NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR VIEWING IN THE MICHIGAN ONLY AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY UNITED STATES LAW. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
1. ELIGIBILITY:
“The Detroit Budweiser Music Battle” (“Contest”) is open to individual artists of Michigan who are twenty-one (21) years of age or older at the time of entry and are not under a recording or publishing contract. Employees, contractors, directors, officers and agents of Anheuser-Busch, LLC, its affiliates and subsidiaries; advertising and Contest agencies, wholesale distributors, retail licensees, and all other service agencies involved with the Contest, and members of their immediate family (spouse, parent, child and sibling), are not eligible to enter or win. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s and Administrator’s decisions which are final and binding in all matters related to this Contest. Winning the prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements as set forth herein.
2. CONTEST PERIOD:
Contest begins at 12:00:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT”) on September 17, 2020 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) on November 12, 2020 (“Contest Period”). The Contest Period is divided into three (3) phases as defined below. Administrator’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Contest.
3. PHASE ONE: CONTEST SUBMISSION PERIOD:
The Contest Submission Period begins at 12:00:00 a.m. EDT on September 17, 2020 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. EDT on October 1, 2020 (“Contest Submission Period”).
Entrants must create original music and lyrics (“Song”). The Song must not infringe upon the rights of any third party. Cover songs, defined as copyrights that are fully controlled by a third party, are not eligible, and all lyrics should be in English. You may choose the subject for your Song and the style of music, but the Song must meet the Entry/Song Guidelines and Prohibited Content as defined in Appendix A.
Three (3) Ways to Enter:
(a) Instagram: During the Contest Submission Period, post a video of your Song and include the hashtag #BudMusicContest (“Entry”). You must be a registered user of Instagram and follow @BudweiserUSA on Instagram in order to enter the Contest via Instagram. Instagram registration is free and can be obtained by logging on to www.instagram.com and following the online instructions to open an account.
(b) Twitter: During the Contest Submission Period, tweet a video of your Song and include the hashtag #BudMusicContest (also an “Entry”). You must be a registered user of Twitter and follow @BudweiserUSA on Twitter in order to enter the Contest via Twitter. Twitter registration is free and can be obtained by logging on to www.twitter.com and following the online instructions to open an account.
(c): Internet: Visit BudweiserxDetroit.com (“Website”) during the Contest Submission Period and follow the online instructions to complete and submit the online entry form and upload a video of your Song (also an “Entry”).
For all Instagram and Twitter Entries:
Your settings must be set to “unprotected” and/or “public” in order for posts to be viewable by Sponsor or its agents. Only posts that are viewable by Sponsor and its agents will be considered an Entry. Your settings must remain “unprotected” and/or “public” throughout participation in the Contest.
For all Entries:
To be an eligible Entry, Entry must be in English and are limited to a minimum of thirty (30) seconds in length and cannot exceed one (1) minute and thirty (30) seconds in length.
If entering with a mobile phone or other web-enabled device and using your wireless carrier’s network, standard data charges from your wireless carrier may apply. Check with your wireless service provider for details on these and any other applicable charges. Entrants are solely responsible for any such wireless charges.
Entries will be judged. See Rule #4 for Judging Criteria. All Entries must be received and recorded during the Contest Submission Period. No other forms of Entry are valid. No other forms of Entry are valid. See Appendix A for Entry/Song Guidelines & Prohibited Content. Entry must comply with these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right, but not the obligation, to review any Entry for violation of these Official Rules and may, at its sole discretion, reject, delete, or otherwise exclude an Entry for any reason, including without limitation, if the Song/Entry contains any Prohibited Content (as defined in Appendix A) or any other commentary or material which Sponsor, in its sole discretion deems inappropriate.
4. PHASE TWO: CONTEST JUDGING TO DETERMINE THE SIXTEEN (16) CONTESTANTS:
Upon conclusion of the Contest Submission Period, all eligible Entries will be judged based on the following judging criteria (“Judging Criteria”) by a panel of judges (“Judges”) selected by Sponsor. The Judging Criteria includes: (1) Creativity of the Song; (2) Quality of the entrant’s video; (3) Originality of the entrants lyrics; (4) Entrant’s singing ability; and, (5) Overall execution of the Song. The sixteen (16) eligible Entries receiving the highest cumulative scores awarded by the Judges will be deemed a Contestant (each a “Contestant”) and advance to Phase Three: Public Voting to Determine the Grand Prize Winner. See Rule #5 for Phase Three: Public Voting to Determine the Grand Prize Winner details. In the event of a tie, tied Entries will be re-judged by a new panel of Judges based on the Judging Criteria stated above until the tie is broken. The decisions of the Judges are final in all aspects of the Contest Judging.
Obligations of the sixteen (16) Contestants:
(a) General Release: Each Contestant will be required to complete, sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability and publicity release to Sponsor by the date as directed by Sponsor. Sponsor has right to share contestant name, social handle and link to profiles on contest website, BudweiserxDetroit.com. In the event of noncompliance, Contestant will be disqualified and an alternate Contestant may be selected at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
(b) Background Checks: Contestants must agree to a background check. The background check may include (but is not limited to) investigation of criminal, sexual offenses, or other arrest or conviction record, and any other factor deemed relevant by Sponsor to help ensure that the Contestant will not pose a safety threat or, in the Sponsor sole discretion, bring the Sponsor into public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule or reflect unfavorably on the Sponsor. If requested, the Contestant agrees to sign waiver forms authorizing the release of personal and background information. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify a Contestant if any Contestant has been charged or convicted of a crime, or in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor, has engaged in past conduct that may reflect unfavorably on the Sponsor.
5. PHASE THREE: PUBLIC VOTING TO DETERMINE THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER:
ROUND 1 OF PUBLIC VOTING:
Round 1 of Public Voting will begin at 12:00:00 a.m. EDT on October 12, 2020 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. EDT on October 15, 2020 (“Round 1 Voting Period”).
Two (2) Ways to Vote:
During the Round 1 Voting Period, participants who are residents of the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia who are twenty-one (21) years of age or older will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite Entry to determine the sixteen (16) Contestants who will compete in the Round 2 Voting Period as described below.
(a) Online: To vote, visit BudweiserxDetroit.com during the Round 1 Voting Period and follow the online instructions to vote for your favorite Entry.
(b) Twitter: During the Round 1 Voting Period, look for Sponsor’s Contest post on the Budweiser Twitter account. Follow the instructions provided in Sponsor’s Contest post to vote for your favorite Entry by tagging @BudweiserUSA and including the unique hashtag for the applicable Contestant.
You may vote for multiple Entries but there is a limit of one (1) vote per person per day for any one (1) Contestant. A “day” is defined as a twenty-four (24) hour time period beginning at 12:00:00 a.m. EDT and ending the same day at 11:59:59 p.m. EDT. Any use of robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or like voting methods will void all such votes. Any attempt by an Contestant and/or his/her family/friends to affiliate him/herself or vote more than the number of times authorized herein using multiple names or email addresses and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, shall give Sponsor the right to disqualify a Contestant in its reasonable discretion.
Upon conclusion of Round 1 Voting Period, the eight (8) Entries receiving the most votes during the Round 1 Voting Period will advance to the Round 2 Voting Period as describe below. In the event of a tie, tied Entries will be judged by a panel of Judges based on the Judging Criteria stated in Rule #4 until the tie is broken. The decisions of the Judges are final in all aspects of the Contest Judging.
Contestant Notification and Obligations of the sixteen (16) Contestants:
The eight (8) Contestants will be notified by phone or email on October 16, 2020. Each Contestant will be required to create a new Song for the Round 2 of Public Voting as described below (“Round 2 Public Voting Entry”). The Round 2 Public Voting Entry must be received by 9:00:00 a.m. EDT on October 18, 2020. Failure to submit the Round 2 Public Voting Entry by the date/time specified herein may result in the disqualification of the Contestant at Sponsor’s sole discretion. The Round 2 Public Voting Entry must be a minimum of thirty (30) seconds in length and not to exceed one (1) minute and thirty (30) seconds in length. The Round 2 Public Voting Entry must not infringe upon the rights of any third party. Cover songs, defined as copyrights that are fully controlled by a third party, are not eligible, and all lyrics should be in English. You may choose the subject for your Round 2 Public Voting Entry and the style of music, but the Round 2 Public Voting Entry must meet the Entry/Song Guidelines and Prohibited Content as defined in Appendix A.
ROUND 2 OF PUBLIC VOTING:
Round 2 of Public Voting will begin at 12:00:00 a.m. EDT on October 19, 2020 and end at 11:59:59 p.m. EDT on October 22, 2020 (“Round 2 Voting Period”).
Two (2) Ways to Vote:
During the Round 2 Voting Period, participants who are residents of the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia who are twenty-one (21) years of age or older will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite Round 2 Voting Period Entry to determine the eight (8) Contestants who will compete in the Round 2 Voting Period as described below.
(a) Online: To vote, visit BudweiserxDetroit.com during the Round 2 Voting Period and follow the online instructions to vote for your favorite Round 2 Voting Period Entry.
(b) Twitter: During the Round 2 Voting Period, look for Sponsor’s Contest post on the Budweiser Twitter account. Follow the instructions provided in Sponsor’s Contest post to vote for your favorite Round 2 Voting Period Entry by tagging @BudweiserUSA and including the unique hashtag for the applicable Contestant.
You may vote for multiple Round 2 Voting Period Entries but there is a limit of one (1) vote per person per day for any one (1) Contestant. A “day” is defined as a twenty-four (24) hour time period beginning at 12:00:00 a.m. EDT and ending the same day at 11:59:59 p.m. EDT. Any use of robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or like voting methods will void all such votes. Any attempt by an Contestant and/or his/her family/friends to affiliate him/herself or vote more than the number of times authorized herein using multiple names or email addresses and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, shall give Sponsor the right to disqualify a Contestant in its reasonable discretion.
Upon conclusion of Round 2 Voting Period, the four (4) Round 2 Voting Period Entries receiving the most votes during the Round 2 Voting Period will advance to the Round 3 Voting Period as describe below. In the event of a tie, tied Entries will be judged by a panel of Judges based on the Judging Criteria stated in Rule #4 until the tie is broken. The decisions of the Judges are final in all aspects of the Contest Judging.
Contestant Notification and Obligations of the four (4) Contestants:
The eight (8) Contestants will be notified by phone or email on October 23, 2020. Each Contestant will be required to create a new Song for the Round 3 of Public Voting as described below (“Round 3 Public Voting Entry”). The Round 3 Public Voting Entry must be received by 9:00:00 a.m. EDT on October 25, 2020. Failure to submit the Round 3 Public Voting Entry by the date/time specified herein may result in the disqualification of the Contestant at Sponsor’s sole discretion. The Round 3 Public Voting Entry must be a minimum of thirty (30) seconds in length and not to exceed one (1) minute and thirty (30) seconds in length. The Round 3 Public Voting Entry must not infringe upon the rights of any third party. Cover songs, defined as copyrights that are fully controlled by a third party, are not eligible, and all lyrics should be in English. You may choose the subject for your Round 3 Public Voting Entry and the style of music, but the Round 3 Public Voting Entry must meet the Entry/Song Guidelines and Prohibited Content as defined in Appendix A.
ROUND 3 OF PUBLIC VOTING:
Round 3 of Public Voting will begin at 12:00:00 a.m. EDT on October 26, 2020 and end at 11:59:59 p.m. EDT on October 29, 2020 (“Round 3 Voting Period”).
Two (2) Ways to Vote:
During the Round 3 Voting Period, participants who are residents of the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia who are twenty-one (21) years of age or older will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite Round 3 Voting Period Entry to determine the four (4) Contestants who will compete in the Round 4 Voting Period as described below.
(a) Online: To vote, visit BudweiserxDetroit.com during the Round 3 Voting Period and follow the online instructions to vote for your favorite Round 3 Voting Period Entry.
(b) Twitter: During the Round 3 Voting Period, look for Sponsor’s Contest post on the Budweiser Twitter account. Follow the instructions provided in Sponsor’s Contest post to vote for your favorite Round 3 Voting Period Entry by tagging @BudweiserUSA and including the unique hashtag for the applicable Contestant.
You may vote for multiple Round 3 Voting Period Entries but there is a limit of one (1) vote per person per day for any one (1) Contestant. A “day” is defined as a twenty-four (24) hour time period beginning at 12:00:00 a.m. EDT and ending the same day at 11:59:59 p.m. EDT. Any use of robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or like voting methods will void all such votes. Any attempt by an Contestant and/or his/her family/friends to affiliate him/herself or vote more than the number of times authorized herein using multiple names or email addresses and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, shall give Sponsor the right to disqualify a Contestant in its reasonable discretion.
Upon conclusion of Round 3 Voting Period, the Entry receiving the most votes during the Round 3 Voting Period will be deemed the Grand Prize winner and receive the Grand Prize. In the event of a tie, tied Entries will be judged by a panel of Judges based on the Judging Criteria stated in Rule #4 until the tie is broken. The decisions of the Judges are final in all aspects of the Contest Judging.
5. WINNER NOTIFICATION:
All prizes will be awarded. Potential winners will be notified by email, phone call or via direct message on Instagram or Twitter and will be required to respond to the notification within twenty-four (24) hours indicating whether they can accept the prize. If potential winner does not respond to the notification within the twenty-four (24) hour time period, the prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate potential winner at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Any alternate winner selected will also be required to respond to the notification within the time frame stated above.
Potential winners will be required to complete, sign and return affidavits of eligibility and liability and, unless prohibited by law, publicity release to Sponsor or Sponsor’s representative within twenty-four (24) hours of prize acceptance. Subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these Official Rules, including verification that the winner is twenty-one (21) years of age or older, potential winner will be declared an official winner of the Contest. If Sponsor cannot verify that the potential winner is twenty-one (21) years of age or older prior to winner notification, then the potential winner will be disqualified and the prize may be awarded to an alternate winner at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
In the event of noncompliance within any stated time period, the prize will be forfeited, and the alternate potential winner may be selected at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Any alternate winner selected will also be required to adhere to the time periods described herein. Any prize notification or prize returned to the Sponsor or its agencies as undeliverable will result in disqualification and the prize may be awarded to an alternate potential winner at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
Released Partied are not responsible for suspended or discontinued Internet, wireless, or land-line phone service or a change in an entrant’s or Contestant’s email, phone number or mailing address which may result in a winner not receiving initial prize notification or his/her prize information.
6. Prize DETAILS:
Grand Prize (1 total): Winner will receive $10,000.00 (awarded in the form of a check made payable to winner), a radio promotional package, Budweiser merchandise (exact merchandise to be determined by Sponsor, in Sponsor’s sole discretion) and the opportunity to attend a virtual “meet and great” with Big Sean scheduled to occur on November 12, 2020 (“Event”). Event date is subject to change. If, for any reason including Acts of God, acts of terrorism, civil disturbances, work stoppage, COVID-19 or any other natural disaster outside of Sponsor’s control that may cause the cancellation or postponement of the Event, then the Event will not be awarded. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) is $12,250.00.
First Prize (4 total): Each winner will receive $5,000.00 (awarded in the form of a check made payable to winner). ARV is $5,000.00.
For all prizes:
If winner cannot accept the prize as specified, prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate winner at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Total ARV of all prizes is $32,250.00. Any difference between stated value and actual value will not be awarded.
Prizes are non-transferable and no cash equivalent or substitution of prize is offered, except at the sole discretion of Sponsor. If a Prize or the Grand Prize, as the case may be, or any portion thereof, cannot be awarded for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize with another prize of equal or greater value. Each Prize winner and the Grand Prize winner will be solely responsible for all federal, state and/or local taxes, and for any other fees or costs associated with the prizes they receive, regardless of whether it, in whole or in part, is used.
7. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE:
Anheuser-Busch, LLC, Administrator, and their affiliates, subsidiaries and agencies (collectively the “Released Parties”) are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, unintelligible, returned or undelivered Entries, email, or for lost, interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), Website, or other connections availability, accessibility or traffic congestion, miscommunications, failed computer, network, telephone, satellite or cable hardware or software or lines, or technical failure, or jumbled, scrambled, delayed or misdirected transmissions, computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of this Contest or Website, or act in violation of the Official Rules, or act in any manner to threaten or abuse or harass any person, or violate Sponsor’s terms of service, as solely determined by the Sponsor, will be disqualified. Released Parties are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information whether caused by users, tampering, hacking, or by any of the programming or equipment associated with or used in this Contest, and assumes no responsibility for any errors, omission, deletion, interruption or delay in operation or transmission or communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized Website access. Any use of robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or like entry methods will void all such Entries, and may subject that entrant or Contestant to disqualification. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to an entrant’s, a Contestant’s, or any other person’s computer or property related to or resulting from participating in this Contest. Should any portion of the Contest be, in the Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair administration, security, fairness or proper play of this Contest, or submission of Entries, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest, and determine the winner from valid, non-suspect Entries received prior to action taken, or otherwise as may be deemed fair and equitable by the Sponsor. In the event of a dispute regarding Entries received from multiple users having the same email address, Instagram or Twitter account, the authorized subscriber of the email address, Instagram or Twitter account used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant, and must comply with these Official Rules. The authorized account subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the email address, Instagram or Twitter account by the organization responsible for assigning the email account, Instagram or Twitter account. All materials submitted become the property of Anheuser-Busch, LLC and will not be returned.
Entrants agree (a) that Sponsor and its parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, advertising and contest agencies, “Administrator”, and their respective officers, directors, employees, wholesale distributors, representatives and agents, will have no liability whatsoever for, and are released from, and shall be held harmless by entrants against, any liability, for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind, to persons, including death, or property, or rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, copyright infringement or portrayal in a false light resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of the prize or participation in this Contest or in any Contest-related activity, and (b) Prize winners or the Grand Prize winner, by acceptance of a Prize or the Grand Prize, except where legally prohibited, grants permission for Sponsor (and agrees to confirm such agreement in writing) and those acting pursuant to its authority to use his/her name, submitted biography, voice and/or likeness and prize information, and/or Entry or Submission (and assign the Entry or Submission, which may be altered, changed, modified, edited, used alone or with other works, as solely determined by Sponsor) for advertising, trade and Contest purposes without further compensation, at any times or time, in all media now known or hereafter discovered worldwide and on the Internet without notice or review or approval.
8. PUBLICITY AND COPYRIGHT LICENSE:
Entrant grants Sponsor an exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, unrestricted, royalty-free, sub-licensable, and transferrable right and license to exploit the Entry (including, without limitation, the entrant’s name and likeness and the names and likenesses of any and all persons in the Entry or Submission, and any intellectual property rights (e.g. copyright, trademark, etc.) contained in the Entry or Submission) in any media now or hereafter known, without any payment or other consideration of any kind, or permission or notification, to the entrant, or any third party, for any purpose, including, without limitation, the Entry or Submission and any person’s property (physical, personal, intellectual property rights, and indicia) contained therein. The foregoing grant includes, without limitation, the right to reproduce, display, distribute, publicly perform, create derivative works of, alter, amend, broadcast, edit, publish, use, merchandise, license, sublicense, and adapt the Entry or Submission in any and all media now or hereafter known, throughout the world, for any purpose, whether commercial in nature or otherwise, including in contexts and circumstances that result in the Entry or Submission being associated with a particular Sponsor or Sponsors. Accordingly, the entrant hereby waives any objection to, such use including without limitation, distribution, reproduction, creation of derivative works of, public performance, or display of the Entry or Submission, and any claim for compensation whatsoever in connection therewith. Such waiver shall include any claim for infringement of any so-called “Moral Right,” “Droit Moral” or similar right or interest.
9. DISPUTE RESOLUTION:
All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant, Administrator and Sponsor in connection with the Contest, or any claim or dispute that has arisen or may arise between the entrant, Administrator and Sponsor, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules.
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Official Rules, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association. The number of arbitrators shall be three. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The place of arbitration shall be the state of Missouri.
10: PRIVACY POLICY:
See Sponsor’s privacy policy located at https://www.budweiser.com/privacy-policy.html for details regarding the use of personal information collected in connection with this Contest. If you are verified as a prize winner, your first name, last initial, city and state will be included in a publicly-available winner’s list.
11. WINNER’S LIST:
For the names of the winners, send a direct message to the Budweiser Instagram or Twitter account and include “The Detroit Budweiser Music Battle Winner’s List Request” in the direct message for receipt by January 12, 2020.
12. SPONSOR:
Anheuser-Busch, LLC, One Busch Place, St. Louis, MO 63118.
13. ADMINISTRATOR:
Activate, Inc., 1395 Jarvis Street, Suite # 100, Ferndale, MI 48220.
© 2020 Anheuser-Busch, Budweiser® Lager Beer, St. Louis, MO
This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by or associated with Instagram or Twitter. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding this Contest shall be directed to Sponsor and not to Instagram or Twitter.
APPENDIX A
ENTRY/SONG GUIDELINES & PROHIBITED CONTENT
Entries/Song must meet the following requirements:
By submitting an Entry/Song, you agree that your Entry/Song is gratuitous and made without restriction, that it will not place Sponsor under any obligation other than as stated in these Official Rules, that Sponsor is free to publish or otherwise disclose the ideas contained in the Entry/Song on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas without any additional compensation to you. You acknowledge that, by acceptance of your Entry/Song, Sponsor does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Sponsor, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than you.
By participating, you acknowledge that your Entry/Song may be used in Sponsor's sole discretion. Entries/Song are the views/opinions of the individual entrant and do not reflect the views of the Sponsor in any manner. By entering, you acknowledge that Sponsor has no obligation to use or post any Entry/Song you submit.
Entries must meet the following requirements:
An Entry or Submission cannot (a) be sexually explicit or suggestive, violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group, profane or pornographic, contain nudity or any materially dangerous activity; (b) promote the excessive or irresponsible consumption of alcohol, or promote illegal use of alcohol, drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous or any particular political agenda or message; (c) be obscene or offensive, endorse any form of hate or hate group; (d) contain an image of anyone under 21 years of age; (e) otherwise fail to comply with the Beer Institute Advertising and Marketing Code as made publicly available at the following online location: http://www.beerinstitute.org/assets/uploads/general-upload/2015-Beer-Ad-Code-Brochure.pdf; (f) contain trademarks, logos or trade dress owned by others, or advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind (other than Budweiser), without permission, or contain any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, email addresses or street addresses; (g) contain copyrighted materials owned by others without permission; (h) contain materials embodying the names, likenesses or other indicia identifying any person, living or dead, without permission; (i) refer to or depict any names, logos or readily recognizable features of a retailer of alcohol beverages (such as a grocery store, convenience store, restaurant, bar, or any other retail location that sells alcohol beverages);or (j) depict, and cannot itself be , a violation of any law.
All Entries are subject to Sponsor’s Digital Millennium Copyright Act policy, as follows: Digital Millennium Copyright Act—Anheuser-Busch is committed to respecting and protecting the legal rights of copyright owners. As such, Anheuser-Busch adheres to the following notice and take down policy, in full compliance with Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512 et seq.). If a copyright owner believes any of the Entry infringes upon his or her intellectual property rights, please submit a notification alleging such infringement (hereafter a “DMCA Takedown Notice”). To be valid, a DMCA Takedown Notice must (i) be provided to the Anheuser-Busch designated agent, (“Copyright Agent”), as set forth below, and (ii) include the following:
Anheuser-Busch’s Copyright Agent to receive DMCA Takedown Notices is: email: trademarks@anheuser-busch.com. For clarity, only DMCA Takedown Notices should go to the Copyright Agent; any other feedback, comments, online purchases or other communications should be directed to the applicable customer service links posted on the Website. The copyright owner acknowledges that in order for Anheuser-Busch to be authorized to takedown any Entry or Submission, the copyright owner’s DMCA Takedown Notice must comply with all of the requirements of this Section.
By submitting an Entry or Submission, the entrant, as the case may be, agrees that his or her Entry or Submission is gratuitous and made without restriction, that it will not place Sponsor under any obligation other than as stated in these Official Rules, that Sponsor is free to publish or otherwise disclose the ideas contained in the Entry or Submission on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas without any additional compensation to the entrant. The entrant, as the case may be, acknowledges that, by acceptance of the Entry, Sponsor does do not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Sponsor or developed by its employees or obtained from sources other than the entrant.
By participating, the entrant, as the case may be, acknowledges that his or her Entry or Submission may be used in Sponsor's sole discretion. Entries are the views/opinions of the entrant or and do not reflect the views of the Sponsor in any manner. By entering or competing, the entrant, as the case may be, acknowledges that Sponsor has no obligation to use or post any Entry or Submission he or she submits.
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