Windows Live Ultimate Rock Star Fan Space Contest

Official Rules

TO ENTER: “Windows Live Ultimate Rock Star Fan Space Contest” sponsored by MSN (“Contest”) begins at 12:01 am Eastern Time (“ET”) on 8/2/06, ends at 11:59 pm ET on 8/27/06, and is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.  Contestants must be a minimum of 13 years of age at the time of entry. To enter, visit www.spacesrockstarcontest.com to find the online entry form.  Complete all of the requested information and follow the instructions to create an ultimate Rock Star: Supernova fan space. Limit of one entry per person or e-mail address.  Entrants will be able to modify their one entry throughout the contest period, however the final entry must be submitted by 11:59 pm ET on 8/27/06. Entry may not include any material including but not limited to music, images or copy, that you do not have permission from the copyright holder to use, or profanity, nudity or material deemed offensive by the judges.  Entry should be the sole original work of the contestant.  By entering this contest, you agree to allow your entry, in its entirety (such as pictures, graphics, images or other materials for which you control the copyright), to be exhibited on the internet and in other media, including without limitation television, without further compensation.  You further agree to allow your name and likeness to be used in connection with your entry and this contest, including exhibition on the internet, television and in other media, without further compensation, and waive any rights of publicity or privacy claims.  All entries shall be subject to the Microsoft Service Agreement/Terms of Use and Windows Live Spaces Code of Conduct.

JUDGING: Entries will be judged by a panel of industry experts based on creativity and content presentation (40%), appropriateness and content quality (40%) and originality (20%).  A limited number of entries will be presented online for public voting at www.spacesrockstarcontest.com between 8/2/06 and 8/27/06 to establish public appeal.  The top four entries as determined by the judges will be presented during the 8/30/06 Rock Star: Supernova TV show and online at www.spacesrockstarcontest.com. The judges will determine the one winner based on public appeal (40%) and their criteria stated above (60%).

PRIZE: a trip for two people consisting of round-trip coach air transportation for two (2) between Los Angeles, California, and major airport in U.S. nearest winner’s home, two (2) nights double-occupancy (one room, two people) hotel accommodations, ground transportation to/from airport and hotel, limousine service with driver during stay, two tickets to Rockstar: Supernova final filming and wrap up party in L.A. currently scheduled to take place on 9/27/06 , and $300 cash ($4,300 approximate retail value).  Actual value may vary depending on departure date/time and departure/destination cities.  All travel dates and arrangements are at Sponsor’s discretion and subject to availability.  If winner is not available to attend Rock Star: Supernova final filming and wrap up party, travel and balance of prize package must be used by 9/5/07. Any expenses not mentioned above are the winner’s responsibility. Taxes are the winner’s responsibility. Prize is not transferable or redeemable for cash. No substitution for prizes except as may be necessary due to unavailability, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded, at the Sponsor’s sole discretion.

WINNER VALIDATION: Winner will be determined on or about 8/30/06 by a panel of judges under the supervision of Sweepstakes Consulting, LLC, an independent judging agency whose decisions are final on all aspects of the Contest.  In the event of a tie, a tie-breaking essay question will be posed to the tied contestants. Potential winner will be notified by e-mail and/or mail and required to complete an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release.  Affidavit must be returned within 5 days of the date on the notification letter via a prepaid return envelope provided or a runnerup will be determined.  If winner is a minor, a parent or legal guardian will be required to execute Affidavit and accompany winner on trip.   Winner’s travel companion will be required to execute a Liability/Publicity Release prior to issuance of travel documents. If a travel companion is a minor, he/she must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.  Any prize notification letter or prize returned as undeliverable will be awarded to a runnerup.  You are not a certified winner until validated and you receive official notification from the judging organization. 

GENERAL TERMS: Employees and members of their immediate families and households of Microsoft Corporation (“Sponsor”), its subsidiaries, affiliated companies, advertising and promotion agencies, electronic media firm, Mr. Youth, LLC, Sweepstakes Consulting, LLC, and anyone involved in the production, development or handling of this Contest are not eligible. Void where prohibited by law. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.  Contestants agree to be bound by these Rules. Prize acceptance constitutes permission (except where prohibited) to use winner’s name and likeness for publicity purposes without additional compensation. Participants, by participating in this Contest, hereby waive and release, and agree to hold harmless the Sponsor, its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, from and against, any and all rights, claims and causes of action whatsoever that they may have, or which may arise, against any of them for any liability for any matter, cause of thing whatsoever, including but not limited to any injury, loss, damage, whether direct, compensatory, incidental or consequential, to person, including death and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from their acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize in the Contest, or their participation in the Contest, or their participation in any Contest or prize related activity, or any travel related to the Contest, or any travel for any prize related activity.  Sponsor and its agents are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete or illegible entries or Internet technical, hardware, software, telephone, or transmission failures of any kind, which may limit a person’s ability to enter the Contest.  Sponsor and its agents are not responsible for any injury or damage to contestants’ or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from entering or downloading any materials in the Contest.  Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or suspend advertising the Contest on the Internet should a computer virus, unauthorized intervention or other cause corrupt the integrity or proper conduct of the promotion.  Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any contestant found to be disrupting the operation of the Contest or its web site. If the integrity of the Internet portion of the Contest is compromised in any manner, Sponsor reserves the right to modify Contest and judge the winner from valid entries received that are unaffected by the problem. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of any online entrant, entrant will be deemed the individual named on the online entry form.  All submissions become property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.

WINNER’S NAME: For the winner’s name, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Windows/Rock Star Contest Winner’s Name, PO Box 25309, Rochester, NY 14625-0309.

SPONSOR: Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052.  Contest is administered by Mr. Youth, 298 Fifth Ave. 5^th fl., New York, NY 10001.