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OFFICIAL RULES
1. Eligibility: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Only legal U.S. residents at least 18 years of age who reside in and who are physically located in the United States (excluding its territories and possessions) are eligible to enter the "PRINCE Flyaway" (the "Sweepstakes"). Employees, agents or officers of Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics, Inc., Sony Music Entertainment Inc. or of any entity involved in the development, production, implementation and distribution of the Sweepstakes , including any advertising or promotion agency, supplier of prizes for the Sweepstakes, parent company, service provider, subsidiary or affiliate of any such entity or any other entity directly associated with the Sweepstakes (hereinafter the "Sweepstakes Entities") or any member of the immediate family of and/or person living in the same household as such persons, are ineligible to enter the Sweepstakes. By participating in the Sweepstakes you agree to these Official Rules.
2. How to Enter: Go to http://www.columbiarecords.com/princeand complete the information requested on the entry form and then transmit the Entry Form by clicking on the "SUBMIT" button. The Sweepstakes will begin on Friday, May 21, 2004 (12:00am ET). (The period during which the Sweepstakes will take place is referred to below as the "Sweepstakes period"). Information requested on the entry form consists of birth date, gender, name, address (including zip code), phone number, valid email address. LIMIT OF ONE ENTRY PER PERSON AND PER EMAIL ACCOUNT. If there is a dispute about whom the email address belongs to, it will be deemed submitted by the email account holder. If multiple entries are received by the same entrant, only the first entry submitted by that entrant will qualify for entry in the Sweepstakes; subsequent entries will be disqualified.
3. PRIZES: There will be One (1) Grand Prize consisting of: (i) Round-trip Economy Class airfare for winner and guest from winner's nearest home airport to New York City area airport; (ii) One (1) economy class hotel room for two nights in the New York City area; (iii) Ground transportation to and from New York City area airport to New York City area hotel and ground transportation to and from MSG; (iv) two (2) concert tickets and two (2) Price Musicology CDs. Winner and guest will be required to be available for this trip on the dates specified by Sony Music (dates to be specified at a later date). Ground transportation not specified above, meals, phone calls, purchases, taxes and all other expenses not specifically listed are not included. Winner and guest must travel together and must be able to travel on the dates specified by Sony or prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Travel dates subject to availability. Other restrictions may apply. Only the prize winner may redeem the prize. Prize tickets may not be sold, bartered, transferred, or exchanged. Tickets will be issued approximately ten days before departure and are non transferable, non-reroutable, non refundable and the validity may not be extended. Winner will be responsible for any taxes in effect at the time of ticket issuance as required by law. Other conditions and restrictions apply. Grand Prize winner's guest must be 18 years of age or older.
Estimated retail value of Grand Prize: $2025.96
(Actual value of Grand Prize may vary depending on point of departure.)
4. Drawing and Notification: Winner(s) of the Sweepstakes will be selected in a random drawing on or about July 2, 2004 from all eligible entries received by the judge(s), whose decisions are final and binding in all respects. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Winners will be notified by mail, email and/or phone. If a potential winner cannot be reached at the email address or phone number provided on the entry form and/or does not respond to the Sponsor within twenty four (24) hours from Sponsor's first attempt to contact him/her, or if he/she is found to be ineligible, or if he/she cannot or does not otherwise comply with these Official Rules, an alternate winner will be selected by random drawing. All entries become Sponsor's property and will not be returned. The address provided by each entrant on the Sweepstakes entry form shall serve as the address of record in respect of all mailings to each entrant. Changes to such mailing address may serve as a basis for disqualification. The e-mail address provided on the entry form cannot be changed once it has been submitted.
5. General Conditions: All Federal, state and local laws and regulations are applicable. All taxes (including, but not limited to, income taxes) are the sole responsibility of winners. Grand Prize winners (and parent(s) or guardian(s) of prize winner will be required to execute (and have notarized) an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and a Publicity Release (the "Affidavit/Release") which must be returned to and received by Sponsor within five (5) days. Grand Prize winner and his/her guest will also be required to send a copy of their passport, drivers license or birth certificate as proof of age and residency. Non-compliance with any of these requirements may result in disqualification, in which case an alternate winner may be chosen. Grand Prize winner's guest will be required to sign a travel release prior to departure. Return of prize, prize notification, Affidavit/Release as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected. Entry and/or acceptance of prize(s) constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its affiliates to use the winner's name, address (city and state) and/or likeness for advertising and trade purposes without further compensation, worldwide and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known and hereafter devised, including without limitation on-line, unless prohibited by law. All entrants agree to comply fully with each provision in these Official Rules. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Sweepstakes and any person who does not comply with these Official Rules, will be ineligible for prizes and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. THE NEW YORK COURTS (STATE AND FEDERAL) SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OF ANY CONTROVERSIES REGARDING THE SWEEPSTAKES AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE SWEEPSTAKES. EACH ENTRANT WAIVES ANY AND ALL OBJECTIONS TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN THOSE COURTS AND HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. If, for reasons beyond the Sponsor's control (including, but not limited to, tampering or infection by computer virus), the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as originally planned, the Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to suspend, cancel or modify the Sweepstakes, without liability. If the Prince concert is postponed or cancelled for any reason, the Sponsor shall not be obligated to provide transportation or tickets to any rescheduled concert.
6. Disclaimers: Entrants agree that Sweepstakes Entities shall not be liable for losses or injuries of any kind resulting from: (i) acceptance/possession and/or use/misuse of prize(s), (ii) participation in the Sweepstakes, (iii) individual, joint or collective technical malfunctions of the telephone network and/or transmission line, computer on-line system, computer dating mechanism, computer equipment, hardware and/or software, or (iv) delay or distortion of any entry resulting from data transmissions that are garbled, incomplete, misdirected, lost, mutilated, delayed, corrupted, mechanically duplicated, illegible or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules. Entrants also agree that the Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible or liable for any injury or damage to an entrant's or third person's computer related to or resulting from the Sweepstakes and/or its prizes. The Sweepstakes Entities are not liable for damage to a user's computer system (including, without limitation, any server failure, lost, delayed or corrupted data or other malfunction) due, either directly or indirectly, to an entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or downloading of information in connection with the Sweepstakes. The Sponsor reserves the right to modify or cancel the Sweepstakes in the event that any portion of the Website becomes technically corrupted.
7. Rules/Winners List: For an additional copy of these Official Rules or a list of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope, specifying which you are requesting, to:
8. Sponsor:Sony Music, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022
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