Official Rules and Regulations

These rules and regulations (the “Rules”) apply to the RIVER CITY ROCKS competition (the “Competition”), a musical talent search competition. For the purpose of these Rules, the Competition begins at 9:00 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) on April 10, 2012 and ends at 11:59 p.m. CT on June 15, 2012 (the “Competition Period”).

ELIGIBITY

The Competition is open to vocalists or musical groups, all members of which are residents of Manitoba, who have attained the age of eighteen (18) at the time of entry, who  have access to the internet and are the rightful owner (or have authorized use of) the email address provided on the Entry (as defined below) (an “Entrant”). Employees, shareholders, officers, directors, agents and representatives of CJKR-FM, Corus Entertainment Inc., (“Corus”), Supernova Interactive Inc. (“Supernova”), Manitoba Music and Quest Musique (together with CJKR-FM, Corus, and Supernova, the “Sponsors”), or any affiliate of any of the foregoing (the “Sponsor Entities”), together with immediate family members and/or household members of such persons, are not eligible to enter the Competition. For purposes of these Rules, "immediate family members" shall mean parents, step-parents, legal guardians, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses, and "household members" shall mean those people who share the same residence at least three months a year.  You are ineligible to enter the Competition if, as of the time of entry, you (or any co-creators of the Musical Submission, as defined below, or any band members associated with the Musical Submission is a party to a music recording contract, are currently distributed directly or indirectly by a major record company, or are under any other contractual arrangement that would prohibit you (or any such other persons) from submitting any aspect the Musical Submission for entry into the Competition or that would restrict or prohibit the broadcast of a Musical Submission or would prohibit you or any other person from accepting any prize. 

HOW TO ENTER – 9:00 a.m. CT, April 10, 2012 to 11:59 p.m. CT, May 15, 2012 (the “Entry Period”)

To be eligible for consideration in the Competition, Entrants must:

• Visit power97.supernova.com (the “Website”) during the Entry Period and create a customized profile during the Entry Period (the “Artist Profile”);
• complete an online registration form, including submission of Entrant Declaration and Release (a copy of which is attached to these Rules as Schedule “A”);
• Upload to the Artist Profile a minimum of three (3) recordings (the “Recordings”) of original musical compositions (the “Songs”) (the “Recordings” together with the “Songs” are referred to as the “Musical Submission”).

All aspects of a Musical Submission must comply with the requirements outlined in Section 3 of these Rules. Each Entrant may, at their election, populate his or her Profile with photographs and other personal information, although the submission of such information will not be required to be eligible for consideration.

MUSICAL SUBMISSIONS -- REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible, Musical Submissions must meet the following guidelines and content restrictions:

• Recordings may not exceed 10MB in file size, must be in MP3 format, and should ideally be uploaded at a sample rate of 192 Kbps;
• Musical Submissions, and all elements thereof, must:
• be entirely original to the Entrant and must NOT include mention or performance of any copyrighted media production (whether or not registered) including but not limited to music, films, books, television programming, etc., or identifying descriptions of any media property;
• must NOT have been previously submitted to another contest, competition, broadcast on a media network or submitted to any entertainment entity that would conflict with the Competition, as determined by CJKR-FM in its sole discretion;
• must NOT include content that infringes on the proprietary rights of third parties; and
• Material deemed not suitable for radio play including material that is explicit, gratuitously violent, discriminatory (e.g., based on race, sex, religion, natural origin, physical disability, sexual orientation or age) or contains excessive expletives or derogatory, defamatory or libelous references towards any other person; will not be considered.

Entrants must be able to provide, on request, all appropriate clearances, permissions and releases in writing for the songs, including permissions and releases from all persons considered a co-creator of the Musical Submission. In the event an Entrant cannot provide all required releases, CJKR-FM reserves the right to disqualify the applicable Musical Submission, or seek to secure the releases and clearances for CJKR-FM’s benefit.

Musical Submissions that are found to violate any of these requirements may be deemed ineligible to participate and/or to receive the prize and may, in CJKR-FM’s sole discretion, be disqualified. ENTRANTS MUST SUBMIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES. NO OTHER METHOD OF SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED.

CHANGES TO ENTRY

If, in CJKR-FM’s sole discretion, any Entrant makes a change during the Competition Period to the number of performers in the musical group resulting in a material change in the nature and/or quality of any of any aspect of a Musical Submission, that Entrant may be disqualified. 

ROUND ONE – ONLINE VOTING – 12:00 a.m. PST on May 16, 2012 – 11:59 PST on June 15, 2012 (the “Voting Period”)

Listeners may vote for their favorite Entrant during the Voting Period by visiting the Website and creating a “Fan Profile”. The twenty (20) Entrants who receive the most votes (the “Finalists”) will be posted on the Website after 9:00 a.m. CT on June 16, 2012. Only one (1) vote may be cast per person per day. Each vote cast will be displayed in a log with a visible IP address to prevent impropriety. 

ROUND TWO – JUDGES’ SELECTION – 12:00 a.m. CT on June 16, 2012 – 11:59 CT on July 2, 2012 (“Judging Period”)

Judges will select the top four (4) Finalists as the winners of the Grand Prize, as defined below. One (1) of the Grand Prize winners will be announced during the Evening Show with Holly Bausman at 6:45 p.m. CT on each of the following dates, in no particular order:

Winner One   July 3, 2012
Winner Two   July 4, 2012
Winner Three July 5, 2012
Winner Four   July 6, 2012

THE GRAND PRIZE AND GRAND PRIZE VALUE

 Each Grand Prize consists of the following:

• A one-year band membership in Manitoba Music for each Grand Prize winning band;
• One (1) $250 gift certificate redeemable by any member of the Grand Prize winning band at Quest Musique, located at either 1308 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba or 150-166 Meadowood Drive, Winnipeg, Manitoba;
• Each band will receive 2 songs, recorded, produced and mixed at Bedside Studios,  and mastering done at Polyphonic Mastering Labs
• Promotional airtime for seven (7) days (the “Promotional Period”) on CJKR-FM, devoted to promotion of a concert in which each Grand Prize winning band is playing (the “Promotional Package”).

Each Promotional Package will consist of (i) three (3) live mentions per day during the Promotional Period, (ii) production of one (1) promotional spot and broadcast thereof twice per day during the Promotional Period, (iii) one (1) e-blast to all Power Insider members during the Promotional Period, and (iv) inclusion in the CJKR-FM Concert Listing on www.power97.com during the Promotional Period. Grand Prize Winners are entirely responsible for booking and organizing the concert event to be promoted in the Promotional Package. The Promotional Package will be available to Grand Prize Winners for a period of no longer twelve (12) months from the date of being declared the Grand Prize Winner.

THE GRAND PRIZE VALUE

 Each Grand Prize has an approximate retail value of $7,400.

LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF ENTRIES PERMITTED

Only one Entry per vocalist or musical group is permitted.

CHANCES OF WINNING

Chance of winning depends on the total number of Entrants.

ALL PRIZES TO BE ACCEPTED AS AWARDED

All decisions the judges are final.  The Grand Prize must be accepted as awarded.  No portion of the Grand Prize is transferable.  The Grand Prize is not redeemable for cash and no substitute for any portion of the Grand Prize is offered.  Should any Entrant be unable to claim the Grand Prize as offered, his or her entry will be forfeited.   

TERMINATION/MODIFICATION

Subject to applicable law, the Sponsors reserve the right to cancel, suspend, terminate, modify the Rules or administration of the Competition, in whole or in part, without prior notice with no obligation or liability, including, if for any reason, the Competition is not capable of running as planned, whether due to technical failure, tampering, fraud, corruption of security or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsors. The Sponsors and their respective advertising and promotional agencies reserve the right to substitute the Grand Prize or any component thereof.

OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES

All entries shall become the property of the Sponsors and their advertising and promotional agencies.  The Releasees assume no responsibility for lost, stolen, destroyed or otherwise indecipherable entries due to any failure or technical malfunction of the telephone network, on-line computer systems of equipment, servers, access providers, software, poor reception, technical problems, failure of any email or submission or due to any other reason regardless of cause.

PUBLICITY

By entering the Competition, each Entrant winner consents to the use of his or her name, city of residence, photograph, voice, likeness, image or any other aspect of his or her personality for any publicity and programming purposes relating to the Competition, commercial or otherwise, in all media used by the Sponsors, promoters and their advertising and promotional agencies, without any payment or compensation. 

CONSENT TO COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

By entering the Competition and voluntarily providing personal information including, but not limited to, name, address, city, email address, home and office telephone numbers (the “Registrant Information”), each Entrant grants permission to the Sponsors to collect and use of the Registrant Information for the exclusive purpose of administering the Competition and selecting the winners.  No correspondence will take place between the Sponsors and the Entrants except in connection with the Competition.

By entering the Competition, Entrants are not becoming members of the social networking site known as “Supernova” located at www.supernova.com (the “Supernova Site”). Entrants may, at their option, elect to become a member of the Supernova Site.  Any personal information or other material submitted by an Entrant in connection with his or her membership to Supernova, and any activity undertaken as a member of Supernova or on the Supernova Site will be governed by the Supernova Terms of use agreement and Privacy Statement, both dated February 1, 2007, and not by these Rules.  Membership in Supernova is not required to be eligible for the Competition, and no information posted to the Supernova Site will be considered relevant to the Competition.

TAMPERING

If for any reason the Competition is not capable of running as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsors that corrupts, impairs or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Competition, the Sponsors reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend the Competition and/or prizes.  The Sponsors further reserve the right to disqualify, from the Competition and future contests of the Sponsors, any individual who tampers with or in any way corrupts the entry process.  The Sponsors may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Competition or winning a prize if, in the Sponsors’ sole discretion, the Sponsors determine that an Entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Competition by cheating, hacking, deception, or any unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or the Sponsors representatives. Any attempt by an entrant or any other individual to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the contest may be in violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, the Sponsors reserve the right to seek remedies and damages (including lawyers’ fees) from any such entrant or any other individual to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.

WHERE RULES AND REGULATIONS AVAILABLE

These Rules are available online at power97.supernova.com.

COMPLIANCE WITH RULES

All contestants agree to abide by these Rules, which are subject to change at the sole discretion of the Sponsors.

COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS

The Competition is void where prohibited by law, and is subject to all federal, provincial, territorial and municipal laws and regulations of Canada and of each province, territory and municipality of Canada, respectively.

SCHEDULE “A”

ENTRANT Declaration and Release

In the matter of the “RIVER CITY ROCKS” competition, that commenced on April 4, 2011 (the “Competition”), I, the undersigned, as an entrant in the Competition (the “Entrant”), understand that I must complete and submit this Declaration and Release as a condition of entry. In consideration thereof, I hereby agree as follows:

• I have received, read, understood and complied with, and will comply with, the Official Rules and Regulations of the Competition (the “Rules”);
• I am a legal resident of the province of Manitoba who was 18 years of age at the time of entry in the Competition, and neither I, nor any immediate family member and/or household members of mine is an employee, shareholder, officer, director, agent or representative of CJKR-FM, Corus Entertainment Inc., Supernova Interactive Inc., Manitoba Music or Quest Musique (collectively, the “Sponsors”), or of any affiliate of any of the foregoing (the “Sponsor Entities”);
• The Musical Submission (as defined in the Rules) that I submitted for consideration in the Competition complies, and will at all times comply with Section 3 of the Rules (Musical Submissions – Requirements). In connection with such submission, I represent and warrant that:
  • the Musical Submission and every element thereof is my original, previously unpublished and previously unproduced work (or the work of myself and one or more co-creators, including band members or other artists performing the Song as submitted (collectively, “Co-Creators”));
• to the extent any or all of the Musical Submission are the joint work of myself and one or more Co-Creators, I have obtained the express permission from each such Co-Creator to enter the Musical Submission into the Competition and to grant all of the rights and interests in and to the Musical Submission being granted herein in accordance with the Rules;
• to the extent any or all of the Musical Submission are the joint work of myself and one or more Co-Creators, I have obtained the consent of all Co-Creators, including band members performing the Songs as submitted, to disclose their personal information for the purposes of administering the Competition, including for the purpose of obtaining executed releases from such persons to a third party in accordance with the Rules;
• the Recordings do not contain any computer virus or other harmful elements, is otherwise uncorrupted, and as of the date of submission, is not the subject of any actual or threatened litigation or claim;
• the Musical Submission will not violate or infringe upon the intellectual property rights or other rights, including privacy rights and personality rights, of any other person or entity; and
• the Musical Submission does not and will not violate any applicable laws, and is not and will not be defamatory of any person.
• I am not, and was not at the time of entry to the Competition, nor was any Co-Creator of any part of the Musical Submission or any band member associated with any  Song, a party to a music recording contract, or any other contractual arrangement that would prohibit me (or any such other persons) from submitting the Musical Submission for entry into the Competition or that would restrict or prohibit the broadcast of any element of the Musical Submission or would prohibit me or any other person from accepting any prize.
• I, either on behalf of myself/himself/herself as the sole creator of the Musical Submission or on behalf of all other Co-Creators with their express consent, hereby grant to CJKR-FM and to its parent, affiliates, divisions, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, licensees, agents, representatives and promotion and advertising agencies, and all of their respective employees, shareholders, officers, directors, contractors, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”), the non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid, perpetual, transferable and universal license to use, copy, reproduce in any manner, sublicense, transmit, distribute, publicly perform, publish, delete, remix, modify or broadcast the Recordings or any portion thereof, any performance of the Songs by me and any Co-Creators, if applicable, and any recording of any such performance made in the course of, and as part of, the Competition (the “Subsequent Recordings”), in any media now known or hereafter devised including but not limited to all forms of electronic media, print media and all forms of internet and wireless protocol, and to create derivative works from such Songs, Recordings and Subsequent Recordings (the “Licensed Rights”).  I hereby waive any moral rights in the Songs, the Recordings and the Subsequent Recordings and confirm that all Co-Creators have also waived any such moral rights, and authorize the Released Parties to exercise the Licensed Rights, for during competition period and in any manner they see fit in connection with the Competition and for promotional purposes. 
• Participation in the Competition, including without limitation my decision to provide the Musical Submission for purpose of the Competition and the acceptance of any prize should I be declared a winner, shall not give rise to any confidential, fiduciary, implied-in-fact, implied-in-law, or other special relationship between myself and the Released Parties, does not place the Released Parties in a position that is any different from the position held by members of the general public with regard to elements of my Songs and the Recordings, and that the only contracts, express or implied, between myself and the Released Parties is as set forth in the Rules and herein.
• I fully release and forever discharge the Released Parties from and against any and all liability, claims, demands, proceedings, actions, causes of action, losses, damages, injuries or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) whatsoever, both in law and in equity (“Claims”), which I or any of my executors, administrators or personal representatives may now or hereafter have against them or any part of them in respect of or relating to the Competition, including in relation to the Licensed Rights and the acceptance or use of any prize.
• I agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all Claims arising out of or in connection with (i) my participation in the Competition, (ii) the Songs, the Recordings and the Subsequent Recordings (iii) the acceptance and/or use of any prize, and/or (iv) a breach or allegation which if true would constitute a breach of any of my representations, warranties, conditions or obligations herein.
• The Songs, the Recordings, and any Subsequent Recordings, and my name and/or band’s name and/or the names of any Co-Creators, may be posted on the website located at  power97.supernova.com.
• All costs and expenses incurred by me in entering or participating in the Competition or in claiming or using any prize will be my responsibility.
• This Declaration and Release is a true and accurate statement of the facts contained herein.
• The provisions of this Declaration and Release shall endure to the benefit of the respective heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns of each of the Released Parties and shall be binding upon my heirs, executors, administrators and personal representatives.
• This general Declaration and Release applies to all Claims I may have or that may later accrue to me that are related to the Competition, including without limitation, Claims related to the acceptance or use of any prize, or my participation in or travel to or from Competition-related activity, whether the Claim is now known or unknown.  Having been so apprised, I nevertheless assume all the risks for any Claim I might have, arising before or after this date, whether known or unknown.
• I waive any right I may have to dispute the scope of the release and waiver granted hereunder on the grounds that it is a general release and waiver, and release and waiver of unknown Claims.
• The provisions of this Declaration and Release shall be governed by the laws of Manitoba.

Please check the appropriate box and fill out the form below as necessary.

[  ]        I am the sole creator and owner of the Songs and have/has the full power and authority to grant all rights and interest in and to the Songs to the Released Parties.

[  ]        I am not the sole creator and/or owner of the Songs and do/does not  possess the full power and authority to grant all rights and interest in and to the Songs to the Released Parties.  Listed below are the names and contact information of all applicable Co-Creators of the Songs, which I hereby submit(s) in accordance with Section 3(c), above:

I have read and understand the above Declaration and Release.

Dated at:                                                                    
(City, Province)

This                  of                                               , 2012.
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