Contest Rules

Contest Period:
The contest will begin July 10, 2008 and will end at noon (12 p.m.) EST August 31, 2008. To be eligible for the contest, all entries must arrive through email or postal mail by contest deadline.

Winners will be announced in the September Issue of the Earthrise Newsletter, to be released in the first two weeks of September 2008.

Prizes:
Individual Category Winner – The individual chosen from each category will receive one (1) piece of original Earthrise concept art autographed by the developers of Masthead Studios. An image of the Winner’s winning entry will be posted in the Fan Art (http://www.play-earthrise.com/gallery.php?type=3) page of the Earthrise Media page with acknowledgment of their achievement.

All Participants – All entries, deemed appropriate by the judges, will be posted in the Fan Art page of the Earthrise Media page.

Originality:
Entries must be the creation of the contestant and cannot be taken from any other source. Your submission must not infringe on any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right, or any privacy, publicity or publishing rights of any third party, or be libelous, obscene or otherwise contrary to law. Please do not submit clip art, tracings, or art from other sources such as games, movies, or books. Please only submit original artwork created for this contest, previously published works will not be accepted.


Fine Print
Judges:
Judges will be comprised of members of the Sponsor’s staff and the judges’ decisions will be final.

Use of Entries:
By participating in the contest, contestants grant Masthead Studios the right to print, publish, broadcast and use worldwide in any media now known or hereafter developed, including, without limitation, the World Wide Web, at any time or times, the submission of text and the contestant’s name, as news or for public information and education without additional consideration or compensation. The entry becomes the property of Masthead Studios and will not be returned. Entrants surrender copyright and all interests therein of their submissions to Masthead Studios with the understanding that the materials may be used for promotional purposes.

Eligibility:
By participating in the contest, you acknowledge that you have reviewed and agree to Masthead Studios’ privacy policy. 

Employees of Masthead Studios and their subsidiaries or affiliates, and any family members and/or household members of these employees, are excluded from the contest.

Entrants must be 18 years of age or older.

This contest is void where prohibited, restricted or taxed by law.

Disclaimer:
Entrants release Masthead Studios and its respective parent divisions, affiliates, officers, subsidiaries, agents, employees and all others associated with the development and execution of this contest from and against any liability with respect to or in any way arising from this contest and the awarding and use of the prizes.

Tampering with the contest in any manner is prohibited.  Masthead Studios reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine whether the contest has been tampered with.  Masthead Studios reserves the right to disqualify any entrant it suspects or has determined, in its sole discretion, has tampered with the promotion. If Masthead Studios determines that the contest has been tampered with, it reserves the right to terminate the contest without awarding any prizes.  Masthead Studios shall not be responsible for any entry not received due to network outages; failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer transmissions; online failures; hardware, software or other technical malfunctions or disturbances; or any other communications or transmission failure.