The Canon^® Beyond the Still Video Contest on Vimeo.com

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1. ELIGIBILITY

The Canon Beyond the Still Video Contest on Vimeo.com (the "Contest") is offered and open only to legal residents of the United States and its territories (except residents of Puerto Rico) who are at least the age of majority of their State of residence at the time of entry. Employees, directors and contractors of Canon U.S.A., Inc. (“Canon”), Grey Group (“Grey”), GroupM Worldwide, Inc (“GroupM”) and Vimeo, LLC (“Vimeo” or "Sponsor"), their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies, advertising and promotion agencies, judges and legal advisors, and the immediate family (parent, child, sibling and spouse of each) or members of the households of such employees, directors and contractors (collectively, the “Contest Parties”) are not eligible. By entering, you agree to these Contest rules (the "Official Rules"), warrant that your entry(ies) complies with all requirements set out in the Official Rules, and agree that the decisions of Sponsor are final and binding in all respects.

Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited.

2. PROMOTIONAL PERIOD

The promotional period for the Canon Beyond the Still Video Contest begins on January 15, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET), and ends on September 8, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET (the "Promotional Period").

The Promotional Period is divided into six (6) segments (each, a “Chapter”). Each Chapter’s portion of the Promotional Period (for each, the “Chapter Period”) is further divided into (i) a submission period (for each, the “Submission Period”); and (ii) a three-pronged judging period (for each, the “Judging Period”). The three prongs of the Judging Period are: (a) judging to identify the semi-finalists; (b) judging to identify the finalists; and (c) judging to identify the winning Submission for the relevant Chapter.

The specific beginning and end dates for the Chapter Periods, Submission Periods and the Judging Periods are as follows:

SEGMENT	SEGMENT PERIOD	SUBMISSION PERIOD	JUDGING PERIOD
1	January 15, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET to February 25, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET	January 15, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET to February 11, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET	January 15, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. to February 25, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET
2	February 26, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET to April 5, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET	February 26, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET to March 22, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET	February 26, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET to April 5, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET
3	April 6, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET to May 17, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET	April 6, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET to May 3, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET	April 6, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET to May 17, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET
4	May 18, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. to June 24, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET	May 18, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET to June 10, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET	May 18, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET to June 24, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET
5	June 25, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET to August 1, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET	June 25, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET to July 18, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET	June 25, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET to August 1, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET
6	August 2, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET to September 8, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET	August 2, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET to August 25, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET	August 2, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET to September 8, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET

3. HOW TO ACCESS AND ENTER

To enter the Contest, (i) your computer must accept cookies or any successor or similar technology (whether now known or hereafter devised or discovered) that may be used by Sponsor for the purpose of entry tracking; (ii) you must be a member of Vimeo (to become a Vimeo.com member, you must complete the free registration form on the Vimeo.com website (the “Website”) and accept the Vimeo.com Terms of Service and Privacy Policy). A Vimeo Plus subscription is not required for participation.

From within the Website, click on one of the links to the Canon Beyond the Still Video Contest. You will be presented with a three (3) minute prologue video (the “Prologue”) produced and directed by Vincent Laforet. For Chapter 1, you will be asked to create an original video submission (the “Submission”) starting with the still image depicted in the final frames of the Prologue (approximately the last five (5) seconds of the Prologue) to continue the story. For each subsequent Chapter (Chapters 2 through 6), you will start with the still image depicted in the final frames (approximately the last five (5) seconds) of the prior Chapter’s winning Submission, which will be announced immediately prior to the current Chapter Submission Period.

To submit your entry, you must (i) log-in to your Website account, (ii) complete the submission form, (iii) reconfirm your agreement to these Official Rules, the Website Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and affirm that you have received permission for the use of the image/likeness of any and all identifiable persons appearing in your Submission, and (iv) upload your video file. You will be required to submit written releases (provided by Sponsor and available via a link on Contest pages within the Website) signed by each identifiable person appearing in your Submission granting Sponsor permission to use his or her image/likeness if your Submission is being considered as a semi finalist in the Contest. Submissions that do not include all required information and adhere to the Official Rules as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion will be considered void. Once uploaded, Submission will not be returned. Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, remove, delete and/or disqualify any Submission it deems inappropriate or otherwise non-compliant.

The Submission must be shot in HD-720p or higher, be no more than four (4) minutes in length, contain no copyrighted material, be no longer than 500 MB and provided in one of the following file formats: MPEG, MOV, AVI, WMV.and must end using a final static image for approximately five (05) seconds. Finalists may be asked to provide the original audio and video files used during production of the entry for broadcast purposes. This may include uncompressed QuickTime files, final audio mix and/or separate audio tracks for dialogue, music, and effects. These items are not mandatory to become a semi-finalist, finalist or Winner.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Submissions must be primarily in English or use English sub-titles.
• The person whose name appears on the Website user account will be deemed the entrant ("Entrant"). The Entrant is the one (1) person who is listed and owns the email address in the Website user account. If any group elects to collaborate on a Submission, they are required to designate one (1) person as the agent of the group to enter the Contest, agree to these rules and accept the prize on behalf of the group. Neither Sponsor nor any of the Contest Parties are liable for any disputes between collaborators arising under or related to the Contest.
• Each individual Entrant is allowed a total of one (1) Submission per Chapter during the Promotional Period. Each Submission must comply with the Website’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, as well as these Official Rules. In the event of any discrepancy between these Official Rules and the Website’s Terms of Service and/or Privacy Policy, these Official Rules shall govern for all matters pertaining or relating to the Contest.
• Each Submission must comply with the Website’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, as well as these Official Rules. In the event of any discrepancy between these Official Rules and the Website’s Terms of Service and/or Privacy Policy, these Official Rules shall govern for all matters pertaining or relating to the Contest.
• Each Submission must be the original work of the Entrant produced for this Contest; it may not have been entered in or won previous contests or awards; it may not have been published previously in any medium; it must not infringe any party's intellectual property or other rights; it must not contain obscene or pornographic material; it must not include threats to any person, place, business, group or world peace; it must not invade privacy or other rights of any person, firm or entity, and it must not in any other way violate applicable laws and regulations.
• Each Submission must not utilize live animals unless the Entrant has obtained the consent of the animal's owner and an affidavit from the animal owner or wrangler that the animal was not harmed in the making of the commercial. Entrants are encouraged to contact the local Humane Society prior to filming the Submission to verify appropriate animal safeguards on set.
• Each Submission must not contain any copyrighted works (other than those owned by the Entrant). Accordingly, unless scored by Entrant or if Entrant possess written authorization from all applicable copyright holders, you should not include any music in your Submission. Use of any unauthorized music may result in disqualification of Submission, in Sponsor's sole discretion.
• Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to (i) remove or blur, or to ask the applicable Entrant to remove or blur, any non-material elements (e.g. small logos on clothing, artwork hanging in the background, etc.) or (ii) remove or replace synchronized music, rather than disqualify an otherwise compliant Submission.
• If in Sponsor's determination it is necessary or advisable to make minor, non-material adjustments to an otherwise compliant Submission to comply with Sponsor specifications or requirements for airing, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, elect to do so, or may ask the applicable Entrant to do so.

Submissions may be reviewed for content before being published or judged; however, such review does not relieve Entrant from responsibility for compliance with all of the Terms of Service and these Official Rules. Submissions that do not comply in all material respects with the Terms of Services or these Official Rules or that otherwise contain prohibited, or inappropriate content as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will be disqualified, will not be published or will be removed from the Website, and will be ineligible for prizes. Sponsor makes the final determination as to which Submissions are eligible to take part in this Contest and be considered for a prize. Certain Submissions may be featured from time to time on the Website or on one or more websites of Canon’s choosing during and following the Contest Period, in Sponsor's and Canon’s sole discretion; being selected as a featured Submission on any website is unrelated to the Judging Criteria and does not guarantee selection as a semi-finalist, finalist or winner in the Contest.

Any other attempt at Internet entry is void.

No responsibility is assumed for lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected or illegible/corrupt entries; or for any computer, telephone, cable, network, satellite, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, or unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information, or the failure to capture any such information.

4. LICENSE

As is noted above, in addition to these Official Rules, all Entrants and their Submissions are subject to the Website’s Terms of Service, specifically including (but not limited to) the Video Uploads section found therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following modifications to the Terms of Service (among others found throughout these Official Rules) shall apply to Submissions to the Contest:

• The licenses granted in and to Contest Submissions shall extend to Vimeo and Canon; the licenses granted to users of the Website shall extend to users of any website of Vimeo’s or Canon’s choosing;
• The license to create derivative works shall extend to the right to incorporate Submissions into a larger audio-visual work; the copyright in and to the complete work shall rest with Canon.
• The entitlement to use Submissions for promotional purposes shall be unrestricted, and shall extend to Vimeo and Canon;
• Contest Submissions shall not be removable by Entrants and, accordingly, the license granted in and to Submissions shall be non-revocable and perpetual;
• Contest Submissions may not be designated as “private”;

5. JUDGING CRITERIA/SELECTION OF WINNERS

The winner of each Chapter will be selected via a three-pronged judging/voting process, conducted during such Chapter’s Judging/Voting Period. The three prongs of the Judging/Voting Period are: (a) judging to identify the semi-finalists; (b) judging to identify the finalists; and (c) identifying the Submission with the highest number of votes for the relevant Chapter.

• Semi-Finalists Selection. Once Submissions begin to be received, a committee of three (3) persons comprised of employees of Sponsor, Grey and/or Canon (the “SF Judges”) will judge all eligible Submissions in order to select fifty (50) semi-finalists per Chapter (each, a “SF Submission”), based on the following:

  • Cinematography (25%)
  • Storytelling (25%)
  • Best incorporation of initial still and quality and evocative nature of final still (25%)
  • Best use of camera/equipment (25%)

  In the event that there is a tie which would result in greater than fifty (50) Submissions chosen as SF Submissions, Sponsor will either (i) allow for more than fifty (50) SF Submissions, so that all Submissions with judging scores placing them in the top fifty slots proceed to the next judging prong; or (ii) disqualify the final otherwise-qualifying score, and submit less than fifty (50) SF Submissions to the next judging prong.

  In the event there are fewer than fifty (50) eligible entries, all eligible entries will be deemed SF Submissions and will be submitted to the next judging prong.

  All Entrants whose Submissions have been selected as SF Submissions will be required to submit the release(s) that each Entrant had acknowledged possession of at the time of submission, which are signed by each identifiable person appearing in the Submission and grant Sponsor and Canon permission to use such person’s image/likeness. Sponsor will notify relevant Entrants that their release documentation is required by email, messaging to the Entrant’s account on the Website, or by publicly announcing the SF Submissions on the Website. Once notified by any of the aforementioned means, Entrants will have 48 hours to submit their signed releases to Sponsor. If the required documentation is not in order, or if the documentation is not returned within the designated timeframe, the relevant SF Submission will be deemed ineligible to be selected as a Finalist Submission (as defined below), and will be disqualified during the second prong of the Judging Period (finalist selection).

  The SF Submissions shall be submitted to the next judging prong within four (4) days following the end of the Submission Period for the relevant Chapter.

• Finalists Selection. A committee of five (5) persons comprised of employees of Sponsor, Grey and Canon, and/or independent filmmakers/artists (the “Finalist Judges”) will judge eligible SF Submissions in order to select five (5) finalists (each, a “Finalist Submission”), based on the following:

  • Cinematography (25%)
  • Storytelling (25%)
  • Best incorporation of initial still and quality and evocative nature of final still (25%)
  • Best use of camera/equipment (25%)

  In the event that there is a tie which would result in greater than five (5) Finalist Submissions chosen, the Finalist Judges will consider each of the top-scoring SF Submissions based on the following additional criteria. If, after judging with the additional criteria, there is still a tie which would result in greater than five (5) Finalist Submissions, Sponsor will allow for more than five (5) Finalist Submissions, so that all SF Submissions with the top five scores proceed to the next judging prong.

  In the event there are fewer than five (5) eligible SF Submissions, all eligible entries will be deemed Finalist Submissions and submitted to the next judging prong

  Tie-Breaking Additional Judging Criteria:

  • Originality (33%)
  • Plot development (33%)
  • Set selection (33%)

  The Finalist Submissions will be identified and submitted to the next/final judging prong within eight (8) days following the end of the Submission Period for the relevant Chapter.

• Chapter Winner Selection. Once selected, the five (5) Finalist Submissions for each Chapter will be listed and identified on the Website. Members of Vimeo will be given five (5) days to vote (the “Voting Period”). Limit one (1) vote per Website visitor per Chapter. The entry that receives the most votes will be declared the “Chapter Winner”. In the unlikely event that the voting results in a tie, the Finalist with the highest score from the previous prong will be declared the Chapter Winner. The Chapter Winner for a particular Chapter will be identified on or before the commencement of the Submission Period for the following Chapter. The Chapter Winner for the final/sixth Chapter will be identified on or around 15 days following the final Chapter’s Submission Period. Subject to these Official Rules, the Entrant who submitted the Winning Submission shall be declared the “Chapter Winner” for the relevant Chapter. Subject to these Official Rules, there will be six (6) Chapter Winners, one for each Chapter, and each Chapter Winner will receive the Chapter Grand Prize.

Entrants agree that the Sponsor has the sole right to decide all matters and disputes arising from this Contest and that all decisions of Sponsor are final and binding. Entrants, by submitting their Submissions, agree to release, indemnify and hold harmless the Contest Parties from any and all liability, loss, damage, cost or claim relate to any allegation regarding their participation in the Contest including, but not limited to, the awarding or their acceptance or use of any prize, and the use (including the reproduction, display, performance, editing, distribution or the creation of derivative works) by any of the Contest Parties of their Submission(s).

6. PRIZE/ODDS

Six (06) Chapter Grand Prizes, each comprised of the following:

	ITEM:	CANON ITEM # (if applicable)	APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (US Dollars)
Choice of one of the following Canon cameras:	EOS 5D Mark II	2764B003	$2699
	EOS 7D	3814B004	$1699
Choice of one of the following Canon lenses:	EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM	1910B002	$1699
	EF 17-40mm f/4L USM	8806A002	$839.99
	EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM	3560B002	$799.99
	EF-S 24-70mm f/2.8L USM	8014A002	$1449
	EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM	0344B002	$1249
	EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM	2751B002	$1999
	EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM	2577A002	$1799
	EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye	2535A003	$719.99
	EF 135mm f/2.8 with Softfocus	2516A003	$549.99
	EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM	2531A002	$4879
	EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro IS USM	3554B002	$1049
	TS-E 17mm f/4L	3553B002	$2499
	TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II	3552B002	$2199
	TS-E 45mm f/2.8	2536A004	$1349
	TS-E 90mm f/2.8	2544A003	$1349
All Chapter Winners receive:	Vimeo Plus – 1 year membership	n/a	59.95
All Chapter Winners receive:	Trip to work with Vincent Laforet, including round trip transportation & hotel.*	n/a	up to $10,000

The six (6) Chapter Winners will join Vincent Laforet on location to collaboratively shoot the final chapter of “The Cabbie.” The location of the shoot will be in the continental United States and the date of the shoot will be sometime between September 8, 2010 and December 31, 2010. Each Chapter Winner will receive one (1) round trip coach airline ticket from the major airport closest to the Chapter Winner’s U.S. residence to the major airport located in or nearest to the city of the shoot. The prize includes: transfers to/from the airports, one (1) standard hotel room (double occupancy) for up to three (3) nights/four (4) days, and ground transportation between the hotel and shooting locations. In the event any Chapter Winner is unable to travel on the dates scheduled due to a scheduling conflict, Canon USA will consider that portion of the prize unavailable and the trip portion of the prize will be substituted in accordance with these Official Rules. The actual experience of working with Vincent Laforet, while invaluable, has no ascertainable cash value and, accordingly, the value of the trip portion of the prize will be based on the airfare, lodging and other paid expenses as set forth above.

For trip prizes: In addition to those conditions stated above, travel/accommodation restrictions may apply. Actual value depends on dates and cities of departure. Any and all expenses not specified are solely the responsibility of the winner. Travel documentation is solely the responsibility of the winner. In the event an Entrant is responsible for multiple Winning Submissions, they will only receive one (1) trip portion of the prize.

Value of each Chapter Grand Prize: $12,308.94 - $17,637.95 US Dollars

Total value of all Chapter Grand Prizes: $73,853.64 - $105,827.70 US Dollars

The total retail value of Chapter Grand Prizes may vary depending on location of Winner’s residence. Any difference between actual retail value of prize and the approximate retail value will not be awarded.

Taxes are the sole responsibility of Winners.

No prize transfer, assignment or substitution by Chapter Winners is permitted. If a Chapter Grand Prize (or any part thereof) is unavailable, Sponsor, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the original Chapter Grand Prize (or the relevant part) with an alternative prize of equal or greater monetary value, unless to do so would be prohibited by law.

Odds of winning a prize in this skill-based contest will depend on the application of the judging criteria referred to in Section 5 above to the eligible Submissions received.

7. GENERAL CONDITIONS

Chapter Winner(s) may be required to complete, execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and where lawful, a Publicity Release, as well as certain other documentation reasonably requested by Sponsor, within three (3) days of notification. Failure to return documents timely, or if prize notification or prize is returned as non-deliverable, or if an Entrant is found not to be in compliance with these Official Rules, or otherwise ineligible, may result in disqualification with an alternate winner selected. Where permitted by law, Chapter Winners, and in those instances when interim drawings have taken place, potential winners who have been selected in the interim drawings, agree to grant to Sponsor, Canon, Grey, GroupM and those acting pursuant to its direction or control (and confirm such grant in writing upon request), the right to print, publish, broadcast and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter developed, including but not limited to the world wide web, at any time or times, the Winner's Submission, name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness and biographical information as news or information and for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without additional consideration, and without notification, review or approval.

Failure to make such appearances or grant such rights may result in disqualification with an alternate winner or potential winner selected; and while not obligated to do so, Sponsor may in its sole discretion, bear such reasonable costs and expenses which Sponsor, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate for Winner or potential winners to appear for a presentation or other activity.

By accepting a prize, a Chapter Winner agrees that any Affidavit and/or Releases, and any grant of permission to use the Chapter Winner's name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness and biographical information, as stated above, may be secured by Sponsor electronically, for example but not limited to, by email or by facsimile, and such secured Affidavit and/or Releases and permission will have the same force and effect as if any of them had been secured in a written document which was physically executed by the Chapter Winner.

Further, by accepting a prize, Chapter Winner releases and agrees to hold harmless the Contest Parties from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to person, including death, and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize, participation in any Contest related activity, or participation in this Contest.

Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole determination, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or Website; to be in violation of the Terms of Service of the Website; to be acting in violation of the Official Rules; to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.

Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed or like entry methods will void all such entries by such methods and persons using any such methods will be disqualified. Each Submission must be manually entered by the individual Entrant; automated and/or repetitive electronic submission of entries (including but not limited to entries made using any script, macro, bot or Contest service) will be disqualified and transmissions from these or related email or IP addresses may be blocked. The accumulation of entries generated through robotic, automatic, macro, or like methods is also strictly prohibited. Sponsor's determination of whether an Entrant is accumulating entries generated through automated means is in Sponsor's sole discretion.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A USER OR ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEESPTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND COSTS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS' FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

If for any reason this Contest is not capable of running as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. If the Contest is terminated due to tampering or technical difficulties prior to its expiration date, notice will be posted at http://www.vimeo.com.

8. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Sponsor is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or telephone lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Sponsor on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof.

Sponsor is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate capture of information or the failure to capture such information, whether caused by web site users, tampering or hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to the web site. Sponsor is not responsible for injury or damage to participants' or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading materials from or use of the Website.

IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR, CANON, GREY, GROUPM, OR THEIR PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATED COMPANIES, THEIR ADVERTISING OR PROMOTION AGENCIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS, BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST, ACCESS TO AND USE OF INTERNET SITE www.vimeo.com OR THE DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM SAID SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING THE CONTEST IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.

9. DISPUTES

Except where prohibited, as a condition of participating in this Contest, Entrant agrees that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, or the determination of Chapter Winners shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action exclusively by arbitration pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association, then effective. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys' fees, other than participant's actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with entering this Contest), and participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of participant and Sponsor in connection with this Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A., without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules thereof, and all proceedings shall take place exclusively in the State in the City of New York, County of New York. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a Chapter Winner based on an e-mail address, the winning entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the Vimeo account submitted at 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

10. WINNERS LIST

For name of Chapter Winners, mail a self-addressed stamped envelope for receipt by September 30, 2010 to: Canon Beyond the Still Video Contest Prize Winner c/o Mindspark Interactive Network, 1 N. Lexington Ave., 9th Floor, White Plains, NY 10601. For Official Rules mail a self-addressed stamped envelope to the above address marked "OFFICIAL RULES Canon Beyond the Still Video Contest" for receipt by August 25, 2010.

11. SPONSORED BY:

Vimeo, LLC, 555 West 18 Street, New York, NY, 10011.

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