Think Peace
Contest Rules & Regulations
1. How to Enter. Entry period begins on July 15, 2020, and ends on August 10, 2020. Click the button below to register and upload your submission. All submissions must include an audio file (mp3 and m4a files only) and a lyric sheet (pdf, doc, docx, and txt files only). There is a ten dollar ($10) non-refundable entry fee for each song submitted. There is a three (3) submission limit per person and email address. Entrants experiencing financial hardship may request free entry (see link at bottom). If approved, FYR will email entrant a link to a password-protected page where they can enter the contest without making payment. Only the email address associated with the request will be allowed to enter. By entering the Contest, entrant and the entrant’s parents or legal guardians (if the entrant is a minor) accept and agree to be bound by all of these Rules. FYR is not liable for lost, late, misdirected, inaccurate, or corrupted entries, whether due to human error, technical error, software or hardware failure, or otherwise. Incomplete, illegible or indecipherable entries will be void in FYR’s sole discretion. FYR does not accept mail-in entries or external links.
2. Eligibility. The Contest is open to any songwriter who is between the ages of 16-24 years old as of August 10, 2020. If entrant is 16 or 17 years old, the entrant’s parent or guardian must sign the online application. The entry song must have both lyrics and music and can be of any genre. All submitted songs must be original, unpublished (or self-published) songs that have been written or co-written by the entrant(s). An unpublished song is a song recorded and self-released by the entrant and not co-published by a commercially active music publisher. Co-writers are subject to all the same eligibility criteria as entrants outlined in these Rules. The entrant must own a share or 100% of the copyright in the song and recording submitted to FYR. Though co-writers may be acknowledged, only the entrant can qualify to win a prize. Employees of FYR, employees of the Contest sponsors, and employees of FYR’s independent contractors and their immediate families are not eligible. By submitting an entry, you represent and warrant that you are, (a) the entry is unpublished; (b) that you are not employed by or affiliated with FYR or a Contest sponsor; (c) all registration information you submit is truthful and accurate; (d) you will maintain the accuracy of such information; and (e) your entry to the Contest does not violate any applicable law or regulation. Entry is void where prohibited or otherwise restricted by law. All federal, state and local laws, regulations, rules, and ordinances apply. Materials submitted will not be returned, and FYR reserves the right to dispose of all submitted materials in any manner.
3. Judging. This Contest is a talent and skilled-based event. All entries are judged based on the creativity and quality of the lyrics and the musical composition with a “Think Peace” theme. FYR will screen all entries. Then, a group of industry professionals chosen by FYR will judge the best lyrics and musical composition among the screened entries. Production quality will not be a factor. The group will select five (5) first-place winners. The five winning songs will be released on Spotify, Apple Music, and other retailers on September 21, 2020 as part of the “Think Peace” compilation album. FYR will notify the winners by email, and announce results on the FYR website and social media pages on September 1, 2020. Winners must sign and return a Certificate of Authorship that FYR will provide, confirming that the winner’s song is original and the winner holds rights to the song. Winners must also deliver to FYR all master song files. Failure to sign and return the Certificate of Authorship, and deliver all master song files, within twenty-four hours (24) will result in disqualification, and FYR will select an alternative winner. Entry constitutes permission to use winners’ names, likeness, and voices for future publicity and advertising purposes without additional compensation. FYR will not individually notify entrants who are not winners of the Contest.
4. Prize. The winning musical compositions (with lyrics) will receive One Thousand U.S. Dollars ($1,000.00). Each winner will also receive song distribution as part of the FYR Think Peace Compilation Album and free promotion. If a winner is 16 or 17 years old, the payment of $1,000 will be made through the parent or guardian. Winners are solely responsible for sharing their prize money with any co-writers as those parties agree. Taxes are the winners’ sole responsibility.
5. Content.
(a) FYR does not claim ownership in the materials you submit in conjunction with the Contest. Such materials include written text, files, images, photos, video, songs, lyrics, poetry, sounds, musical works, works of authorship, remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, tags, hashtags, genres, splits, ownership splits, identifiable numbers, identifiable codes, songwriter name, personal identifiable information, copyright registration information, affiliated companies or individuals, rights holder, administrator, publisher, or any other materials (collectively, “Content”) that you display, upload, transfer, publish, or post whether public or private. In the event FYR determines a submission requires further professional support by way of mixing, mastering, additional production work, modifications to lyrics or melody, or other alterations FYR deems necessary to qualify as a winning submission, FYR will provide all support at no cost to you and will not claim copyright ownership for its contributions.
(b) By entering the Contest, you do, however, hereby grant to FYR a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free license to (i) use, copy and store for backup and archival purposes, transmit, broadcast, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, reformat, transcode, and otherwise create derivative works of, publicly perform, record, remix, and re-record your submission in any manner, in whole or in part, to incorporate your submission into other works, and to exploit your submission as a song on the FYR Think Peace Compilation Album, in any format or medium now known or later developed (collectively, the “Uses”) and (ii) use your name, city, and state of residence, or other personal information supplied by you (“Personal Information”) to identify your submission in the Uses, without any obligation of attribution or compensation to you and upon request, the winner will provide to FYR written consent to such use.
(c) By entering the Contest, you represent and warrant that your entry is an original work and that the content does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, trademarks, contract rights, or any other rights of any person or business. You also represent and warrant that the recording you enter in this Contest does not contain any sample(s) of others’ songs or recordings. You further agree to indemnify and hold FYR, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, and its officers, agents, partners, and employees, harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above and/or if any part of the entry causes FYR to be liable to another.
6. Disqualification. Failure to (a) comply with the Contest Rules, or (b) provide FYR with proof of eligibility for the Contest may disqualify you from the Contest or a prize at FYR’s sole discretion. Caution: Any deliberate attempt to damage any website, tamper with the entry process, or otherwise undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, FYR reserves the right to cooperate in the prosecution any such individuals and to pursue all remedies available to it to the fullest extent permitted by law.
7. Other Rules & Regulations. FYR may terminate, suspend, or modify the Contest or the Rules at any time for any reason, regardless of whether FYR has awarded any prizes to the winners, without notice to individual entrants. FYR will use reasonable business efforts to announce such termination, suspension, or modification on FYR’s website. To the extent that the rules of this Contest conflict with any other agreement, the Rules of this Contest shall take priority. FYR expressly disclaims any warranty, and FYR cannot guarantee and does not promise any specific results. By entering, you also understand that FYR may share your email address with one or more Contest sponsors.
8. Conflict Resolution and Limitation of Liability: FYR and the entrant shall attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to the Contest promptly by negotiation between persons who have authority to settle the controversy. Any party may give the other party written notice of the failure to resolve the dispute in the normal course of business. If not resolved, any dispute, claim or controversy (i.e., contractual, tort, and/or statutory) arising out of or relating to the Contest or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof, including the determination of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate, shall be determined exclusively by arbitration in Santa Clara County, California before one arbitrator. The arbitration shall be administered by either AAA or JAMS. All claims, judgments, liabilities, and an award, if any, shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs you incurred and in no event shall you be entitled to recover attorneys’ fees. Under no circumstances will you be entitled to receive (and you waive all rights to claim or recover), including, but not limited to, punitive, exemplary, indirect, incidental, consequential, lost-profit and special damages, any rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased, and any other damages. All issues, disputes and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of the Contest Rules, your rights, and obligations, or FYR’s rights and obligations in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by and construed under California law without regard to choice of law or conflict of law rules. Failure to enforce any term of these Contest Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that term or Rule.
9. Sponsor: Future Youth Records Inc., P.O. Box 1866, Morgan Hill, CA 95038.
10. Current Contest Deadline. August 10, 2020, at 11:59 P.M. (PDT)
11. Odds of Winning. The odds of winning a prize will depend upon the number of Contest entrants.
12. Financial Hardship. Click here to request free entry.