Contest ("Contest"). Membership to www.deviantart.com is free. If Entrant is already a registered member, Entrant is not automatically entered into the Contest. Entrant must be at least 18 years of age or older as of May 6, 2010 and a legal resident of the 50 United States. Contest is void where prohibited by law.

    Entrant must follow the instructions on Contest Site and submit the completed entry of a piece of artwork depicting an imaginary hybrid of more than one animal or of an animal and human ("Work") that is inspired by the graphic elements from the marketing campaign for the film "Splice" made available to members of deviantART at the Contest Site ("Contest Marks"). The Work must be submitted in jpg, gif, or png file format but may originate in any visual medium. ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59:59 PM (PST) ON May 28, 2010. No illegible, incomplete, forged or altered entries will be accepted. Entrants may enter as many Works as they like however duplicate entries are not allowed.

  2. Do not submit original file of the Work. Entries will not be returned. You should retain and store the original file on your own.

  3. The Work (i) may not display any gentials, (ii) may not have been made commercially available, won any other prize/award, been featured as a "Daily Deviation" nor been previously submitted to any other contest, (iii) must be the exclusive original work of the Entrant and made for the Contest, (iv) must be in keeping with the Sponsor's and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.'s ("WB") image, (v) may not be inappropriate, offensive, libelous or defamatory, pornographic, sexually explicit, unlawful or plagiarized, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, (vi) 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, (vii) may not violate or encourage others to violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation, (viii) may not defame or invade publicity rights or privacy rights 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, (ix) may not contain commercial/corporate advertising, including but not limited to corporate logos, brand names, and slogans, other than those relating to the Sponsor and (x) 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, (xi) may not use any watermarks or distinguishing artist marks (such as signatures), and (xii) if found to be in violation of these rules will be disqualified and therefore removed from the Contest Site Gallery.

  4. By submitting entry, Entrant represents that (i) (s)he has the unrestricted right to submit the Work; (ii) all persons whose name, voice or likeness appears in the Work ("Work Participants") have unconditionally consented in writing to their appearance in the Work and unconditionally granted Entrant in writing the right to submit the Work subject to these Official Rules, a copy of which consent and grant will be furnished to the Sponsor upon request; (iii) the Work is wholly original to the Entrant; and (iv) the Work does not infringe upon any third party's proprietary or other rights.

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

    1. Entrant will not acquire any ownership or other interest in any and all trademarks, logos and other intellectual property of the Sponsor or WB (collectively "Contest Marks") contained in the Work;

    2. except as expressly required in these Official Rules, Entrant may not use the Contest Marks in any manner whatsoever in connection with the Work or otherwise without the relevant Sponsor's express prior written approval;

    3. during the Promotion Period, and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, eligible Works may be posted at the Contest Site or otherwise displayed in selections made by Sponsor and/or WB and in any form and media on or off the deviantART site in connection with promotion of the Contest and/or "Splice" as produced and released by WB; accordingly, by submitting an entry, Entrant hereby grants Sponsor a limited, non-exclusive license to copy, modify (only for formatting purposes), distribute, publicly perform and publicly display Entrant's submission for the purposes described in this Section (e)(iii);

    4. during the ten (10) year period immediately following the Promotion Period (the "Display Period"), the Sponsor and/or WB may (but will not be obligated to) display prize winning Works in any form and media in connection with the promotion of their respective businesses;

    5. the Sponsor and/or WB may otherwise use prize winning Works in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as the relevant Entrant may approve in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); and

    6. Entrant may not authorize or permit any prize winning Work to be used to promote any product or service of any party other than Entrant and the Sponsor or WB during the Display Period.

  1. SELECTION OF WINNERS: Potential winners will be selected on or about June 4, 2010 from all eligible entries. Twenty-five (25) semi-finalists will be selected by full-time deviantART Staff on the basis of Originality, Creative Approach to the Task, and Technical Skill. The semi-finalists will be posted in advance of final judging. Only one (1) entry per Entrant may be chosen as a semi-finalist entry. From the twenty-five (25) semi-finalists, the three (3) top winners will be selected by the director of "Splice", Vincenzo Natali. The judges' decisions are final on all matters relating to the Contest. 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. Judging of the winners will be based on Originality, Creative Approach to the Task, and Technical Skill in whatever degree the judges believe to be appropriate in reaching a decision.

  2. PRIZES:: There will be one (1) 1st Place Prize, one (1) 2nd Place Prize, and one (1) 3rd Place Prize package awarded, consisting of the following:

    1st Place Prize: (1) 16 GB Apple iPad; $500 USD Cash; 8,000 deviantART Points; and a one (1) year Premium Membership to deviantART. (Total Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of 1st Prize: $1,130.)

    2nd Place Prize: $500 USD Cash; 8,000 deviantART Points; and a one (1) year Premium Membership to deviantART. (ARV of 2nd Prize: $630.)

    3rd Place Prize: $350 USD Cash; 6,000 deviantART Points; and a one (1) year Premium Membership to deviantART. (ARV of 3rd Prize: $455.)

    Total ARV of all prizes awarded in this Contest: Two Thousand Two Hundred Fifteen Dollars ($2,215). Odds of winning prizes depend on number of eligible entries received, the skill of each Entrant, and the nature of Work. All prizes will be awarded (assuming sufficient number of entries). Sponsor reserves right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. No other substitution or transfer of prizes permitted. Sponsor is responsible only for prize delivery; not responsible for prize utility, quality or otherwise. Taxes and fees, if any, are the sole responsibility of prize winners. All prize details not specified in these Official Rules will be determined in Sponsor's sole and absolute discretion.

  3. ELIGIBILITY: Contest open to deviantART members who are at least eighteen (18) years of age or older as of May 6, 2010. Employees, volunteers, officers and directors of Sponsor, MediaCom, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. ("WB"), all entities associated with Sponsor, MediaCom, and WB, their parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, advertising agencies, promotional agencies, and judges. (together, the "Promotion Entities") (and each of such Promotion Entities' immediate families—children, spouse, parents, legal guardians, siblings, grandparents, in-laws, grandchildren—and those living in their same households whether or not related) are not eligible to participate in the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right, at any time, to verify eligibility requirements in any manner it deems appropriate. By participating in the Contest, Entrants agree to these "Official Rules," which are final in all respects. There is no charge for deviantART membership.

  4. VERIFICATION OF WINNERS AND DELIVERY OF PRIZES: The parent or legal guardian of all potential winners who are under the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence (which is eighteen (18) in most states, but nineteen (19) in Alabama and Nebraska and twenty-one (21) in Mississippi), and all other potential winners may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and liability release and, where permitted, a publicity release. Prize may be forfeited if affidavit or releases are not returned within fourteen (14) days after mailing to potential winner or if prize notification letter or prize is returned as undeliverable. Winner agrees to Sponsor's use of his/her name, likeness, and/or prize information for promotional purposes in any medium without additional compensation to the extent permitted by law.

  5. GENERAL: This Contest is void outside the United States and where prohibited or restricted by law and is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. This Contest will be governed by the internal laws of the State of California. 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 reserve the right, in their 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 their 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 and warrants that s/he is eligible to participate in this Contest. By accepting a prize, winner agrees to release Sponsor, its directors, employees, officers, and agents, including without limitation, their advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability, loss or damages arising from or in connection with the awarding, receipt, and/or use or misuse of the prize or participation in any prize-related activities.

    Sponsor or WB are not responsible for the actions of Entrants in connection with the Contest, including Entrants' attempts to circumvent the Official Rules or otherwise interfere with the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest.

  6. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST ARE VIOLATIONS OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH ATTEMPTS BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

  7. WINNERS LIST: To obtain winner's list, go to www.deviantart.com. Winners list will be available after selection and verification of winners.

  8. SPONSORS: deviantART, Inc., 7095 Hollywood Blvd., #788, Hollywood, CA 90028. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries are not responsible for the promotion, administration or execution of this Contest.

  9. MISCELLANEOUS: The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision of the Official Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, the other provisions will remain in effect and will be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein. Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules will not constitute a waiver of that provision. Entrants agree to waive any rights to claim ambiguity of these Official Rules. Headings are solely for convenience of reference and will not be deemed to affect in any manner the meaning or intent of the documents or any provision hereof. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials and/or the terms and conditions of the Official Rules, the Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control and the discrepancy will be resolved in Sponsor's sole and absolute discretion.

  10. PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS OF USE: If you enter the Contest, Sponsor will not have access to any additional personal information other than the information you provided to deviantART at the time Entrant became a member. Such information is subject to deviantART's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. As a Semi-Finalist or Finalist in the Contest, you may be required to provide additional personal information to confirm your eligibility. In addition, each Entrant further acknowledges that if (s)he is chosen as a Winner, certain of his/her identifying information may be disclosed to third parties as required by law, including, without limitation, on a winners list.

  11. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CONTEST? Go to www.deviantart.com.


© deviantART, Inc. 2010
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.