ScienceMakers Toolkit Manual - The History Makers

YouTube
Contest
• Tripods work best for fi lming people, but if you don’t have one, don’t worry about it!
• Take your time! Remember, this video will be on YouTube for the entire world to see.
Okay, so here’s the fi ne print:
• By participating, contestants agree to the ScienceMakers YouTube Oral History Contest Guidelines described
in this document.
• The HistoryMakers acquires the rights to use all submitted videos for promotional purposes, including, but
not limited to, such mediums as the Internet, printed or electronic marketing materials, and DVDs for sale.
No royalties will be paid to the video creators on proceeds of DVD sales; however, video creators retain
their rights to use, distribute, and sell and their own videos without restrictions. Winning contestants will be
asked to sign a waiver regarding these terms.
• Void outside of the United States and where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. All federal, state, and local
laws and regulations apply.
• Videos must not contain identifying information about any person, including the entrant. Identifying information
includes last name, phone number, address, or email.
• Each contestant may only submit one (1) video.
• Winners who fail to respond in a timely manner to notifi cation of winning or fail to sign the waiver in a
timely manner will forfeit their prize. If a prize is forfeited, the judges will choose an alternate winner.
• Contestants must only submit their own original work; videos must not violate copyright or intellectual
property rights. Videos must also not be inappropriate, defamatory, or libelous.
• Contestants agree to indemnify and hold The HistoryMakers, its assigns and licensees harmless from and
against any and all third party claims, actions, or proceedings of any kind and from any and all damages, liabilities,
costs, and expenses relating to or arising out of any breach or alleged breach of any of the warranties,
representations, or agreements of contestants hereunder.
• By participating in this contest, winners irrevocably grant The HistoryMakers, its assigns and licensees the
right to use such winner’s name, likeness, biographical information, and video in any and all media for any
purpose, including without limitation advertising and/or promotional purposes as well as in on or in connection
with The HistoryMakers’ website or other promotions throughout the universe, in perpetuity, by means
of any and all media and device whether now known or hereafter devised, and hereby release The History-
Makers from any liability with respect thereto.
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