Official Rules

Britney Wants a "Piece of You" Fan Video Contest
Sponsored by
MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc.,
and Zomba Recording, LLC

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.
2. Entry Period: The "Britney Wants a 'Piece of You' Fan Video Contest" (the "Contest") commences at 12:00:01 PM (ET) on December 4, 2007 and ends at 11:59:59 AM (ET) on December 13, 2007 (the "Contest Period"). All entries must be received by 11:59:59 AM (ET) on December 13, 2007.
3. Contest Overview: The Contest is a contest wherein entrants create a music video (the "Music Video") to accompany Britney Spears' song entitled "Piece of You" (the "Song"). Audio of Song and live performance and other footage of Britney Spears (collectively the "Provided Materials") will be provided by Zomba Recording, LLC ("ZOMBA") and MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc., ("MTVN"). The Music Video is to be created from the Provided Materials which will be available online to entrants that register for Contest in the manner specified in paragraph 5 herein.
4. Eligibility: The Contest is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. Entrants must be at least 14 years of age or older at time of entry. Entrants who are not yet at the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which they reside will be required to obtain parental or legal guardian consent to be eligible to be declared a Grand Prize Winner (as hereinafter defined). Entrants must also be amateur artists and must not be at the time of entry, during Contest Period or at the time of Grand Prize fulfillment, a party to any agreement with any studio, production company or publishing company or any third party that might interfere with entrant's participation in the Contest and /or acceptance of the Grand Prize awarded. Employees (and their immediate families i.e., parents, spouse, children, siblings, grandparents, step parents, step children and step siblings) of MTVN and together with ZOMBA, the "Sponsor Entities") and each of their respective affiliated companies, sponsors, subsidiaries, advertising agencies and third party fulfillment agencies are not eligible to enter Contest. By participating in this Contest, entrants: (a) agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the interpretations of these Official Rules by MTVN, and by the decisions of the Sponsor Entities, which are final in all matters relating to the Contest; (b) to release and hold harmless the Sponsor Entities and their respective agents, employees, officers, directors, successors and assigns, against any and all claims, injury or damage arising out of or relating to participation in this Contest and/or the use or misuse or redemption of a prize, and for any claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trademark infringement or any other intellectual property related cause of action; and (c) acknowledge compliance with these Official Rules. The Sponsor Entities reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant who is under a third party agreement which the Sponsor Entities deem as contradictory to the amateur nature of this Contest.
5. To Enter: Visit remix.mtv.com a web site owned and controlled by MTVN (the "Web Site"), at any time during the Contest Period and: (a) electronically agree to the terms of use of the MTVN Privacy Policy, Terms of Use and User Content Submission Agreement; (b) follow the online instructions to complete all required fields to register on the Web Site and enter the Contest; and (c) create a Music Video from the Provided Materials on the Web Site. The duration of the Music Video may not exceed three (3) minutes 34 seconds. Provided Materials will be available to entrant for use in the Music Video only and may not be downloadable for any other purpose.
   
   

   Limit one (1) entry per person. If an entrant uses multiple e-mail addresses to submit more than one entry only the first entry will count. In the event of a dispute over who submitted a winning entry, the authorized subscriber of the e-mail account used to participate in the Contest at the actual time of entry, will be deemed to be the entrant. The authorized account subscriber is defined as the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g. business, education, institution, etc. ) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. All entries become the property of Sponsor Entities and will not be acknowledged or returned.

   Entrants agree to irrevocably assign to ZOMBA and MTVN as applicable, and their respective representatives, affiliates and licensees, in whole or in part, all right, title and interest in the Music Videos including, without limitation, all intellectual property rights therein, for use in any and all media whether now known or hereafter devised, including, without limitation, the unconditional right to exhibit, broadcast, copy, reproduce, encode, compress, encrypt, incorporate data into, edit, rebroadcast, transmit, record, publicly perform, create derivative works of, distribute and synchronize in time related to visual elements, and/or otherwise exploit and exercise all other rights of ownership in the Music Videos, in perpetuity, anywhere in the world, including, but not limited to, the right to make any and all uses thereof, or for purposes of advertising or trade without any compensation to entrant. Sponsor Entities are under no obligation to use the Music Videos for any purpose.

   Entrants agree that Submission Materials shall not contain, include or involve any of the following:

   • Obscenity
   • Crude, vulgar or offensive pictures, depictions, images, language and/or symbols
   • Gang signs or symbols
   • Violence
   • Explicit sexual activity
   • Nudity
   • Illegal drug or alcohol use
   • Commercial products (e.g., clothing, toys, food) and/or their trademarks, brands, logos or endorsements
   • Unauthorized trademarks and copyrighted material
   • License plates, phone numbers, personal addresses - physical or email or otherwise
   • Website or web page links
   • Derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups, humiliate other people (publicly or otherwise), any assault or threatening of others
   • Trespass or the violation of other people’s rights or property
   • Illegal (e.g., discriminatory, harassing) or inappropriate activity, behavior or conduct (e.g., inflicting emotional distress)
   • Conduct or activities in violation of these Official Rules
   • Any other content, display, materials and/or images that is or could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, as determined by Sponsor Entities, in their sole discretion

   The Sponsor Entities are not obligated to, use, publish, display or broadcast any Music Videos submitted with an entry; provided however that each entrant acknowledges that the Sponsor Entities will rely on such entrant's agreement and compliance with these Official Rules when entrant submits or attempts to submit the entry.

   The Sponsor Entities reserve the right to reject any entries that they deem, in their sole discretion, to violate any of the policies of MTVN's "Standards and Practices Guidelines" or the terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules. The Sponsor Entities may modify or edit any materials related to a Contest entry or request entrants to do so, so that such materials meet such guidelines.

   By submitting a Music Video in connection with this Contest, entrants grant to Sponsor Entities, and their affiliated companies, the right, except where prohibited by law, to use entrant's name, likeness, picture, address (state), voice, biographical information, Music Video and written and oral statements, for advertising and promotional purposes in promoting or publicizing the Music Video, the Sponsor Entities and their products or services, without compensation. Entrants shall have no right of approval, no claim to compensation, and no claim (including, without limitation, claims based on invasion of privacy, defamation, or right of publicity) arising out of any use, blurring, alteration, or use in composite form of entrants name, likeness, picture, address (state), voice, biographical information, Music Video and written and oral statements. The rights granted under this paragraph shall extend to the Sponsor Entities and their respective affiliated companies with respect to all entrants in the Contest, including the entrant who is selected as the Grand Prize Winner and those entrants who are not selected as the Grand Prize Winner. The Sponsor Entities are under no obligation to use the Music Video for any purpose. Entrants waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the Music Video.

   All entries submitted in accordance with these Official Rules shall be collectively hereinafter referred to as the "Eligible Entries". Incomplete or inaccurate entries are void. The official judging panel will be comprised of representatives from MTVN and ZOMBA, (the "Judges"), and the Eligible Entries will be judged based on the judging criteria set forth in Paragraph 7 below. The final determination of the Grand Prize Winner and the application of the judging criteria shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of the Judges. To the extent permitted by law the Sponsor Entities and Judges disclaim any liability from, and entrants, whether or not a Grand Prize Winner, agree to waive, any claims against the Sponsor Entities and the Judges relating to the judging or awarding process. The Sponsor Entities reserve the right to delay the announcement of the Grand Prize Winner in their sole discretion.

6. Online Rating: During the Contest Period, Music Videos will be posted on the Web Site for rating by registered users of Web Site ("Online Ratings"). Judges will take ratings into consideration when determining the Grand Prize Winner, but the final determination of the Grand Prize Winner will be in the sole and absolute discretion of the Judges.
7. Judging Criteria: The Judges will judge the Music Videos based on a variety of elements, including but not limited to, originality, creativity and best use of remix application. The Sponsor Entities and the Judges will take into consideration the results of the Online Ratings but Judges will make the final decision on the Grand Prize Winner. The Judges reserve the right to extend the Contest Period or not to award the Grand Prize if they determine, in their sole discretion, that entries received did not meet the minimum qualification standards based on the judging criteria specified herein.
8. Grand Prize Winner Selection/Notification: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will be selected by the Judges on or about December 13, 2007. MTVN will make up to three (3) attempts over the 72 hour period following Grand Prize Winner selection to contact the potential Grand Prize Winner. If the potential Grand Prize Winner cannot be reached during the 72 hour period in which he/she is called (no messages will be left on answering machines or voicemail systems) the potential Grand Prize Winner will be disqualified and an alternative Grand Prize Winner may be selected from among the remaining Eligible Entries received. In addition, the Sponsor Entities reserve the right to select an alternative Grand Prize Winner in the event that the Grand Prize Winner fails to comply with these Official Rules.
9. Grand Prize Winner Verification: The potential Grand Prize Winner must prove eligibility, including, without limitation, proof of age and residence within four (4) calendar days of being notified as a potential Grand Prize Winner. In the event of non-compliance by the potential Grand Prize Winner such potential Grand Prize Winner shall be disqualified and all privileges otherwise due as a Grand Prize Winner shall be terminated and an alternative potential Grand Prize Winner may be chosen from among the remaining Eligible Entries received in the Sponsor Entities sole discretion. The Grand Prize Winner must sign (or, if a minor, have his/her parent or legal guardian sign) within four (4) calendar days of receipt of such documents from MTVN: (a) an affidavit of eligibility and release of Sponsor Entities and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, members, affiliated companies and subsidiaries, from any and all liability, loss, claims, demands, and causes of action for personal injury and/or damage, theft, loss, or any other harm suffered in connection with this Contest or the use/misuse or acceptance of the Grand Prize or any portion thereof, and for any claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trademark infringement or any other intellectual property related cause of action, to be eligible for the Grand Prize; (b) except where prohibited by law, a promotional release granting Sponsor Entities the right to use their name and likeness for advertising and publicity purposes without additional compensation, and (c) an assignment of rights to ZOMBA and MTVN in and to the Music Video. Entry into this Contest constitutes agreement to sign such releases. Grand Prize Winner (or, if a minor, his/her legal guardian) must acknowledge that Sponsor Entities have not and will not obtain or provide insurance of any kind relating to the Grand Prize and the Grand Prize Winner (or, if a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian) will be responsible for obtaining and paying for any form of insurance relating to the Grand Prize. Grand Prize Winner (or, if a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian) must also complete any additional legal documents provided by Sponsor Entities (or third party on its behalf, if applicable) with respect to the Grand Prize and return them as instructed within the time frame specified by Sponsor Entities or Grand Prize Winner may forfeit Grand Prize at Sponsor Entities' sole discretion. The Sponsor Entities expressly reserves the right to delay the announcement of the Grand Prize Winner for creative or technical reasons or for any other reason the Sponsor Entities deem necessary.
10. Grand Prize: Grand Prize Winner will get: (i) the opportunity to have their winning Music Video aired on the December 20, 2007 episode of MTV's show Total Request Live ("TRL"), such date is subject to change in MTVN's sole discretion; (ii) one (1) ibiza™ Rhapsody® 30 GB WI-Fi/MP3 Player by Haier; and (iii) a one (1) year subscription to Rhapsody's music service, (the "Grand Prize").
11. General Prize Terms: The approximate total retail value (the "ARV") of the Grand Prize is $510.00. The dates for the fulfillment of the Grand Prize will be on or around January 2008, subject to programming requirements and such date is subject to change in MTVN's sole discretion. All costs and expenses not specifically listed above are solely Grand Prize Winner's responsibility. Upon receipt of any Grand Prize, Grand Prize Winner is required to comply with any and all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations. All federal, state and local taxes, and any other costs not specifically provided for in these Official Rules are solely the Grand Prize Winner's responsibility. The Sponsor Entities shall have no responsibility or obligation to a Grand Prize Winner or potential Grand Prize Winner who is unable or unavailable to accept or utilize the Grand Prize as described herein. MTVN shall not be liable or responsible in the event Grand Prize Winner's Music Video is not used for any reason. The Grand Prize Winner's Music Video may be cut, edited, reformatted, rearranged, combined with other materials and/or otherwise modified in Sponsor Entities sole and absolute discretion.
    
    

    No substitution, transfer or cash equivalent of the Grand Prize or any portion thereof permitted, except by the Sponsor Entities, in which case a prize of comparable or greater value may be awarded. The Grand Prize is non-transferable.

12. General Terms: Noncompliance with any of these Official Rules may result in disqualification. ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES BY THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER OR ANY BEHAVIOR BY THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER THAT WILL BRING SUCH GRAND PRIZE WINNER OR SPONSOR ENTITIES INTO DISREPUTE (IN SPONSOR ENTITIES SOLE DISCRETION) WILL RESULT IN SUCH GRAND PRIZE WINNER'S DISQUALIFICATION AS THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF THE CONTEST AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.
    
    

    Sponsor Entities assume no responsibility for incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this Contest. Sponsor Entities are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, or any incomplete, lost, late, delayed, misdirected or garbled votes or failure to receive votes, including, without limitation, any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Contest or the voting rules to this Contest. Sponsor Entities are not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Contest, or in the announcement of the Grand Prize or Grand Prize Winner. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including, without limitation, changes in MTVN's on-air programming, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor Entities which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest (including, but not limited to, the online voting process) or for any reason that Sponsor Entities deem it necessary, Sponsor Entities reserve the right in their sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest, or the online voting process and to determine the Grand Prize Winner in its sole discretion. Should the Contest be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, notice will be posted on remix.mtv.com and the Grand Prize may be awarded to a winner to be selected from among all Eligible Entries received up until and/or after (if applicable) the time of modification, cancellation or termination, or in a manner that is fair and equitable as determined by Sponsor Entities. All interpretations of these Official Rules by MTVN and decisions by the Sponsor Entities are final. No software-generated, robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automated online or text message entries are permitted. Sponsor Entities reserve the right in their sole discretion to disqualify any individual they suspect or find: (i) to have used a software-generated, robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automated online or text message entry; (ii) to have tampered with the entry process or the operation of this Contest; (iii) to be acting in violation of these Official Rules; (iv) to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person; or (v) to have provided inaccurate information on any legal documents submitted in connection with this Contest.

    CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR ENTITIES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THE NEW YORK COURTS (STATE AND FEDERAL) SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OVER ANY CONTROVERSIES REGARDING THE CONTEST AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL EXCLUSIVELY GOVERN THE CONTEST. EACH ENTRANT WAIVES ANY AND ALL OBJECTIONS TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN THESE COURTS AND HEREBY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS.

    Entrants agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sponsor Entities and each of their respective affiliated companies, parents, sponsors, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees, agents, members (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all liabilities., claims, suits, losses, damages, expenses and costs (including, but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees) resulting or arising from the Contest, and from any breach or violation of any representation, warranty, obligation or covenant made by each entrant herein, and each entrant agrees to release all rights to bring any claim, action or proceeding against the Indemnified Parties, and hereby acknowledge that the Indemnified Parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the Grand Prize.

    Past experience has confirmed that contests and other competitions generate substantially similar submissions or entries which closely resemble concepts and ideas that have been independently developed by Sponsor Entities before or after the Contest. Accordingly, entrants may subsequently see a Sponsor Entity presentation which seemingly incorporates an idea or concept or includes materials similar to that contained in their entries. Any similarity is purely coincidental and unavoidable in light of the volume of ideas which Sponsor Entities routinely considers in the course of their program development. Because of this possibility, entrants hereby agree to submit their entries under the following terms and conditions: (a) that Sponsor Entities may use any ideas, concepts, material, in whole or in part, contained in an entry, (b) that all physical materials submitted become the property of Sponsor Entities and will not be returned; (c) that all materials submitted are free from any lien or claim by anyone, including, but not limited to any union, guild or performance rights society; (d) entrants have obtained all rights, permissions and licenses necessary for Sponsor Entities to use the entries for any purpose; (e) that no entry or any part thereof infringes any trademark or copyright or otherwise violates anyone's right of privacy or publicity; and (f) entrants indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor Entities and their respective parent companies, officers, directors, employees, agents, members, affiliated companies and subsidiaries from any claims, suits, losses damages and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that arise from any breach of the following conditions. Entrants agree to the foregoing and in addition agree to grant Sponsor Entities the right to use the Music Videos , in whole or in part, without limitation in all media and for any purpose whatsoever without compensation.

    In case of a dispute over the identity of the entrant who submitted the winning Eligible Entry, the authorized account holder of the email address associated with that Eligible Entry will be deemed the entrant. The "authorized account holder" is deemed the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, service provider or other online organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Said entrant must comply with these Official Rules and, at the Sponsor Entities sole discretion, may be required to provide proof or ownership of the email account.

13. Request for Name of Grand Prize Winner and Official Rules: For the name of the Grand Prize Winner and/or Official Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
    
    

    MTV
    1515 Broadway,17th Floor
    Attn: Britney Wants a "Piece of You" Fan Video Contest
    New York, NY 10036

    All requests for a copy of the Official Rules and the name of Grand Prize Winner must be made by February 12, 2008. Please note on the front left- hand corner of your outer envelope whether you are requesting "Official Rules" or the name of the "Grand Prize Winner." Vermont residents may omit return postage if requesting a set of Official Rules.

14. Sponsor: This Contest is sponsored by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc. having a place of business at 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 and Zomba Recording, LLC, having a place of business at 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022.