“CELEBRATE AND COLLABORATE WITH YO-YO MA” CONTEST
OFFICIAL RULES
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OFFICIAL RULES – UNITED STATES

“CELEBRATE AND COLLABORATE WITH YO-YO MA” CONTEST

1. Eligibility.

These Official Rules apply only to legal U.S. residents at least thirteen (13) years of age as of October 7, 2008 who reside in and who are physically located in the 50 United States (excluding its territories and possessions). By entering this Contest, entrants understand that they are competing against entrants from other territories outside of the 50 United States. Entrants from outside the 50 United States are subject to the official rules of the territory in which they reside. Employees, agents or officers of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (“Sponsor”), Indaba Media, LLC (“Indaba Music”) or of any entity involved in the development, production, implementation and distribution of the Celebrate and Collaborate with Yo-Yo Ma Contest (the “Contest”), including any advertising or promotion agency, supplier of prizes for the Contest, parent company, service provider, subsidiary or affiliate of any such entity or any other entity directly associated with the Contest or any member of the immediate family of and/or person living in the same household as such persons, are ineligible to enter the Contest. The Contest is void where restricted or prohibited by law.

2. Entries.

(a) To enter the Contest, log onto www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest and follow the directions to enter between 12:00pm ET on October 7, 2008 and 11:59am ET on December 31, 2008. In order to participate in this Contest, you are required to register at www.indabamusic.com and enter full name and email address. Entrants must complete the entry form by listing his/her name and email address. Entrants will be instructed to either a) download the available version of Yo-Yo Ma’s recording of “Dona Nobis Pacem”, record an instrumental duet of any kind with the recording and upload the duet to the Web page listed on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest; or b) download the available sheet music and record an interpretation of “Dona Nobis Pacem” and upload the audio track to the Web page listed on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest. Entrant must be the one performing the piece in the Entry. Entrant must upload the audio track to the Web page listed at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest. By entering the Contest, you hereby agree that participation in this Contest is subject to the Indaba Music standard terms and conditions found at www.indabamusic.com/corporate/tos and privacy policy found at www.indabamusic.com/corporate/privacy. To the extent there is a conflict between these Official Rules and the Indaba Music standard terms and conditions, these Official Rules shall govern.

(b) For purposes of these Official Rules, the “Dona Nobis Pacem” recording shall be defined as “Sponsor Content” and each Entrant’s original elements shall be referred to herein as the “Submission Materials”. Registered Indaba Music users will have the opportunity to view and vote for the Entrant’s audio recordings.

(c) Only one entry per person. If multiple entries are received for the same entrant, only the first entry submitted by that entrant will qualify for entry in the Contest and subsequent entries submitted by that entrant shall be disqualified. By entering, entrants agree to be bound by the decisions of the judges, Sponsor, Indaba Music and these Official Rules and to comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Sponsor, and those working for Sponsor or on behalf of Sponsor, will not be responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, or postage due mail or e-mail, or for Internet, computer hardware and software, phone, and/or any other technical errors, malfunctions, and delays. Entries which are mutilated, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, forged, irregular in any way, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules are also void. In the event of a dispute concerning who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized holder of the e-mail account from which the entry is made. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person to whom an email address is assigned by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

(d) In addition, the Submission Materials may not contain references which are obscene, crude or vulgar, and/or which contain gang identification, references to commercial products, license plate numbers, phone numbers, personal addresses (physical or email), Web site URLs, derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups, references to illegal or inappropriate activity, behavior or conduct, or any other references that could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.

3. Our Right to Use Your Work and Information about You.

(a) Submission Materials become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

(b) With the exception of any Sponsor Content:

(i) you represent and warrant that: (A) all contents of Submission Materials are wholly original, have been created and performed entirely by Entrant, have not been taken in whole or in part from any source other than Entrant and do not incorporate or include anything that is owned by any third party or would require the consent of any third party; (B) you own and/or control 100% of all right, title and interest in and to the Submission Materials, as well as all elements contained therein; (C) the Submission Materials do not and shall not violate any law or the copyright, trademark, publicity right, privacy right, or any other right of any third party; and (D) the Submission Materials, or any part thereof, have not been commercially released; and

(ii) you agree that the Submission Materials shall be a "work made for hire," with all rights therein, including, without limitation, the exclusive copyright, being the property of Sponsor. In the event the Submission Materials are considered not to be a "work made for hire," you irrevocably assign to Sponsor all right, title, and interest in your entry (including, without limitation, the copyright) in any and all media whether now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, anywhere in the world, with the right to make any and all uses thereof, including, without limitation, for purposes of advertising or trade.

(c) You hereby hold Sponsor and Indaba Music harmless from and against any third party claim arising from use of the Submission Materials. You waive any right to privacy. You waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the Submission Materials or to be compensated for any such uses. You hereby represent and warrant that you and each person who is identifiable in the Submission Materials are at least 13 years of age and that you have read these Official Rules and are fully familiar with its contents.

(d) By providing Submission Materials in connection with this Contest, you grant to Sponsor, its affiliated companies, and Indaba Music the right, except where prohibited by law, to use your name, likeness, picture, address (city and state), voice, biographical information, Submission Materials, entry form information and written and oral statements, for advertising and promotional purposes in promoting or publicizing the Submission Materials, Sponsor, Indaba Music and their products and services, without compensation unless required by law. You 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 your name, picture, likeness, address (city and state), e-mail address, biographical information, or entry. The rights granted under this paragraph shall extend to Sponsor and its affiliated companies with respect to all entrants in the Contest, including the entrants who are selected as Winners and those entrants who are not selected as the Winners. Sponsor and Indaba Music are under no obligation to use the Submission Materials for any purpose.

(e) BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT: (I) ENTRANT EXPRESSLY AGREES TO ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES; (III) ENTRANT PROVIDES HIS/HER EXPRESS PERMISSION TO APPEAR IN THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS; AND (II) ENTRANT IS AWARE OF AND CONSENTS TO THE DISPLAY OF THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS ON INDABA MUSIC AS DESCRIBED HEREIN.

4. Selection of Winner / Prizes.

(a) Entries received between October 7, 2008 and December 31, 2008 will compete against each other for the Grand Prize (as defined below). Submissions will be posted on the Website during the Contest Period, thereby allowing consumers to vote for their favorite Submission based on the following criteria: originality (25%), creativity (25%), concept (25%), and musicality (25%), between December 31, 2008 at 12:01 pm EDT and January 10, 2009 11:59 am EDT ("Voting Period"). Limit one vote per email address per person. Any attempt by entrant and/or his/her family/friends to vote more than once by using multiple names or email address and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Indaba Music in its sole discretion, shall give Indaba Music the right to disqualify entrant in its discretion. Voting nominates the top 10 entries (“Top 10”) for Grand Prize consideration. In the event of a tie, the final standings shall be determined by which entry received the score first. After the public Voting Period, Yo-Yo Ma will select one (1) winner from all the entries on the basis of the following criteria: originality (25%), creativity (25%), concept (25%), and musicality (25%). The winner of the final round shall be the entry which receives the highest overall score (such winner shall be the “Grand Prize Winner”). For clarity, Yo-Yo Ma, in his discretion will select a winner from all the Submission entries, regardless of their rank as determined by voting. In the event of a tie, the Grand Prize Winner shall be the entry which receives the highest score on originality. One Grand Prize Winner will be selected. For purposes of these Official Rules, the Top 10 and the Grand Prize Winner shall collectively be referred to as the “Winners”.

The Top 10 will be selected on or about January 14, 2009. The Grand Prize Winner will be selected on our about January 12, 2009. The decision of the judges shall be final and binding in all regards.

(b) The Winners will be notified by email, and each Winner (and parent or legal guardian if Winner is under 21) will be required to sign, have notarized and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release (and any other documents required by Sponsor), within five (5) calendar days of notification. Each Winner will also be required to send a copy of his/her passport, driver’s license or birth certificate as proof of age and residency. If a Winner cannot be contacted within five (5) calendar days of first notification attempt, if the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if a Winner rejects the prize, in the event of noncompliance with these Rules, or if the Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release is not properly executed, the prize will be forfeited and an alternative winner may be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. The Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release must be complete and must include the Winner’s social security or resident alien identification number. The information in Winner’s Affidavit of Eligibility must be correct and must be identical to the information provided in Winner's entry or the Winner will be disqualified.

(c) The Grand Prize Winner will receive the opportunity to record a musical piece with Yo-Yo Ma, as chosen by him. The estimated retail value of Grand Prize will be determined by Sponsor’s decision in the method of executing the recording. The Top 10 nominated by voting will each receive an autographed copy of Yo-Yo Ma’s CD Songs of Joy and Peace. In no event shall the total retail value of the Prizes exceed Four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($4,800.00).

NOTE: BY WINNING THIS CONTEST THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS WILL BE USED BY SPONSOR, INDABA MUSIC OR OTHERWISE.

Other conditions and restrictions apply. Prizes are non-transferable. No substitutions or cash redemptions.

(c) By accepting the prizes, Winner releases and discharges Sponsor, Indaba Music, Yo-Yo Ma, Sound Postings, Inc, their respective affiliated companies and the respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies of each, and all their respective employees, officers, directors, representatives and agents from any liability or damage due in whole or in part to the award, acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize or from participation in this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a comparable prize of like or greater value for any prize, or to pay Winner a cash equivalent (the value of which shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), for any reason.

(d) If, for reasons beyond the control of Sponsor or Indaba Music (including, but not limited to, tampering or computer virus infection), the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest, without liability. If a sufficient number of eligible entries (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) are not received by the end of the Contest period, Sponsor reserves the right not to award any or all prizes. All taxes (including, but not limited to, income taxes) are the sole responsibility of Winner. 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 Contest and any person who does not comply with these Official Rules, will be ineligible for any prize and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

5. Issues of Law.

ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE APPLICABLE. THE NEW YORK COURTS (STATE AND FEDERAL) SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OF 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 THOSE COURTS AND HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. THE CONTEST IS VOID WHERE RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED BY LAW.

6. Your Release of Sponsor From Any and All Liability.

Entrants agree that Sponsor and Indaba Music 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 Contest, (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) any delay or distortion of an 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 Sponsor and Indaba Music 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 Contest and/or its prizes. Sponsor and Indaba Music are not liable for damage to a user's computer system (including, without limitation, any server failure or lost, delayed or corrupted data or other malfunction) due, either directly or indirectly, to an entrant's participation in the Contest or downloading of information in connection with the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to modify or cancel the Contest in the event that any portion of any website used to administer any aspect of the Contest becomes technically corrupted.

7. How to Get More Information

(a) To obtain the identity of the Winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 by February 15, 2009.

The sponsor of this Contest is SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, 550 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022. Questions regarding the Contest can be directed by mail to "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

(b) Copies of these Official Rules may be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Official Rules, Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 (WA and VT residents may omit return postage.) Requests for Official Rules must be received by February 15, 2009. All times and dates in these Official Rules are Eastern Standard Time.

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OFFICIAL RULES – UNITED KINGDOM

“CELEBRATE AND COLLABORATE WITH YO-YO MA” CONTEST

1. Eligibility.

These Official Rules apply only to legal U.S. residents at least thirteen (13) years of age as of October 7, 2008 who reside in and who are physically located in the United Kingdom (excluding its territories and possessions. By entering this Contest, entrants understand that they are competing against entrants from other territories outside of the United Kingdom. Entrants from outside the United Kingdom are subject to the official rules of the territory in which they reside. Employees, agents or officers of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (“Sponsor”), Indaba Media, LLC (“Indaba Music”) or of any entity involved in the development, production, implementation and distribution of the Celebrate and Collaborate with Yo-Yo Ma Contest (the “Contest”), including any advertising or promotion agency, supplier of prizes for the Contest, parent company, service provider, subsidiary or affiliate of any such entity or any other entity directly associated with the Contest or any member of the immediate family of and/or person living in the same household as such persons, are ineligible to enter the Contest. The Contest is void where restricted or prohibited by law.

2. Entries.

(a) To enter the Contest, log onto www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest and follow the directions to enter between 12:00pm ET on October 7, 2008 and 11:59pam ET on December 31, 2008. In order to participate in this Contest, you are required to register at www.indabamusic.com and enter full name and email address. Entrants must complete the entry form by listing his/her name and email address. Entrants will be instructed to either a) download the available version of Yo-Yo Ma’s recording of “Dona Nobis Pacem”, record an instrumental duet of any kind with the recording and upload the duet to the Web page listed on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest; or b) download the available sheet music and record an interpretation of “Dona Nobis Pacem” and upload the audio track to the Web page listed on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest. Entrant must be the one performing the piece in the Entry. Entrant must upload the audio track to the Web page listed at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest. By entering the Contest, you hereby agree that participation in this Contest is subject to the Indaba Music standard terms and conditions found at www.indabamusic.com/corporate/tos and privacy policy found at www.indabamusic.com/corporate/privacy. To the extent there is a conflict between these Official Rules and the Indaba Music standard terms and conditions, these Official Rules shall govern.

(b) For purposes of these Official Rules, the “Dona Nobis Pacem” recording shall be defined as “Sponsor Content” and each Entrant’s original elements shall be referred to herein as the “Submission Materials”. Registered Indaba Music users will have the opportunity to view and vote for the Entrant’s audio recordings.

(c) Only one entry per person. If multiple entries are received for the same entrant, only the first entry submitted by that entrant will qualify for entry in the Contest and subsequent entries submitted by that entrant shall be disqualified. By entering, entrants agree to be bound by the decisions of the judges, Sponsor, Indaba Music and these Official Rules and to comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Sponsor, and those working for Sponsor or on behalf of Sponsor, will not be responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, or postage due mail or e-mail, or for Internet, computer hardware and software, phone, and/or any other technical errors, malfunctions, and delays. Entries which are mutilated, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, forged, irregular in any way, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules are also void. In the event of a dispute concerning who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized holder of the e-mail account from which the entry is made. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person to whom an email address is assigned by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

(d) In addition, the Submission Materials may not contain references which are obscene, crude or vulgar, and/or which contain gang identification, references to commercial products, license plate numbers, phone numbers, personal addresses (physical or email), Web site URLs, derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups, references to illegal or inappropriate activity, behavior or conduct, or any other references that could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.

3. Our Right to Use Your Work and Information about You.

(a) Submission Materials and become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

(b) With the exception of any Sponsor Content:

(i) you represent and warrant that: (A) all contents of Submission Materials are wholly original, have been created and performed entirely by Entrant, have not been taken in whole or in part from any source other than Entrant and do not incorporate or include anything that is owned by any third party or would require the consent of any third party; (B) you own and/or control 100% of all right, title and interest in and to the Submission Materials, as well as all elements contained therein; (C) the Submission Materials do not and shall not violate any law or the copyright, trademark, publicity right, privacy right, or any other right of any third party; and (D) the Submission Materials, or any part thereof, have not been commercially released; and

(ii) you agree that the Submission Materials shall be a "work made for hire," with all rights therein, including, without limitation, the exclusive copyright, being the property of Sponsor. In the event the Submission Materials are considered not to be a "work made for hire," you irrevocably assign to Sponsor all right, title, and interest in your entry (including, without limitation, the copyright) in any and all media whether now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, anywhere in the world, with the right to make any and all uses thereof, including, without limitation, for purposes of advertising or trade. You also hereby waive all moral rights (such as rights to demand that you receive a credit whenever the Submission Materials are published or to claim in respect of any modification to the Submission Materials) that you might otherwise have been able to exercise in respect of the Submission Materials.

(c) You hereby agree to reimburse Sponsor and Indaba Music if they use the Submission Materials as authorized by these Rules, but a resulting third party claim reveals that you broke these Official Rules and Sponsor or Indaba Music suffer loss or damage as a consequence. You waive any right to privacy. You waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the Submission Materials or to be compensated for any such uses. You hereby represent and warrant that you and each person who is identifiable in the Submission Materials are at least 18 years of age and that you have read these Official Rules and are fully familiar with its contents.

(d) By providing Submission Materials in connection with this Contest, you grant to Sponsor, its affiliated companies, and Indaba Music the right, except where prohibited by law, to use your name, likeness, picture, address (city and state), voice, biographical information, Submission Materials, entry form information and written and oral statements, for advertising and promotional purposes in promoting or publicizing the Submission Materials, Sponsor, Indaba Music and their products and services, relating to this Contest, without compensation unless required by law. You 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 your name, picture, likeness, address (city and state), e-mail address, biographical information, or entry. The rights granted under this paragraph shall extend to Sponsor and its affiliated companies with respect to all entrants in the Contest, including the entrants who are selected as Winners and those entrants who are not selected as the Winners. Sponsor and Indaba Music are under no obligation to use the Submission Materials for any purpose.

(e) BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT: (I) ENTRANT EXPRESSLY AGREES TO ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES; (III) ENTRANT PROVIDES HIS/HER EXPRESS PERMISSION TO APPEAR IN THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS; AND (II) ENTRANT IS AWARE OF AND CONSENTS TO THE DISPLAY OF THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS ON INDABA MUSIC AS DESCRIBED HEREIN.

4. Selection of Winner / Prizes.

(a) Entries received between October 7, 2008 and December 31, 2008 will compete against each other for the Grand Prize (as defined below). Submissions will be posted on the Website during the Contest Period, thereby allowing consumers to vote for their favorite Submission based on the following criteria: originality (25%), creativity (25%), concept (25%), and musicality (25%), between December 31, 2008 at 12:01 pm EDT and January 10, 2009 11:59 am EDT ("Voting Period"). Limit one vote per email address per person. Any attempt by entrant and/or his/her family/friends to vote more than once by using multiple names or email address and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Indaba Music in its sole discretion, shall give Indaba Music the right to disqualify entrant in its discretion. Voting nominates the top 10 entries (“Top 10”) for Grand Prize consideration. In the event of a tie, the final standings shall be determined by which entry received the score first. After the public Voting Period, Yo-Yo Ma will select one (1) winner from all the entries on the basis of the following criteria: originality (25%), creativity (25%), concept (25%), and musicality (25%). The winner of the final round shall be the entry which receives the highest overall score (such winner shall be the “Grand Prize Winner”). For clarity, Yo-Yo Ma, in his discretion will select a winner from all the Submission entries, regardless of their rank as determined by voting. In the event of a tie, the Grand Prize Winner shall be the entry which receives the highest score on originality. One Grand Prize Winner will be selected. For purposes of these Official Rules, the Top 10 and the Grand Prize Winner shall collectively be referred to as the “Winners”.

The Top 10 will be selected on or about January 1, 2009. The Grand Prize Winner will be selected on our about January 13, 2009. The decision of the judges shall be final and binding in all regards.

(b) The Winners will be notified by email, and each Winner (and parent or legal guardian if Winner is under 21) will be required to sign, have notarized and return an Certificate of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release (and any other documents required by Sponsor), within five (5) calendar days of notification. Each Winner will also be required to send a copy of his/her passport, driver’s license or birth certificate as proof of age and residency. If a Winner cannot be contacted within five (5) calendar days of first notification attempt, if the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if a Winner rejects the prize, in the event of noncompliance with these Rules, or if the Certificate of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release is not properly executed, the prize will be forfeited and an alternative winner may be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. The Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release must be complete and must include the Winner’s National Insurance number. The information in Winner’s Affidavit of Eligibility must be correct and must be identical to the information provided in Winner's entry or the Winner will be disqualified.

(c) The Grand Prize Winner will receive the opportunity to record a musical piece with Yo-Yo Ma, as chosen by him. The estimated retail value of Grand Prize will be determined by Sponsor’s decision in the method of executing the recording. The Top 10 nominated by voting will each receive an autographed copy of Yo-Yo Ma’s CD Songs of Joy and Peace. In no event shall the total retail value of the Prizes exceed Four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($4,800.00).

NOTE: BY WINNING THIS CONTEST THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS WILL BE USED BY SPONSOR, INDABA MUSIC OR OTHERWISE.

Other conditions and restrictions apply. Prizes are non-transferable. No substitutions or cash redemptions.

(c) By accepting the prizes, Winner releases and discharges Sponsor, Indaba Music, Yo-Yo Ma, Sound Postings, Inc, their respective affiliated companies and the respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies of each, and all their respective employees, officers, directors, representatives and agents ("the Released Parties") from any liability or damage due in whole or in part to the award, acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize or from participation in this Contest other than death or personal injury caused by any negligence, default or breach of these Official Rules by any of the Released Parties. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a comparable prize of like or greater value for any prize, or to pay Winner a cash equivalent (the value of which shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), for any reason.

(d) If, for reasons beyond the control of Sponsor or Indaba Music (including, but not limited to, tampering or computer virus infection), the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest, without liability. If a sufficient number of eligible entries (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) are not received by the end of the Contest period, Sponsor reserves the right not to award any or all prizes. All taxes (including, but not limited to, income taxes) are the sole responsibility of Winner. 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 Contest and any person who does not comply with these Official Rules, will be ineligible for any prize and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

5. Issues of Law.

ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE APPLICABLE. THE NEW YORK COURTS (STATE AND FEDERAL) SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OF 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 THOSE COURTS AND HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. THE CONTEST IS VOID WHERE RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED BY LAW.

6. Your Release of Sponsor From Any and All Liability.

Entrants agree that Sponsor and Indaba Music 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 Contest, (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) any delay or distortion of an 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 Sponsor and Indaba Music 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 Contest and/or its prizes. Sponsor and Indaba Music are not liable for damage to a user's computer system (including, without limitation, any server failure or lost, delayed or corrupted data or other malfunction) due, either directly or indirectly, to an entrant's participation in the Contest or downloading of information in connection with the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to modify or cancel the Contest in the event that any portion of any website used to administer any aspect of the Contest becomes technically corrupted.

7. How to Get More Information

(a) To obtain the identity of the Winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 by February 15, 2009.

The sponsor of this Contest is SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, 550 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022. Questions regarding the Contest can be directed by mail to "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

(b) Copies of these Official Rules may be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Official Rules, Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 (WA and VT residents may omit return postage.) Requests for Official Rules must be received by February 15, 2009. All times and dates in these Official Rules are Eastern Standard Time.

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OFFICIAL RULES – JAPAN

“CELEBRATE AND COLLABORATE WITH YO-YO MA” CONTEST

1. Eligibility.

These Official Rules apply only to legal residents of Japan at least thirteen (13) years of age as of October 7, 2008 who reside in and who are physically located in Japan. By entering this Contest, entrants understand that they are competing against entrants from other territories outside of Japan. Entrants from outside Japan are subject to the official rules of the territory in which they reside. Employees, agents or officers of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (“Sponsor”), Indaba Media, LLC (“Indaba Music”) or of any entity involved in the development, production, implementation and distribution of the Celebrate and Collaborate with Yo-Yo Ma Contest (the “Contest”), including any advertising or promotion agency, supplier of prizes for the Contest, parent company, service provider, subsidiary or affiliate of any such entity or any other entity directly associated with the Contest or any member of the immediate family of and/or person living in the same household as such persons, are ineligible to enter the Contest. The Contest is void where restricted or prohibited by law.

2. Entries.

(a) To enter the Contest, log onto www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest and follow the directions to enter between 12:00pm ET on October 7, 2008 and 11:59am ET on December 31, 2008. In order to participate in this Contest, you are required to register at www.indabamusic.com and enter full name and email address. Entrants must complete the entry form by listing his/her name and email address. Entrants will be instructed to either a) download the available version of Yo-Yo Ma’s recording of “Dona Nobis Pacem”, record an instrumental duet of any kind with the recording and upload the duet to the Web page listed on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest; or b) download the available sheet music and record an interpretation of “Dona Nobis Pacem” and upload the audio track to the Web page listed on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest. Entrant must be the one performing the piece in the Entry. Entrant must upload the audio track to the Web page listed at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest. By entering the Contest, you hereby agree that participation in this Contest is subject to the Indaba Music standard terms and conditions found at www.indabamusic.com/corporate/tos and privacy policy found at www.indabamusic.com/corporate/privacy. To the extent there is a conflict between these Official Rules and the Indaba Music standard terms and conditions, these Official Rules shall govern.

(b) For purposes of these Official Rules, the “Dona Nobis Pacem” recording shall be defined as “Sponsor Content” and each Entrant’s original elements shall be referred to herein as the “Submission Materials”. Registered Indaba Music users will have the opportunity to view and vote for the Entrant’s audio recordings.

(c) Only one entry per person. If multiple entries are received for the same entrant, only the first entry submitted by that entrant will qualify for entry in the Contest and subsequent entries submitted by that entrant shall be disqualified. By entering, entrants agree to be bound by the decisions of the judges, Sponsor, Indaba Music and these Official Rules and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Sponsor, and those working for Sponsor or on behalf of Sponsor, will not be responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, or postage due mail or e-mail, or for Internet, computer hardware and software, phone, and/or any other technical errors, malfunctions, and delays. Entries which are mutilated, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, forged, irregular in any way, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules are also void. In the event of a dispute concerning who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized holder of the e-mail account from which the entry is made. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person to whom an email address is assigned by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

(d) In addition, the Submission Materials may not contain references which are obscene, crude or vulgar, and/or which contain gang identification, references to commercial products, license plate numbers, phone numbers, personal addresses (physical or email), Web site URLs, derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups, references to illegal or inappropriate activity, behavior or conduct, or any other references that could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.

(e) In cases where you are under 20 years old as of October 7, 2008, you must obtain permission from your parents or legal guardian to agree to these Official Rules and enter the Contest.

3. Our Right to Use Your Work and Information about You.

(a) Submission Materials and become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

(b) With the exception of any Sponsor Content:

(i) you represent and warrant that: (A) all contents of Submission Materials are wholly original, have been created and performed entirely by Entrant, have not been taken in whole or in part from any source other than Entrant and do not incorporate or include anything that is owned by any third party or would require the consent of any third party; (B) you own and/or control 100% of all right, title and interest in and to the Submission Materials, as well as all elements contained therein; (C) the Submission Materials do not and shall not violate any law or the copyright, trademark, publicity right, privacy right, or any other right of any third party; and (D) the Submission Materials, or any part thereof, have not been commercially released; and

(ii) you agree that the Submission Materials shall be a "work made for hire," with all rights therein, including, without limitation, the exclusive copyright, being the property of Sponsor. In the event the Submission Materials are considered not to be a "work made for hire," you irrevocably assign to Sponsor all right, title, and interest in your entry (including, without limitation, the copyright) in any and all media whether now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, anywhere in the world, with the right to make any and all uses thereof, including, without limitation, for purposes of advertising or trade.

(c) You hereby hold Sponsor and Indaba Music harmless from and against any third party claim arising from use of the Submission Materials. You waive any right to privacy. You waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the Submission Materials or to be compensated for any such uses. You hereby represent and warrant that you and each person who is identifiable in the Submission Materials are at least 13 years of age and that you have read these Official Rules and are fully familiar with its contents. In cases where you are under 20 years old, you also hereby represent and warrant that you have obtained permission from your parents or legal guardian to agree to these Official Rules and enter the Contest.

(d) By providing Submission Materials in connection with this Contest, you grant to Sponsor, its affiliated companies, and Indaba Music the right, except where prohibited by law, to use your name, likeness, picture, address (city and prefecture), voice, biographical information, Submission Materials, entry form information and written and oral statements, for advertising and promotional purposes in promoting or publicizing the Submission Materials, Sponsor, Indaba Music and their products and services, without compensation unless required by law. You 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 your name, picture, likeness, address (city and prefecture), e-mail address, biographical information, or entry. The rights granted under this paragraph shall extend to Sponsor and its affiliated companies with respect to all entrants in the Contest, including the entrants who are selected as Winners and those entrants who are not selected as the Winners. Sponsor and Indaba Music are under no obligation to use the Submission Materials for any purpose.

(e) BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT: (I) ENTRANT EXPRESSLY AGREES TO ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES; (II) ENTRANT PROVIDES HIS/HER EXPRESS PERMISSION TO APPEAR IN THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS; AND (III) ENTRANT IS AWARE OF AND CONSENTS TO THE DISPLAY OF THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS ON INDABA MUSIC AS DESCRIBED HEREIN.

4. Selection of Winner / Prizes.

(a) Entries received between October 7, 2008 and December 31, 2008 will compete against each other for the Grand Prize (as defined below). Submissions will be posted on the Website during the Contest Period, thereby allowing consumers to vote for their favorite Submission based on the following criteria: originality (25%), creativity (25%), concept (25%), and musicality (25%), between December 31, 2008 at 12:01 pm EDT and January 10, 2009 11:59 am EDT ("Voting Period"). Limit one vote per email address per person. Any attempt by entrant and/or his/her family/friends to vote more than once by using multiple names or email address and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Indaba Music in its sole discretion, shall give Indaba Music the right to disqualify entrant in its discretion. Voting nominates the top 10 entries (“Top 10”) for Grand Prize consideration. In the event of a tie, the final standings shall be determined by which entry received the score first. After the public Voting Period, Yo-Yo Ma will select one (1) winner from all the entries on the basis of the following criteria: originality (25%), creativity (25%), concept (25%), and musicality (25%). The winner of the final round shall be the entry which receives the highest overall score (such winner shall be the “Grand Prize Winner”). For clarity, Yo-Yo Ma, in his discretion will select a winner from all the Submission entries, regardless of their rank as determined by voting. In the event of a tie, the Grand Prize Winner shall be the entry which receives the highest score on originality. One Grand Prize Winner will be selected. For purposes of these Official Rules, the Top 10 and the Grand Prize Winner shall collectively be referred to as the “Winners”.

The Top 10 will be selected on or about January 11, 2009. The Grand Prize Winner will be selected on or about January 14, 2009. The decision of the judges shall be final and binding in all regards.

(b) The Winners will be notified by email, and each Winner (and parent or legal guardian if Winner is under 20) will be required to sign, have notarized and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release (and any other documents required by Sponsor), within five (5) calendar days of notification. Each Winner will also be required to send a copy of his/her passport, driver’s license or birth certificate as proof of age and residency. If a Winner cannot be contacted within five (5) calendar days of first notification attempt, if the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if a Winner rejects the prize, in the event of noncompliance with these Rules, or if the Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release is not properly executed, the prize will be forfeited and an alternative winner may be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. The Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release must be complete. The information in Winner’s Affidavit of Eligibility must be correct and must be identical to the information provided in Winner's entry or the Winner will be disqualified.

(c) The Grand Prize Winner will receive the opportunity to record a musical piece with Yo-Yo Ma, as chosen by him. The estimated retail value of Grand Prize will be determined by Sponsor’s decision in the method of executing the recording. The Top 10 nominated by voting will each receive an autographed copy of Yo-Yo Ma’s CD Songs of Joy and Peace. In no event shall the total retail value of the Prizes exceed Four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($4,800.00).

NOTE: BY WINNING THIS CONTEST THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS WILL BE USED BY SPONSOR, INDABA MUSIC OR OTHERWISE.

Other conditions and restrictions apply. Prizes are non-transferable. No substitutions or cash redemptions.

(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, by accepting the prizes, Winner releases and discharges Sponsor, Indaba Music, Yo-Yo Ma, Sound Postings, Inc, their respective affiliated companies and the respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies of each, and all their respective employees, officers, directors, representatives and agents from any liability or damage due in whole or in part to the award, acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize or from participation in this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a comparable prize of like or greater value for any prize, or to pay Winner a cash equivalent (the value of which shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), for any reason.

(e) If, for reasons beyond the control of Sponsor or Indaba Music (including, but not limited to, tampering or computer virus infection), the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest, without liability. If a sufficient number of eligible entries (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) are not received by the end of the Contest period, Sponsor reserves the right not to award any or all prizes. All taxes (including, but not limited to, income taxes) are the sole responsibility of Winner. 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 Contest and any person who does not comply with these Official Rules, will be ineligible for any prize and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

5. Issues of Law.

ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE APPLICABLE. THE NEW YORK COURTS (STATE AND FEDERAL) SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OF 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 THOSE COURTS AND HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. THE CONTEST IS VOID WHERE RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED BY LAW.

6. Your Release of Sponsor From Any and All Liability.

Entrants agree that Sponsor and Indaba Music 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 Contest, (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) any delay or distortion of an 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 Sponsor and Indaba Music 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 Contest and/or its prizes. Sponsor and Indaba Music are not liable for damage to a user's computer system (including, without limitation, any server failure or lost, delayed or corrupted data or other malfunction) due, either directly or indirectly, to an entrant's participation in the Contest or downloading of information in connection with the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to modify or cancel the Contest in the event that any portion of any website used to administer any aspect of the Contest becomes technically corrupted. The above exclusions and limitations on relevant parties’ liability may be applied to the extent permitted by applicable law.

7. How to Get More Information

(a) To obtain the identity of the Winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 by February 15, 2009.

The sponsor of this Contest is SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, 550 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022. Questions regarding the Contest can be directed by mail to "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

(b) Copies of these Official Rules may be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Official Rules, Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 (WA and VT residents may omit return postage.) Requests for Official Rules must be received by February 15, 2009. All times and dates in these Official Rules are Eastern Standard Time.

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“ヨーヨー・マと共同制作してお祝いしよう”コンテスト
公式規則

1. 参加資格

この「公式規則」は、日本に物理的に存在し、かつ、日本に居住しており、2008年10月7日現在、13歳以上の日本の適法な居住者に対してのみ適用があります。このコンテストに参加することによって、参加者は、日本以外の他の地域からの参加者と競うことになることを理解します。日本以外の地域からの参加者は、それぞれの居住地域の公式規則に従います。ソニー　ビーエムジー　ミュージック　エンターテインメント（以下「スポンサー」といいます）、インダバ　メディア　エルエルシー（以下「インダバ」といいます）又は“ヨーヨー・マと共同制作してお祝いしよう”コンテスト（以下「コンテスト」といいます）の進行、制作、実行及び頒布に関与しているいかなる団体（宣伝又はプロモーション　エージェンシー、コンテストの賞品の供給者、これらの団体の親会社、サービス　プロバイダー、子会社若しくは関連会社、又は、「コンテスト」に直接の関係を有している他のいかなる団体を含みます）の従業員、代理人又は役員（これらの者の直属の家族及び／又はこれらの者と同居している者を含みます）も「コンテスト」に参加する資格はありません。「コンテスト」は法で規制又は禁止されている地域では無効です。

2. 参加方法

(a) 「コンテスト」に参加するには、www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontestにログインし、2008年10月7日正午（米国東部時間）から2009年1月5日午前11時59分（米国東部時間）までの間に参加するための指示に従ってください。この「コンテスト」に参加するためには、www.indabamusic.comで登録を行い、氏名と電子メールアドレスを入力する必要があります。参加者は、その氏名と電子メールアドレスを記載することによって参加フォームを完全に記入しなければなりません。参加者は、①ヨーヨー・マの「ドナ・ノブリス・ペイセム」の録音物の入手可能なバージョンをダウンロードし、その録音物と楽器（種類は問いません）を用いた二重奏を録音し、その二重奏をwww.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontestの「コンテスト」専用ページにあるウエブページにアップロードするか、又は、②「ドナ・ノブリス・ペイセム」の入手可能なシート　ミュージックをダウンロードし、その曲の解釈を録音し、その楽曲をwww.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontestの「コンテスト」専用ページにあるウエブページにアップロードする必要があります。参加者は、そのエントリーにおいてその曲を演奏する人自身でなければなりません。参加者は、その楽曲をwww.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontestにあるウエブページにアップロードする必要があります。「コンテスト」に参加することによって、参加者は、この「コンテスト」への参加が、www.indabamusic.com/corporate/tosで閲覧できるインダバ　ミュージックの標準的な契約条件、及び、www.indabamusic.com/corporate/privacyで閲覧できるプライバシー　ポリシーに服することに同意します。この「公式規則」とインダバ　ミュージックの標準的な契約条件との間に矛盾がある場合、この「公式規則」が適用されます。

(b) この「公式規則」において、「ドナ・ノブリス・ペイセム」の録音物は、「スポンサー　コンテンツ」と定義され、それぞれの参加者の独自の要素は、「提出物」といいます。登録された「インダバ」のユーザは、参加者の録音物を視聴し、投票する機会を持つことになります。

(c) 一人につき一回しかエントリーすることはできません。同一の参加者から複数のエントリーがなされた場合、当該参加者によって最初に提出されたエントリーのみが「コンテスト」において有効なエントリーとなり、当該参加者により提出されたその後のエントリーは無効となります。参加することによって、参加者は、審査委員、スポンサー、インダバ　ミュージックの決定及びこの「公式規則」に拘束されることに同意し、適用法令を遵守することに同意します。スポンサー及びその従業員又は代理人は、紛失され、遅延し、宛先が誤っており、毀損し又は郵便料金未払いの郵便又は電子メールについて責任を負いません。インターネット、コンピュータのハードウエア及びソフトウエア、電話、及び／又は、その他の技術的なエラー、誤作動及び遅延についても同様です。毀損された、不完全な、参加要件を充たさない、不正確な、偽造された、何らかの意味で異常な、又は、この「公式規則」に従わないエントリーもまた、無効です。誰がエントリーを提出したのかにつき疑義が生じた場合、当該エントリーは、それがなされた電子メールアカウントの権限のある保有者によって提出されたものとみなされます。ここにいう「アカウントの権限のある保有者」とは、インターネット　アクセス　プロバイダ、オンライン　サービス　プロバイダ、又は、提出された電子メールアドレスに関するドメインに対して電子メールアドレスを割り当てることにつき責任のあるその他の組織（例えば、会社や教育機関など）によって電子メールアドレスが割り当てられる自然人を意味します。

(d) また、「提出物」は、わいせつ、残酷又は俗悪な、及び／又は、ギャングの識別表示への言及を含むものであってはなりません。商業的な製品、自動車のナンバープレートの番号、電話番号、個人の住所（居住場所又は電子メールアドレス）、ウエブサイトのＵＲＬ、民族的、人種的、性的又は宗教上の集団の名誉を毀損するような特徴づけへの言及、違法又は不適切な活動、行動又は行為への言及、又は、「スポンサー」の単独の裁量により、不適切、不適当又は攻撃的であるとみなされ得るその他の言及についても同様です。

(e) 参加者が、2008年10月7日時点において20歳未満である場合、参加者は、親又は保護者から、この「公式規則」に同意すること及びコンテストに参加することにつき、同意を得なければなりません。

3. 参加者の作品及び情報を利用する権利

(a) 「提出物」は、「スポンサー」の財産となるものであり、到達確認がなされたり、返却されたりすることはありません。

(b) 「スポンサー　コンテンツ」の例外を除き、

(i) 参加者は、(A)「提出物」の全ての内容が、全体としてオリジナルなものであり、参加者によって全面的に創作及び演奏され、全体としてであれ、部分的にであれ、参加者以外のいかなる出典からも引用されておらず、また、第三者によって所有されている又は第三者の同意を要するいかなるものも用いたり、含んでいたりしないこと、(B)参加者は、「提出物」に含まれている全ての要素とともに「提出物」についても、全ての権利、資格及び持分を完全に保有及び／又は支配していること、(C)「提出物」が、いかなる法律、又は、著作権、商標権、パブリシティ権、プライバシー権、又はその他の第三者の権利も侵害しておらず、また、侵害しないこと、並びに、(D)「提出物」及びその一部分も商業的に公表されていないこと、を表明し、保証します。

(ii) 参加者は、「提出物」が、これに関する全ての権利（排他的著作権を含みますがこれに限られません。）が「スポンサー」の財産となる「職務著作物（"work made for hire"）」となることに同意します。「提出物」が「職務著作物（"work made for hire"）」とはみなされない場合、参加者は、そのエントリーに関する全ての権利、資格及び持分（著作権を含みますがこれに限られません）を、現在認識されているか将来考案されるかに関わらず、全てのメディア形式において、永久に、世界中で、エントリーを利用（宣伝又は商業目的の利用を含みますが、これに限られません）する権利とともに、取消不能な譲渡を「スポンサー」に対して行います。

(c) 参加者は、「提出物」の利用に起因して生じる第三者からの請求に関して、「スポンサー」及びインダバ　ミュージックに損害を与えないものとします。参加者は、プライバシー権を放棄します。参加者は、「提出物」の利用を検査し、承認する権利、又は、この利用に関して報酬を請求する権利を放棄します。参加者は、参加者及び「提出物」において特定される者が13歳以上であり、かつ、この「公式規則」を読み、その内容を完全に熟知していることを表明し、保証します。参加者が2008年10月7 日時点において20歳未満である場合、参加者は、親又は保護者から、この「公式規則」に同意すること及びコンテストに参加することにつき、同意を得たこともまた、ここに表明し、保証します。

(d) この「コンテスト」に関連して「提出物」を提出することによって、参加者は、「スポンサー」、その関連会社及びインダバ　ミュージックに対して、法によって禁止される場合を除いて、参加者の氏名、外見、写真、住所（都道府県及び市区町村）、声、経歴に関する情報、「提出物」、エントリーフォームに記載された情報、並びに、書面及び口頭での声明を、「提出物」、「スポンサー」、インダバ　ミュージック及びそれらの製品又はサービスをプロモーションしたり、宣伝したりする目的で、法により要求される場合を除き、無償で利用する権利を与えます。参加者は、その氏名、写真、外見、住所（都道府県及び市区町村）、電子メールアドレス、経歴に関する情報又は参加自体に関する情報のいかなる利用、ぼかし、改変、又は合成して利用することに起因して、承認する権利、報酬を請求する権利、及び、いかなる請求（プライバシー侵害、名誉毀損又はパブリシティ権侵害を理由とした請求を含みますが、これに限られません）をする権利も有しません。本項により付与される権利は、「受賞者」に選考された参加者及び「受賞者」に選考されなかった参加者を含め、「コンテスト」への全ての参加者に関して、「スポンサー」及びその関連会社にも付与されます。「スポンサー」及びインダバ　ミュージックは、いかなる目的においても「提出物」を利用する義務を負いません。

(e) この「コンテスト」に参加することによって、参加者は、(I)参加者がこ�

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プライバシー・ポリシー
収集
あなたは、あなたに関する情報やあなたの個人情報を一切提供することなくインダバ・ミュージックのウエブサイトの特定の領域を閲覧することができます。あなたがいったん当社に対して個人情報を提供すると、あなたは当社にとって匿名の閲覧者ではなくなります。あなたが個人情報を提供することを選択する場合、あなたは、米国にある当社のサーバーにその情報を転送したり保存したりすることについて、同意することになります。
営業
当社は、あなたの明示の同意なしに、あなた個人を特定することになる情報を第三者の営業目的のために第三者に開示することはしません。当社は、当社のサービスを向上させ、独自のものとするために、他社から取得した情報（人口統計データのような情報）とあなたの情報を組み合わせることがあります。また、当社は、個々のユーザを特定することなく、他の目的で個人情報を収集することがあります。
使用
個人情報を取得する当社の主な目的は、「プロフィール」と「セッション」や他のインダバ・ミュージックのウエブサイトにおける共同制作を通じて、インダバ・ミュージックのコミュニティの他のメンバーと個人情報を共有することを可能にすることにあります。この情報を取得する当社の意図は、有益で、効果的で、独自の経験を提供することにあります。あなたは、当社が、あなたの個人情報を次の目的に使用することに同意します。
• あなたが要請するサービスとカスタマー・サポートを提供すること
• 潜在的に禁止されたか又は違法な行為を防止し、当社の「使用規約」を強制すること
• 当社のサービス並びにインダバ・ミュージックのウエブサイトの内容及びレイアウトをカスタマイズし、評価し、改善すること
• あなたに、当社が時折行うサービスのアップデート及び販売促進のための申し出をお知らせすること。また、情報の正確性を確保するために情報を比較したり、第三者との間で情報を確認したりすること
あなたの情報の当社による開示
当社は、法律上の要求に応じるため、当社の方針を強制するため、「ユーザ」が著作権法その他の適用法に違反したとの申出に応じるため、又は、当社の「ユーザ」の権利若しくは安全を保護するために、個人情報を開示することがあります。
当社はまた、次の者とあなたの個人情報を共有することがあります。
• あなたが当社に個人情報を送信するよう明示的に要請した第三者（又は、あなたが特定のサービスを使用する際に明示的に開示先を通知され、あなたが同意した開示先）
• 犯罪捜査又は違法行為と主張される行為に関連する証明された要求に応じる場合、法執行者又は他の公務員
インダバ・ミュージックのウエブサイトからの情報の使用
インダバ・ミュージックのウエブサイトにより、「ユーザ」は、相互にネットワーク化し、共同制作するために、個人情報及びデジタル・ファイルを共有することができます。当社は、あなたが自らのプライバシーに関する慣習を開示し、他のユーザのプライバシーを尊重することを奨励します。当社は、あなたの情報のプライバシー又は安全性を保証することはできません。したがって、当社は、あなたが「セッション」に参加し、他者と共同制作することを選択する前に、共同制作をする相手のプライバシーと安全性の方針を評価することを奨励します。あなたの「プロフィール」に入力されたいかなる情報も、インダバ・ミュージックのコミュニティの他のメンバーが閲覧することができ、ログインしていない未登録者も閲覧することができます。
あなたは、「ユーザ」の情報を次の目的のためにのみ使用することに同意します。
• インダバ・ミュージックの「セッション」に関連する目的であって、求められたものではない商業的なメッセージではないもの
• インダバ・ミュージックのウエブサイトを通じて申出されたサービス（例えば、「クリップ」の共有や「セッション」における共同制作）を使用すること
• 「ユーザ」が明示的に選択し、同意する他の目的
クッキー
当社は、当社のウエブページの流れを分析し、当社のサービスをカスタマイズし、販売促進活動の効果を評価し、信頼性や安全性を向上させることを助けるために、インダバ・ミュージックのウエブサイトの特定のページにおいて「クッキー」（ユーザのハードドライブに送り付けられる小型ファイル）を使用します。
クッキーについてあなたが知るべき重要ないくつかの点は次のとおりです。
• 当社は、クッキーの使用を通じてのみ利用可能となる特定のサービスを提供します。
• 当社は、あなたを特定すること及びあなたがサインインの状態を維持することを助けるために、クッキーを使用します。
• ほとんどのクッキーは、「セッション・クッキー」です。「セッション・クッキー」は、セッションの終了時にあなたのハードドライブから自動的に削除されます。
• あなたは、あなたのブラウザがそうすることを可能にするのであれば、いつでも当社のクッキーの使用を拒否することができます。ただし、これを行うと、インダバ・ミュージックのウエブサイトの使用ができなくなる可能性があります。
スパム、スパイウエア又はなりすましの禁止
当社及び当社の「ユーザ」は、スパム、スパイウエア又はなりすましを許容しません。あなたは、たとえあなたと共同制作した「ユーザ」であっても、明示的な同意なしに、他のインダバ・ミュージックのウエブサイトの「ユーザ」をあなたの郵便リスト（電子メール又は物理的郵便）に加えてはなりません。あなたは、スパム又は当社の「使用規約」に違反するであろうコンテンツを送信するために当社の通信手段を使用してはなりません。
アカウントの保護
あなたのパスワードは、あなたのアカウントにとって重要なものです。パスワードには、特徴的な数字、文字及び特別な符号を使用してください。また、あなたのインダバ・ミュージックのウエブサイトのパスワードを誰にも開示しないで下さい。パスワード又は個人情報を他人と共有する場合、当社の「使用規約」に従ってあなたのアカウントの名前で行われるすべての行為はあなたの責任になることに注意してください。あなたがパスワードの管理ができなくなった場合、個人情報の実質的な管理を失うことになりかねず、あなたは、あなたのためのものとして行われる法的拘束力のある行為に服することになることもあり得ます。したがって、いかなる理由であっても、パスワードのセキュリティが侵害された場合、直ちにインダバ・メディア・エルエルシーに通知し、パスワードを変更すべきです。
個人情報へのアクセス、確認及び変更
あなたは、インダバ・ミュージックのウエブサイトにログインすることにより、あなたの個人情報のほとんどを閲覧し、確認し、変更することができます。当社は、遠隔地にいながらあなた自身であることを検証することは非常に困難ですので、あなたの個人情報を手作業で変更したりすることはありません。要請があれば、当社は、あなたのアカウントでの行為に基づき、且つ適用法に従い、合理的な範囲で可及的速やかに、あなたのアカウントを閉鎖し、あなたの個人情報を閲覧から削除します。当社は、法律を遵守し、詐欺を防止し、未払いの料金を徴収し、紛争を解決し、問題を解消し、捜査に協力し、当社の「使用規約」を強制し、また、法律で許容されている他の行為を行うために、閉鎖されたアカウントからの個人情報を保持します。
安全性
あなたの情報は、米国にあるサーバーに保管されます。当社は、データを保護されなければならない財産として取り扱い、また、あなたの個人情報を無権限のアクセス及び開示から保護するために、さまざまな手段（暗号化、パスワード、物理的安全保護装置など）を使います。しかしながら、第三者が送信又は私的通信を違法に妨害し又はアクセスする可能性はあります。また、他の「ユーザ」が、サイトから取得したあなたの個人情報を濫用又は不正使用することもあり得ます。したがって、当社はあなたのプライバシーを保護するために精一杯努力しますが、当社は、あなたの個人情報又は私的通信が常に私的なものであり続けることを約束できませんし、あなたもこれを期待すべきではありません。
第三者
この「プライバシー・ポリシー」に明示的に規定されている場合を除き、この文書は、当社があなたから収集する情報の使用及び開示のことについてのみ取り扱うものです。あなたがあなたの情報を第三者に開示する場合、開示する情報の使用又は開示について異なる規則が適用されることがあります。インダバ・メディア・エルエルシーは第三者のプライバシー・ポリシーをコントロールしているものではないことから、あなたは、当該第三者のプライバシー・ポリシーに服することになります。当社は、あなたが自己の個人情報を他の者に開示する前に問い合わせを行うことを奨励します。

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OFFICIAL RULES - GERMANY

“CELEBRATE AND COLLABORATE WITH YO-YO MA” CONTEST

1. Eligibility.

These Official Rules apply only to legal residents at least sixteen (16) years of age as of October 7, 2008 who reside in and who are physically located in the Federal Republic of Germany. Residents less than eighteen (18) years of age as of October 7, 2008, require the consent by their parents or guardian. By entering this Contest, entrants understand that they are competing against entrants from other territories outside of Germany. Entrants from outside Germany are subject to the official rules of the territory in which they reside. Employees, agents or officers of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (“Sponsor”), Indaba Media, LLC (“Indaba Music”) or of any entity involved in the development, production, implementation and distribution of the Celebrate and Collaborate with Yo-Yo Ma Contest (the “Contest”), including any advertising or promotion agency, supplier of prizes for the Contest, parent company, service provider, subsidiary or affiliate of any such entity or any other entity directly associated with the Contest or any member of the immediate family of and/or person living in the same household as such persons, are ineligible to enter the Contest. The Contest is void where restricted or prohibited by law.

2. Entries.

(a) To enter the Contest, log onto www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest and follow the directions to enter between 12:00pm ET on October 7, 2008 and 11:59pam ET on December 31, 2008. In order to participate in this Contest, you are required to register at www.indabamusic.com and enter full name and email address. Entrants must complete the entry form by listing his/her name and email address. Entrants will be instructed to either a) download the available version of Yo-Yo Ma’s recording of “Dona Nobis Pacem”, record an instrumental duet of any kind with the recording and upload the duet to the Web page listed on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest; or b) download the available sheet music and record an interpretation of “Dona Nobis Pacem” and upload the audio track to the Web page listed on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest. Entrant must be the one performing the piece in the Entry. Entrant must upload the audio track to the Web page listed at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest. By entering the Contest, you hereby agree that participation in this Contest is subject to the Indaba Music standard terms and conditions found at www.indabamusic.com/corporate/tos and privacy policy found at www.indabamusic.com/corporate/privacy. To the extent there is a conflict between these Official Rules and the Indaba Music standard terms and conditions, these Official Rules shall govern.

(b) For purposes of these Official Rules, the “Dona Nobis Pacem” recording shall be defined as “Sponsor Content” and each Entrant’s original elements shall be referred to herein as the “Submission Materials”. Registered Indaba Music users will have the opportunity to view and vote for the Entrant’s audio recordings.

(c) Only one entry per person. If multiple entries are received for the same entrant, only the first entry submitted by that entrant will qualify for entry in the Contest and subsequent entries submitted by that entrant shall be disqualified. By entering, entrants agree to be bound by the decisions of the judges, Sponsor, Indaba Music and these Official Rules and to comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Sponsor, and those working for Sponsor or on behalf of Sponsor, will not be responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, or postage due mail or e-mail, or for Internet, computer hardware and software, phone, and/or any other technical errors, malfunctions, and delays unless caused by willful conduct or gross negligence by the Sponsor or those working for Sponsor or on behalf of Sponsor. Entries which are mutilated, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, forged, irregular in any way, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules are also void. In the event of a dispute concerning who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized holder of the e-mail account from which the entry is made. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person to whom an email address is assigned by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

(d) In addition, the Submission Materials may not contain references which are obscene, crude or vulgar, and/or which contain gang identification, references to commercial products, license plate numbers, phone numbers, personal addresses (physical or email), Web site URLs, derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups, references to illegal or inappropriate activity, behavior or conduct, or any other references that could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, as determined by Sponsor, in its reasonable discretion.

3. Our Right to Use Your Work and Information about You.

(a) Notwithstanding any statutory right of revocation, Submission Materials become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. You may only exercise your statutory right of revocation if the Submission Materials are not used or not adequately used after the end of five years from submission of the Submission Materials. The rights in Submission Materials that are not eligible for a Prize, revert back to you upon your request, such request not to be made prior to the end of the Contest.
(b) With the exception of any Sponsor Content:

(i) you represent and warrant that: (A) all contents of Submission Materials are wholly original, have been created and performed entirely by Entrant, have not been taken in whole or in part from any source other than Entrant and do not incorporate or include anything that is owned by any third party or would require the consent of any third party (B) you own and/or control 100% of all right, title and interest in and to the Submission Materials, as well as all elements contained therein; (C) the Submission Materials do not and shall not violate any law or the copyright, neighboring right, trademark, publicity right, privacy right, or any other right of any third party; and (D) the Submission Materials, or any part thereof, have not been commercially released; and

(ii) you agree that the Submission Materials shall be a "work made for hire," with all rights therein, including, without limitation, the exclusive copyright, being the property of In the event the Submission Materials are considered not to be a "work made for hire," you irrevocably and exclusively grant to Sponsor all right, title, and interest in your entry (including, without limitation, the copyright and rights in performances) in any and all media whether now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, anywhere in the world, with the right to make any and all uses thereof, including, without limitation, for purposes of advertising or trade

(c) You hereby hold Sponsor and Indaba Music harmless from and against any third party claim arising from use of the Submission Materials. You hereby represent and warrant that you and each person who is identifiable in the Submission Materials are at least 16 years of age and that you have read these Official Rules and are fully familiar with its contents. Should you be less than 18 years of age, you hereby represent and warrant that your parent or guardian has consented to the participation in this Contest.

(d) By providing Submission Materials in connection with this Contest, you grant to Sponsor, its affiliated companies, and Indaba Music the right, except where prohibited by law, to use your name, likeness, picture, address (city and state), voice, biographical information, Submission Materials, entry form information and written and oral statements, for advertising and promotional purposes in connection with the promotion of the Contest, , without compensation unless required by law. The rights granted under this paragraph shall extend to Sponsor and its affiliated companies with respect to all entrants in the Contest, including the entrants who are selected as Winners and those entrants who are not selected as the Winners. Sponsor and Indaba Music are under no obligation to use the Submission Materials for any purpose.

(e) By entering this Contest, you represent and warrant that: (I) enTRANT expressly agrees to all terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules; (II) ENTRANT PROVIDES HIS/HER EXPRESS PERMISSION TO APPEAR IN THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS; and (iiI) ENTRANT is aware of and consents to the display of the Submission Materials on INDABA MUSIC as described herein.

4. Selection of Winner / Prizes.

(a) Entries received between October 7, 2008 and December 31, 2008 will compete against each other for the Grand Prize (as defined below). Submissions will be posted on the Website during the Contest Period, thereby allowing consumers to vote for their favorite Submission based on the following criteria: originality (25%), creativity (25%), concept (25%), and musicality (25%), between December 31, 2009, 2008 at 12:01 pm EDT and January 10, 2009 11:59 am EDT ("Voting Period"). Limit one vote per email address per person. Any attempt by entrant and/or his/her family/friends to vote more than once by using multiple names or email address and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Indaba Music in its reasonable discretion, shall give Indaba Music the right to disqualify entrant. Voting nominates the top 10 entries (“Top 10”) for Grand Prize consideration. In the event of a tie, the final standings shall be determined by which entry received the score first. After the public Voting Period, Yo-Yo Ma will select one (1) winner from all the entries on the basis of the following criteria: originality (25%), creativity (25%), concept (25%), and musicality (25%). The winner of the final round shall be the entry which receives the highest overall score (such winner shall be the “Grand Prize Winner”). For clarity, Yo-Yo Ma, in his discretion will select a winner from all the Submission entries, regardless of their rank as determined by voting. In the event of a tie, the Grand Prize Winner shall be the entry which receives the highest score on originality. One Grand Prize Winner will be selected. For purposes of these Official Rules, the Top 10 and the Grand Prize Winner shall collectively be referred to as the “Winners”.

The Top 10 will be selected on or about January 11, 2009. The Grand Prize Winner will be selected on our about January 14, 2009. The decision of the judges shall be final and binding in all regards.

(b) The Winners will be notified by email, and each Winner (and parent or legal guardian if Winner is under 18) will be required to sign, have notarized and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release (and any other documents required by Sponsor), within five (5) calendar days of notification. Each Winner will also be required to send a copy of his/her passport, driver’s license or birth certificate as proof of age and residency. If a Winner cannot be contacted within five (5) calendar days of first notification attempt, if the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if a Winner rejects the prize, in the event of noncompliance with these Rules, or if the Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release is not properly executed, the prize will be forfeited and an alternative winner may be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. The Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release must be complete and must include the Winner’s personal identification card number. The information in Winner’s Affidavit of Eligibility must be correct and must be identical to the information provided in Winner's entry or the Winner will be disqualified.

(c) The Grand Prize Winner will receive the opportunity to record a musical piece with Yo-Yo Ma, as chosen by him. The estimated retail value of Grand Prize will be determined by Sponsor’s decision in the method of executing the recording. The Top 10 nominated by voting will each receive an autographed copy of Yo-Yo Ma’s CD Songs of Joy and Peace. In no event shall the total retail value of the Prizes exceed Four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($4,800.00).

NOTE: BY WINNING THIS CONTEST THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS WILL BE USED BY SPONSOR, INDABA MUSIC OR OTHERWISE.

Other conditions and restrictions apply. Prizes are non-transferable. No substitutions or cash redemptions.

(d) By accepting the prizes, Winner releases and discharges Sponsor, Indaba Music, Yo-Yo Ma, Sound Postings, Inc, their respective affiliated companies and the respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies of each, and all their respective employees, officers, directors, representatives and agents from any liability or damage due in whole or in part to the award, acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize or from participation in this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a comparable prize of like or greater value for any prize, or to pay Winner a cash equivalent (the value of which shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), for any reason.

(e) If, for reasons beyond the control of Sponsor or Indaba Music (including, but not limited to, tampering or computer virus infection), the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest, without liability. If less than ten (10) eligible entries are received by the end of the Contest period, Sponsor reserves the right not to award any or all prizes. All taxes (including, but not limited to, income taxes) are the sole responsibility of Winner. 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 Contest and any person who does not comply with these Official Rules, will be ineligible for any prize and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

5. Issues of Law.

All federal, state and local laws and regulations are applicable. AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE CONTEST The Contest is void where restricted or prohibited by law.

6. Your Release of Sponsor from Any and All Liability.

Entrants agree that Sponsor and Indaba Music 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 Contest, (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) any delay or distortion of an 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, unless the Sponsor and/or Indaba Music have acted with gross negligence or willfully. This restriction does not apply to damages to life or health, to cardinal obligations of the Sponsor and Indaba Music and statutory strict liability. Entrants also agree that Sponsor and Indaba Music 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 Contest and/or its prizes, unless the Sponsor and/or Indaba Music have acted with gross negligence or willfully. Sponsor and Indaba Music are not liable for damage to a user's computer system (including, without limitation, any server failure or lost, delayed or corrupted data or other malfunction) due, either directly or indirectly, to an entrant's participation in the Contest or downloading of information in connection with the Contest, unless the Sponsor and/or Indaba Music have acted with gross negligence or willfully. Sponsor reserves the right to modify or cancel the Contest in the event that any portion of any website used to administer any aspect of the Contest becomes technically corrupted without the Sponsor being at fault.

7. How to Get More Information

(a) To obtain the identity of the Winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 by February 15, 2009.

The sponsor of this Contest is SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, 550 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022. Questions regarding the Contest can be directed by mail to "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

(b) Copies of these Official Rules may be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Official Rules, Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 (WA and VT residents may omit return postage.) Requests for Official Rules must be received by February 15, 2009. All times and dates in these Official Rules are Eastern Standard Time.

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“CELEBRATE AND COLLABORATE WITH YO-YO MA”
OFFIZIELLE WETTBEWERBSREGELN

1. Berechtigung zur Teilnahme.

Diese Offiziellen Wettbewerbsregeln finden ausschließlich auf solche Einwohner der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Anwendung, welche am 7. Oktober 2008 ein Mindestalter von 16 Jahren erreicht haben und sich in Deutschland aufhalten. Einwohner, welche am 7. Oktober 2008 nicht das 18. Lebensjahr vollendet haben, benötigen zur Teilnahmen die Genehmigung ihrer Eltern oder Erziehungsberechtigten. Bei der Anmeldung zu diesem Wettbewerb ist den Teilnehmern bewusst, dass sie mit Teilnehmern aus anderen Gebieten außerhalb Deutschlands in Wettbewerb treten. Teilnehmer aus anderen Gebieten außerhalb Deutschlands sind den offiziellen Regeln des Gebietes unterworfen, in welchem sie ihren Wohnsitz haben. Mitarbeiter, Agenten und Mitgliedern von Organen von SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (“Sponsor”), Indaba Media, LLC (“Indaba Music”) oder einer anderen juristischen Person, welche an der Entwicklung, Produktion, Durchführung und Verbreitung des “Celebrate and Collaborate with Yo-Yo Ma”-Wettbewerbs (“Wettbewerb”) teilnehmen, einschließlich Werbe- oder Promotionsagenturen, Lieferanten von Preisen für den Wettbewerb, Muttergesellschaften, Dienstleistern, Tochtergesellschaften oder Konzernunternehmen oder jeder solchen juristischen Person oder jeder anderen juristischen Person, welche direkt mit dem Wettbewerb verbunden ist oder jedem Mitglied der unmittelbaren Familie und/oder Personen, welche in einem gemeinsamen Haushalt mit solchen Personen leben, ist die Teilnahme an dem Wettbewerb untersagt. Der Wettbewerb ist nichtig, sofern und soweit er durch das Gesetz beschränkt oder verboten ist.

2. Anmeldungen zum Wettbewerb.

(a) Zur Anmeldung zum Wettbewerb, loggen Sie sich zwischen 12.00 Uhr EST am 7. Oktober 2008 und 11.59 Uhr EST am 31. Dezember 2008 unter www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest ein und folgen Sie zur Anmeldung den Anleitungen. Um an diesem Wettbewerb teilzunehmen bedarf es der Registrierung auf awww.indabamusic.com und der Eingabe des vollen Namens sowie der Email-Adresse. Teilnehmer müssen das Anmeldeformular unter Angabe von Name und Email-Adresse ausfüllen. Teilnehmer werden dazu aufgefordert, entweder a) die verfügbare Version von Yo-Yo Ma’s Aufnahme von “Dona Nobis Pacem” herunterzuladen, ein instrumentales Duett jedweder Art mit Hilfe dieser Aufnahme aufzunehmen und dieses Duett auf einer der auf der Wettbewerbsseite unter www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest aufgelisteten Webseiten hochzuladen oder b) die verfügbaren Notenblätter herunterzuladen und eine Interpretation von „Dona Nobis Pacem” aufzunehmen und die Tonspur auf einer der auf der Wettbewerbsseite unter www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest aufgelisteten Webseiten hochzuladen. Der Teilnehmer selbst muss derjenige sein, der das eingereichte Stück vorträgt. Der Teilnehmer selbst muss die Tonspur auf eine der unter www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest aufgelisteten Webseiten hochladen. Mit der Anmeldung zum Wettbewerb, erklären Sie sich damit einverstanden, dass die Teilnahme am Wettbewerb den Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen von Indaba Music, abrufbar unter www.indabamusic.com/corporate/tos, und der Privacy Policy, abrufbar unter www.indabamusic.com/corporate/privacy, unterliegt. Im Falle der Unvereinbarkeit dieser Offiziellen Wettbewerbsregeln mit den Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen von Indaba Music, gehen diese Offiziellen Wettbewerbsregeln vor.

(b) Zum Zwecke dieser Offiziellen Wettbewerbsregeln wird die Aufnahme von “Dona Nobis Pacem” als “Sponsoreninhalt” und jedes von den Teilnehmern erstellte Stück als “Wettbewerbsbeitrag” bezeichnet. Registrierte Nutzer von Indaba Music werden die Möglichkeit haben, die von den Teilnehmern eingereichten Tonaufnahmen anzuhören und für diese zu stimmen.

(c) Pro Person ist nur eine Anmeldung gestattet. Sofern eine Vielzahl von Anmeldungen hinsichtlich eines Teilnehmers eingeht, wird nur die erste übermittelte Anmeldung in den Wettbewerb einbezogen und die folgenden übermittelten Anmeldungen werden ausgeschlossen. Mit der Anmeldung unterwerfen sich die Teilnehmer den Entscheidungen der Jury, des Sponsors, Indaba Music und diesen Offiziellen Wettbewerbsregeln und verpflichten sich, sämtliche bundesstaatlichen, staatlichen und lokalen Gesetze und Bestimmungen einzuhalten. Der Sponsor und die für diesen oder in seinem Namen tätigen Personen sind nicht für verlorene, verspätete, fehlgeleitete, beschädigte oder nachgebührenpflichtige Post oder Email oder für Internet-, Computer- Hardware- und Software-, Telefon- und/oder jeden anderen technischen Fehler, Fehlfunktionen oder Verzögerungen verantwortlich, es sei denn diese wurden durch den Sponsor oder die für diesen oder in seinem Namen tätigen Personen vorsätzlich oder grob fahrlässig verursacht. Anmeldungen, die verstümmelt, unvollständig, unleserlich, fehlerhaft, gefälscht oder auf irgendeine Art und Weise regelwidrig sind oder ansonsten nicht mit diese Offiziellen Wettbewerbsregeln übereinstimmen, sind ebenfalls nichtig. Im Falle der Auseinandersetzung darüber, wer eine Anmeldung übermittelt hat, wird die Anmeldung als von demjenigen übermittelt angesehen werden, der der autorisierte Inhaber des Email-Accounts ist, für welchen die Anmeldung getätigt wurde. Der “autorisierte Account-Inhaber” ist diejenige natürliche Person, der die Email-Adresse durch einen Internet Zugangsprovider, Online-Service-Provider oder andere Organisation (z.B. Unternehmen, Erziehungseinrichtung), welche für eine Zuteilung von Email-Adressen in bezug auf die Domain, mit der die übermittelte Email-Adresse verbunden ist, zuständig ist, zugeteilt wurde.

(d) Darüber hinaus darf der “Wettbewerbsbeitrag” keinerlei Hinweise enthalten, die obszön, geschmacklos oder vulgär sind oder die Gang-Erkennungszeichen, Hinweise auf kommerzielle Produkte, Auto-Kennzeichen, Telefonnummern, persönliche Adressen (physische oder Email) Webseiten URLs, herabwürdigende Bezeichnungen jedweder ethnischen, sexuellen oder religiösen Gruppe oder einer bestimmten Rasse, Bezugnahmen auf illegale oder unpassende Aktivitäten, Verhalten oder Betragen oder jegliche andere Hinweise, welche als unangemessen, unpassend oder beleidigend aufgefasst werden könnten, enthalten, sofern diese nach dem vernünftigen Ermessen des Sponsors als solche einzustufen sind.

3. Unsere Rechte zur Nutzung Ihrer Werke und der von Ihnen bereitgestellten Informationen.

(a) Ungeachtet der gesetzlicher Widerrufsrechte, geht der Wettbewerbsbeitrag in das Eigentum des Sponsors über. Eine ausdrückliche Bestätigung oder Rückgabe erfolgt nicht. Gesetzliche Widerufsrechte können von Ihnen nur ausgeübt werden, wenn der Wettbewerbsbeitrag nach Ablauf von fünf Jahren ab Übermittlung nicht oder nicht angemessen genutzt worden ist. Die Rechte an Wettbewerbsbeiträgen, welche nicht durch einen Preis ausgezeichnet wurden, fallen auf Ihr Verlangen hin an Sie zurück. Ein entsprechendes Verlangen kann nicht vor Ende des Wettbewerbs geltend gemacht werden.

(b) Mit Ausnahme von Sponsoreninhalten:

(i) Sie versichern und garantieren, dass: (A) sämtliche als Wettbewerbsbeitrag übermittelten Inhalte vollständig Originale sind, vollständig durch den Teilnehmer selbst erstellt und ausgeführt, nicht ganz oder in Teilen einer anderen, nicht vom Teilnehmer stammenden Quelle entnommen sind und nichts enthalten oder einschließen, woran Rechte Dritter bestehen oder was der Einwilligung eines Dritten bedürfte; (B) Sie im Besitz und/oder Kontrolle von 100% aller Rechte, Titel oder Ansprüche an oder bezüglich des Wettbewerbsbeitrages, sowie sämtlicher in diesem enthaltener Elemente sind; (C) der Wettbewerbsbeitrag keinerlei Gesetz, Urheberrechte, verwandte Schutzrechte, Veröffentlichungsrechte, Markenrechte, Persönlichkeitsrechte oder andere Rechte Dritter verletzt oder verletzen wird; und (D) der Wettbewerbsbeitrag, oder dessen Teile nicht bereits gewerbsmäßig veröffentlicht wurden; und

(ii) Sie erklären sich damit einverstanden, dass der Wettbewerbsbeitrag als "work made for hire" zu qualifizieren ist, mit allen damit verbundenen dem Sponsor zustehenden Rechten, einschließlich unbeschränkt und exklusiver Nutzungsrechte. Falls der Wettbewerbsbeitrag nicht als "work made for hire" eingeordnet werden sollte, übertragen Sie dem Sponsor unwiderruflich und exklusiv alle Rechte, Titel und Ansprüche an und bezüglich Ihrer Anmeldung und Ihres Wettbewerbsbeitrages (einschließlich unbeschränkter Nutzungsrechte und Aufführungsrechte) in allen Medien, unabhängig davon ob diese bereits bekannt oder in Zukunft erst erfunden werden, zeitlich unbegrenzt, weltweit, unter Einschluss des Rechts von diesen jedweden Gebrauch zu machen, einschließlich und unbegrenzt, zum Zwecke der Werbung oder zu gewerblichen Zwecken.

(c) Hiermit stellen Sie den Sponsor und Indaba Music von sämtlichen Ansprüchen Dritter, welche sich aus der Nutzung des Wettbewerbsbeitrages ergeben, frei. Hiermit versichern und garantieren Sie, dass Sie und jede andere Person, welche in dem Wettbewerbsbeitrag identifizierbar ist, mindestens 16 Jahre alt ist und dass Sie diese Offiziellen Wettbewerbsregeln gelesen haben und mit ihrem Inhalt vollständig vertraut sind. Falls Sie unter 18 Jahre alt sind, versichern und garantieren Sie hiermit, dass Ihre Eltern oder Erziehungsberechtigten Ihrer Teilnahme an diesem Wettbewerb zugestimmt haben.

(d) Mit der Bereitstellung von Wettbewerbsbeiträgen in Zusammenhang mit diesem Wettbewerb übertragen Sie dem Sponsor, seinen Konzernunternehmen und Indaba Music das Recht, außer im Falle eines gesetzlichen Verbots, Ihren Namen, Ihr Bildnis, Ihr Foto, Ihre Adresse (Stadt und Bundesland), Ihre Stimme, Ihre biographische Daten, Ihren Wettbewerbsbeitrag, Ihre Anmeldeformular-Informationen und Ihre schriftliche oder mündliche Aussagen zu Werbe- und Promotionszwecken im Zusammenhang mit der Werbung für den Wettbewerb, ohne Vergütung einzusetzen, außer eine solche ist gesetzlich vorgeschrieben. Die im Rahmen dieser Ziffer übertragenen Rechte erstrecken sich auf den Sponsor und seine Konzernunternehmen in Bezug auf sämtliche Teilnehmer des Wettbewerbs, einschließlich Teilnehmern, welche als Sieger ausgewählt und denjenigen, welche nicht als solche ausgezeichnet werden. Der Sponsor und Indaba Music sind nicht dazu verpflichtet, den Wettbewerbsbeitrag auf irgendeine Art und Weise zu nutzen.

(e) MIT DER aNMELDUNG ZU DIESEM WETTBEWERB VERSICHERN UND GARANTIEREN sIE, DASS:(I) DER TEILNEHMER AUSDRÜCKLICH SÄMTLICHEN BEDINUNGEN UND BESTIMMUNGEN DIESER OFFIZIELLeN WETTBEWERBSREGELN ZUSTIMMT; (II) DER TEILNEHMER SEINE/IHRE AUSDRÜCKLICHe ERLAUBNIS ZUM ERSCHEINEN IM Wettbewerbsbeitrag ERTEILT; Und (iiI) DER TEILNEHMER SICH DER in diesen Bestimmungen beschriebenen VERÖFFENTLICHUNG DES Wettbewerbsbeitrages DURCH INDABA MUSIC BEWUSST IST UND DIESER ZUSTIMMT.

4. Auswahl der Sieger/Preise.

(a) Anmeldungen, welche zwischen dem 7. Oktober 2008 und dem 31. Dezember 2008 eingehen, werden miteinander um den Großen Preis (wie nachfolgend definiert) konkurrieren. Beiträge werden während der Dauer des Wettbewerbs auf der Webseite abrufbar sein, um es den Nutzern so zu ermöglichen für die von ihnen favorisierten Beiträge, basierend auf den nachfolgenden Kriterien, zwischen dem 1. Januar 2009 um 12:01Uhr EST und dem 10. Januar 2009 um 11:59 Uhr EST ("Abstimmungszeitraum") abzustimmen: Originalität (25%), Kreativität (25%), Konzept (25%), und Musikalität (25%). Hierbei ist die Stimmabgabe auf eine Stimme pro Email-Adresse pro Person beschränkt. Jedweder Versuch eines Teilnehmers und/oder seiner/ihrer Familie/Freunde mehr als einmalig unter Verwendung verschiedener Namen oder Email-Adressen und/oder sonstiger betrügerischer Methoden, welche durch Indaba Music in berechtigtem Ermessen als solche eingeordnet werden, abzustimmen, berechtigt Indaba Music dazu den Teilnehmer zu disqualifizieren. Die Abstimmung nominiert die Top 10 der Beiträge (“Top 10”) als die für den Großen Preis in Betracht Kommenden. Im Falle eines Gleichstandes wird das finale Ergebnis dadurch bestimmt, welcher Beitrag die Punktzahl als erste erreicht hat. Im Anschluss an die öffentliche Abstimmung wird Yo-Yo Ma einen (1) Sieger aus allen Beiträgen auf Basis der folgenden Kriterien auswählen: Originalität (25%), Kreativität (25%), Konzept (25%), und Musikalität (25%). Der Sieger der Finalrunde wird der Beitrag sein, welcher die höchste allgemeine Punktzahl erhalten hat (dieser Sieger wird der “Gewinner des Großen Preises” sein). Zur Klarstellung: Yo-Yo Ma wird in eigenem Ermessen den Sieger unter allen Beiträgen auswählen, unabhängig von dessen durch die Abstimmung bestimmten Ranglistenplazierung. Im Falle eines Gleichstandes wird der Gewinner des Großen Preises derjenige Beitrag sein, welcher den höchsten Punktestand in der Kategorie Originalität erzielt hat. Es wird nur ein Gewinner des Großen Preises ausgewählt. Für Zwecke dieser Offiziellen Wettbewerbsregeln, werden die Top 10 und der Gewinner des Großen Preises gemeinsam als “Sieger” bezeichnet.

Die Top 10 werden am oder um den 11. Januar 2009 herum ausgewählt. Der Gewinner des Großen Preises wird am oder um den 14. Januar 2009 herum ausgewählt. Die Entscheidung der Jury ist in allen Belangen endgültig und bindend.

(b) Die Sieger werden per Email unterrichtet und jedem von ihnen (und seine Eltern oder Erziehungsberechtigte, falls dieser unter 18 ist) ist es vorgeschrieben, ein „Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release“ (d.h. eine Erklärung zur Berechtigung, Zustimmung zu Veröffentlichungen und der Haftungsfreistellung) (und sonstige Dokumente, welche vom Sponsor angefordert werden) zu unterzeichnen, notariell beglaubigen zu lassen und innerhalb von fünf (5) Kalendertagen ab der Unterrichtung zurückzusenden. Jedem Sieger ist es darüber hinaus vorgeschrieben, eine Kopie seines Reisepasses, Führerscheins oder seiner Geburtsurkunde zum Beweis seines Alters und seines Wohnsitzes vorzulegen. Sofern ein Sieger nicht innerhalb von fünf (5) Kalendertagen ab dem ersten Versuch der Unterrichtung erreichbar ist, die Unterrichtung über den Preis als nicht übermittelbar zurückgesandt wird, der Sieger den Preis zurückweist, im Falle der Zuwiderhandlung gegen diese Offiziellen Wettbewerbsregeln oder wenn die „Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release“ nicht wie erforderlich ausgeführt wird, ist der Preis verwirkt und ein anderer Sieger wird aus den verbleibenden berechtigten Beiträge ausgewählt werden. Bei Verwirkung des Preises wird keine Vergütung gezahlt. Die „Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release“ muss vollständig sein und die Personalausweisnummer des Siegers enthalten. Die in dieser Erklärung enthaltenen Informationen müssen korrekt und identisch mit denjenigen Informationen sein, welche der Sieger im Rahmen seiner Anmeldung übermittelt hat, ansonsten ist der Sieger zu disqualifizieren.

(c) Der Gewinner des Großen Preises wird die Möglichkeit erhalten, ein musikalisches Stück mit Yo-Yo Ma aufzunehmen, welches von diesem bestimmt wird. Der geschätzte Wert des Großen Preises wird durch die Entscheidung des Sponsors im Verlauf der Ausführung der Aufnahmen bestimmt. Die durch die Abstimmung nominierten Top 10 werden je eine signierte Kopie der Yo-Yo Ma CD Songs of Joy and Peace erhalten. In keinem Fall wird der Gesamtwert der Preise viertausendfünfhundert US-Dollar ($4,500.00) überschreiten.

HINWEIS: BEI EINEM GEWINN DES WETTBEWERBS IST NICHT GARANTIERT, DASS DIE WETTBEWERBSBEITRÄGE DURCH DEN SPONSOR, INDABA MUSIC ODER AUF ANDERE ART UND WEISE GENUTZT WERDEN.

Anderweitige Bedingungen und Beschränkungen finden Anwendung. Die Preise sind nicht übertragbar. Es findet kein Ersatz oder Barauszahlung statt.

(d) Mit der Annahme der Preise entlassen und entbinden die Sieger den Sponsor, Indaba Music, Yo-Yo Ma, Sound Postings, Inc, sämtlicher der mit diesen verbundenen Konzernunternehmen und Muttergesellschaften, Tochtergesellschaften, Werbe- und Promotionsagenturen und alle betreffenden Mitarbeiter, leitenden Angestellten, Direktoren, Vertreter und Agenten von jeglicher Haftung oder Schadensersatzforderung, welche sich ganz oder teilweise aus der Auszeichnung, der Annahme, dem Besitz, der Nutzung oder dem Missbrauch irgendeines Preises oder aufgrund der Teilnahme an dem Wettbewerb ergibt. Der Sponsor behält sich das Recht vor, den Preis, gleich aus welchem Grund, durch einen vergleichbaren Preis von gleichem oder höherem Wert zu ersetzen oder dem Sieger eine gleichwertige Geldsumme zu zahlen (Die Bestimmung des Wertes liegt in diesem Fall im Ermessen des Sponsors).

(e) Sofern der Wettbewerb aus Gründen, die sich der Kontrolle des Sponsors oder von Indaba Music entziehen (einschließlich, aber nicht ausschließlich der Verfälschung oder der Infektion mit Computer-Viren), nicht wie geplant stattfinden kann, behält sich der Sponsor das Recht vor, den Wettbewerb frei von jeglicher Haftung und im eigenen Ermessen abzusagen oder zu modifizieren. Sofern bei Ablauf des Wettbewerbszeitraumes weniger als zehn (10) zulässige Beiträge vorliegen, behält sich der Sponsor das Recht vor, einzelne oder sämtliche Preise nicht zu verleihen. Für alle steuerlichen Verpflichtungen (einschließlich, aber nicht ausschließlich, der Einkommenssteuer) sind die Sieger allein verantwortlich. Alle Teilnehmer erklären sich mit jeder einzelnen der in diesen Offiziellen Wettbewerbsregeln enthaltenen Bestimmungen vollumfänglich einverstanden. Jeder, der den Versuch eines Betruges oder der wie auch immer gearteten Verfälschung des Wettbewerbes unternimmt, sowie jeder, der gegen diese Offiziellen Wettbewerbsregeln verstößt, kommt für jegliche Auszeichnung mit Preisen nicht mehr in Frage und kann mit allen gesetzlichen Mitteln verfolgt werden.

5. Gesetzliche Belange.

aLLE BUNDESSTAATLICHEN, STAATLICHEN UND LOKALEN GESETZE UND SONSTIGEN BESTIMMUNGEN FINDEN ANWENDUNG UND DER WETTBEWERB IST DEN GESETZEN DES STAATES NEW YORK UNTERWORFEN. DER WETTBEWERB IST NICHTIG, SOFERN ER DURCH DAS GESETZ BESCHRÄNKT ODER VERBOTEN IST.

6. Freistellung des Sponsors von jeglicher Haftung.

Die Teilnehmer erklären sich damit einverstanden, dass der Sponsor und Indaba Music nicht für Verluste oder Schäden jeglicher Art haften, welche aus: (i) der Annahme/dem Besitz und/oder der Nutzung/dem Missbrauch des/der Preise(s), (ii) der Teilnahme an dem Wettbewerb, (iii) einzelner, verbundener oder gemeinsamer technischer Fehlfunktionen des Telefonnetzes und/oder Übertragungsleitungen, Computer-Online-Systeme, Computer-Datenmechanismen, Computeranlagen, Hardware und/oder Software oder (iv) jeglicher Verspätung oder Verzögerung eines Beitrages, welche sich aus Datenübermittlungen ergibt, die entstellt, unvollständig, fehlgeleitet, verloren, verstümmelt, verspätet, verdorben, mechanisch vervielfältigt, unzulässig oder im übrigen unter Verstoß gegen die Offiziellen Wettbewerbsbedingungen erfolgen, resultiert, es sei denn der Sponsor und/oder Indaba Music haben grob fahrlässig oder vorsätzlich gehandelt. Diese Beschränkungen finden keine Anwendung im Fall von Schäden an Leben oder Gesundheit, Kardinalpflichten des Sponsors oder Indaba Music oder zwingender gesetzlicher Haftungsbestimmungen. Die Teilnehmer erklären sich zudem damit einverstanden, dass der Sponsor und Indaba Music nicht für Verluste oder Schäden an Computern des Teilnehmers oder Dritter verantwortlich oder haftbar sind, welche in Zusammenhang mit dem Wettbewerb und/oder den Preisen stehen oder aus diesem resultieren, es sei denn der Sponsor und/oder Indaba Music haben grob fahrlässig oder vorsätzlich gehandelt. Der Sponsor und Indaba Music sind nicht für Schäden an dem Computersystem der Nutzer haftbar (einschließlich jeglicher Serverausfälle oder Datenverluste, verzögerter oder beschädigter Daten oder sonstiger Fehlfunktionen), welche direkt oder indirekt aus der Beteiligung des Teilnehmers an dem Wettbewerb oder dem Herunterladen von Informationen im Zusammenhang mit diesem Wettbewerb resultieren, es sei denn der Sponsor und/oder Indaba Music haben grob fahrlässig oder vorsätzlich gehandelt. Der Sponsor behält sich das Recht vor, den Wettbewerb zu modifizieren oder abzusagen, sofern jeglicher Bereich einer der mit der Verwaltung eines Aspektes des Wettbewerbs befassten Webseiten technische Fehler aufweist, für welche der Sponsor nicht verantwortlich ist.

7. Weitere Informationen

(a) Um über die Identität der Sieger informiert zu werden, senden Sie bis spätestens 15. Februar 2009 einen an Sie selbst adressierten, ausreichend frankierten Rückumschlag an: "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

Sponsor dieses Wettbewerbs ist SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, 550 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022. Bei Fragen zum Wettbewerb wenden Sie sich bitte per Post an "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

(b) Eine Kopie dieser Offiziellen Wettbewerbsregeln erhalten Sie, wenn Sie einen an Sie selbst adressierten, ausreichend frankierten Rückumschlag an "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Official Rules, Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 senden (Einwohner von WA und VT können auf das Rückporto verzichten). Die Anforderung der Offiziellen Wettbewerbsregeln muss bis spätestens 15. Februar 2009 erfolgen. Alle in diesen Offiziellen Wettbewerbsregeln enthaltenen Zeiten und Daten sind Eastern Standard Time (EST).

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OFFICIAL RULES - FRANCE

“CELEBRATE AND COLLABORATE WITH YO-YO MA” CONTEST

1. Eligibility.

These Official Rules apply only to legal French residents at least eighteen (18) years of age as of October 7, 2008 who reside in and who are physically located in France. By entering this Contest, entrants understand that they are competing against entrants from other territories outside of the 50 United States. Entrants from outside the 50 United States are subject to the official rules of the territory in which they reside. Employees, agents or officers of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (“Sponsor”), Indaba Media, LLC (“Indaba Music”) or of any entity involved in the development, production, implementation and distribution of the Celebrate and Collaborate with Yo-Yo Ma Contest (the “Contest”), including any advertising or promotion agency, supplier of prizes for the Contest, parent company, service provider, subsidiary or affiliate of any such entity or any other entity directly associated with the Contest or any member of the immediate family of and/or person living in the same household as such persons, are ineligible to enter the Contest. The Contest is void where restricted or prohibited by law.

2. Entries.

(a) To enter the Contest, log onto www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest and follow the directions to enter between 12:00pm ET on October 7, 2008 and 11:59pam ET on December 31st, 2008. In order to participate in this Contest, you are required to register at www.indabamusic.com and enter full name and email address. Entrants must complete the entry form by listing his/her name and email address. Entrants will be instructed to either a) download the available version of Yo-Yo Ma’s recording of “Dona Nobis Pacem”, record an instrumental duet of any kind with the recording and upload the duet to the Web page listed on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest; or b) download the available sheet music and record an interpretation of “Dona Nobis Pacem” and upload the audio track to the Web page listed on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest. Entrant must be the one performing the piece in the Entry. By entering the Contest, you hereby agree that participation in this Contest is subject to the Indaba Music standard terms and conditions found at www.indabamusic.com/corporate/tos and privacy policy found at www.indabamusic.com/corporate/privacy. To the extent there is a conflict between these Official Rules and the Indaba Music standard terms and conditions, these Official Rules shall govern.

(b) For purposes of these Official Rules, the “Dona Nobis Pacem” recording shall be defined as “Sponsor Content” and each Entrant’s original elements shall be referred to herein as the “Submission Materials”. Registered Indaba Music users will have the opportunity to view and vote for the Entrant’s audio recordings.

(c) Only one entry per person. If multiple entries are received for the same entrant, only the first entry submitted by that entrant will qualify for entry in the Contest and subsequent entries submitted by that entrant shall be disqualified. By entering, entrants agree to be bound by the decisions of the judges, Sponsor, Indaba Music and these Official Rules and to comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Sponsor, and those working for Sponsor or on behalf of Sponsor, will not be responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, or postage due mail or e-mail, or for Internet, computer hardware and software, phone, and/or any other technical errors, malfunctions, and delays. Entries which are mutilated, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, forged, irregular in any way, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules are also void. In the event of a dispute concerning who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized holder of the e-mail account from which the entry is made. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person to whom an email address is assigned by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

(d) In addition, the Submission Materials may not contain references which are obscene, crude or vulgar, and/or which contain gang identification, references to commercial products, license plate numbers, phone numbers, personal addresses (physical or email), Web site URLs, derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups, references to illegal or inappropriate activity, behavior or conduct, or any other references that could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.

3. Our Right to Use Your Work and Information about You.

(a) Submission Materials become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

(b) With the exception of any Sponsor Content:

(i) you represent and warrant that: (A) all contents of Submission Materials are wholly original, have been created and performed entirely by Entrant, have not been taken in whole or in part from any source other than Entrant and do not incorporate or include anything that is owned by any third party or would require the consent of any third party; (B) you own and/or control 100% of all right, title and interest in and to the Submission Materials, as well as all elements contained therein; (C) the Submission Materials do not and shall not violate any law or the copyright, trademark, publicity right, privacy right, or any other right of any third party; and (D) the Submission Materials, or any part thereof, have not been commercially released; and

(ii) you agree that the Submission Materials shall be a "work made for hire," with all rights therein, including, without limitation, the exclusive copyright, being the property of Sponsor. In the event the Submission Materials are considered not to be a "work made for hire," you irrevocably assign to Sponsor all right, title, and interest in your entry (including, without limitation, the copyright) in any and all media whether now known or hereafter devised, for the duration of these rights, anywhere in the world, with the right, for purposes of advertising or trade, to:

- use, copy, reproduce the Submission Materials via any means and on any material including but in no way limited to digital, numerical, electronic material;

- adapt and modify the Submission Materials;

- edit and to publicly display the Submission Materials in the following media: Internet, CD, MP3 or any other medium.

(c) Unless prohibited by law, you hereby hold Sponsor and Indaba Music harmless from and against any third party claim arising from use of the Submission Materials. Unless prohibited by law you waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the Submission Materials or to be compensated for any such uses. You hereby represent and warrant that you and each person who is identifiable in the Submission Materials are at least 18 years of age and that you have read these Official Rules and are fully familiar with its contents.

(d) By providing Submission Materials in connection with this Contest, you grant to Sponsor, its affiliated companies, and Indaba Music the right, except where prohibited by law, to use your name, likeness, picture, address (city and state), voice, biographical information, Submission Materials, entry form information and written and oral statements, for advertising and promotional purposes in promoting or publicizing the Submission Materials, Sponsor, Indaba Music and their products and services, without compensation unless required by law. Except where prohibited by law you 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 your name, picture, likeness, address (city and state), e-mail address, biographical information, or entry. Entrants will receive a document called Eligibility/Publicity Release destined to obtain his/her free consent to use his/her full names, likeness, city of residence and photographs for promotional purposes and without additional compensation. In any case, the lack of consent does not prevent the winner from receiving the prize. The rights granted under this paragraph shall extend to Sponsor and its affiliated companies with respect to all entrants in the Contest, including the entrants who are selected as Winners and those entrants who are not selected as the Winners. Sponsor and Indaba Music are under no obligation to use the Submission Materials for any purpose.

(e) By entering this Contest, you represent and warrant that: (I) enTRANT expressly agrees to all terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules; (III) ENTRANT PROVIDES HIS/HER EXPRESS PERMISSION TO APPEAR IN THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS; and (ii) ENTRANT is aware of and consents to the display of the Submission Materials on INDABA MUSIC as described herein.

4. Selection of Winner / Prizes.

(a) Entries received between October 7, 2008 and December 31, 2008 will compete against each other for the Grand Prize (as defined below). Submissions will be posted on the Website during the Contest Period, thereby allowing consumers to vote for their favorite Submission based on the following criteria: originality (25%), creativity (25%), concept (25%), and musicality (25%), between December 31st, 2008 at 12:01 pm EDT and January 10, 2009 11:59 am EDT ("Voting Period"). Limit one vote per email address per person. Any attempt by entrant and/or his/her family/friends to vote more than once by using multiple names or email address and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Indaba Music in its sole discretion, shall give Indaba Music the right to disqualify entrant in its discretion. Voting nominates the top 10 entries (“Top 10”) for Grand Prize consideration. In the event of a tie, the final standings shall be determined by which entry received the score first. After the public Voting Period, Yo-Yo Ma will select one (1) winner from all the entries on the basis of the following criteria: originality (25%), creativity (25%), concept (25%), and musicality (25%). The winner of the final round shall be the entry which receives the highest overall score (such winner shall be the “Grand Prize Winner”). For clarity, Yo-Yo Ma, in his discretion will select a winner from all the Submission entries, regardless of their rank as determined by voting. In the event of a tie, the Grand Prize Winner shall be the entry which receives the highest score on originality. One Grand Prize Winner will be selected. For purposes of these Official Rules, the Top 10 and the Grand Prize Winner shall collectively be referred to as the “Winners”.

The Top 10 will be selected on or about January 1, 2009. The Grand Prize Winner will be selected on our about January 14, 2009. The decision of the judges shall be final and binding in all regards.

(b) The Winners will be notified by email, and each Winner will be required to sign, have notarized and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release (and any other documents required by Sponsor), within five (5) calendar days of notification. Each Winner will also be required to send a copy of his/her passport, driver’s license, Identity card or birth certificate as proof of age and residency. If a Winner cannot be contacted within five (5) calendar days of first notification attempt, if the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if a Winner rejects the prize, in the event of noncompliance with these Rules, or if the Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release is not properly executed, the prize will be forfeited and an alternative winner may be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. The information in Winner’s Affidavit of Eligibility must be correct and must be identical to the information provided in Winner's entry or the Winner will be disqualified.

(c) The Grand Prize Winner will receive the opportunity to record a musical piece with Yo-Yo Ma, as chosen by him. The estimated retail value of Grand Prize will be determined by Sponsor’s decision in the method of executing the recording. The Top 10 nominated by voting will each receive an autographed copy of Yo-Yo Ma’s CD Songs of Joy and Peace. In no event shall the total retail value of the Prizes exceed Four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($4,800.00/€3,320).

NOTE: BY WINNING THIS CONTEST THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS WILL BE USED BY SPONSOR, INDABA MUSIC OR OTHERWISE.

Other conditions and restrictions apply. Prizes are non-transferable.

(d) By accepting the prize, Winner releases and discharges Sponsor, Indaba Music, Yo-Yo Ma, Sound Postings, Inc, their respective affiliated companies and the respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies of each, and all their respective employees, officers, directors, representatives and agents from any liability or damage due in whole or in part to the award, acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize or from participation in this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a comparable prize of like or greater value for any prize, or to pay Winner a cash equivalent (the value of which shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), for any reason.

(e) If, for reasons beyond the control of Sponsor or Indaba Music (including, but not limited to, tampering or computer virus infection), the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest, without liability. If a sufficient number of eligible entries (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) are not received by the end of the Contest period, Sponsor reserves the right not to award any or all prizes. All taxes (including, but not limited to, income taxes) are the sole responsibility of Winner. 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 Contest and any person who does not comply with these Official Rules, will be ineligible for any prize and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

5. Issues of Law.

THE FRENCH COURTS SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OF ANY CONTROVERSIES REGARDING THE CONTEST AND THE LAWS OF FRANCE SHALL EXCLUSIVELY GOVERN THE CONTEST. EACH ENTRANT WAIVES ANY AND ALL OBJECTIONS TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN THOSE COURTS AND HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. The Contest is void where restricted or prohibited by law.

6. Your Release of Sponsor From Any and All Liability.

Entrants agree that Sponsor and Indaba Music 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 Contest, (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) any delay or distortion of an 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 Sponsor and Indaba Music 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 Contest and/or its prizes. Sponsor and Indaba Music are not liable for damage to a user's computer system (including, without limitation, any server failure or lost, delayed or corrupted data or other malfunction) due, either directly or indirectly, to an entrant's participation in the Contest or downloading of information in connection with the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to modify or cancel the Contest in the event that any portion of any website used to administer any aspect of the Contest becomes technically corrupted.

7. How to Get More Information

(a) To obtain the identity of the Winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 by February 15, 2009.

The sponsor of this Contest is SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, 550 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022. Questions regarding the Contest can be directed by mail to "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

(b) Copies of these Official Rules may be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Official Rules, Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022. Requests for Official Rules must be received by February 15, 2009. All times and dates in these Official Rules are Eastern Standard Time.

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CONCOURS “FETE ET COLLABORE AVEC YO-YO MA”
REGLEMENT OFFICIEL

1. Eligibilité.

Ce règlement officiel s’applique aux résidents français ayant au moins 18 ans au 7 octobre 2008 qui ont leur résidence en France. En participant à ce Concours, les participants comprennent qu’ils sont en compétition avec d’autres participants entrants des territoires étrangers aux Etats-Unis. Les participants étrangers aux Etats-Unis sont soumis au règlement officiel du territoire dans lequel ils ont leur résidence. Les employés, agents ou administrateurs de SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (“le Sponsor”), Indaba Media, LLC (“Indaba Music”) ou de toute autre entités impliquées dans le développement, la production, la mise en place et la distribution du Concours “Fête et collabore avec Yo-Yo Ma” (le “Concours”), y compris toute agence de publicité ou de promotion, fournisseur de prix pour le Concours, société mère, filiale ou affiliée de cette entité, ou toute autre entité directement associée au Concours, ou tout membre de sa famille immédiate et/ou les personnes vivant dans le même lieu comme tel, ne peuvent participer au Concours. Le Concours est nul là où il est interdit par la loi.

2. Participation

(a) Pour participer au Concours, inscris toi sur le site www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest et suis les instructions pour participer entre le 7 Octobre à 12 :00 Eastern Standard Time (Heure de l’Est Standard) et le 5 janvier 2009 à 11 :59 Eastern Standard Time (Heure de l’Est Standard). Pour participer au Concours, vous devez vous enregistrez sur le site www.indabamusic.com et remplir votre nom complet et votre adresse e-mail. Les Participants doivent compléter un bulletin de participation en complétant leurs noms et adresse e-mail. Les Participants se verront indiquer soit a) de télécharger la version disponible de Yo-Yo Ma’s interprétant la chanson “Dona Nobis Pacem”, d’enregistrer un morceau instrumental de toute sorte avec cet enregistrement et renvoyer électroniquement le morceau sur la page internet mentionnée sur le site du Concours www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest; ou b) de télécharger la partition de musique disponible et d’enregistrer une interprétation de “Dona Nobis Pacem” et renvoyer électroniquement le morceau sur la page internet mentionnée sur le site du Concours www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest. Les Participants seront ceux qui auront interprété le morceau dans la Participation. En participant à ce Concours, vous acceptez que cette participation soit soumise aux conditions générales de Indaba Music disponibles sur le site www.indabamusic.com/corporate/tos et à la politique de confidentialité disponible sur le site www.indabamusic.com/corporate/privacy. S’il venait à exister une incompatibilité entre ce Règlement Officiel et les conditions générales de Indaba Music ce Règlement Officiel prévaudrait.

(b) Pour l’objet de ce Règlement Officiel, le titre “Dona Nobis Pacem” est défini comme le « Contenu du Sponsor » et chaque élément original des Participants sera ici mentionné comme « le Matériel Soumis ». Les membres de Indaba Music auront la possibilité de voir et de voter pour les enregistrements des Participants.

(c) Une entrée par personne uniquement. Dans le cas d’entrée multiples reçues par le même Participant, seule la première participation sera qualifiante et les autres participations ne seront pas prises en compte. En participant, les participants acceptent d’être soumis par les décisions des juges, du Sponsor, de Indaba Music et à ce Règlement officiel et de se conformer à toutes les lois fédérales, étatiques ou locales. Le Sponsor et ceux travaillant pour le Sponsor ou le représentant ne seront pas responsables des pertes, retards, erreurs d’orientation ou dommages dans l’envoi de courrier ou de courrier électronique ou d’Internet, de disque dur,de logiciel, ou de téléphone, et/ou pour toutes erreurs techniques, disfonctionnement ou retards. Les Participations qui sont abîmées, incomplètes, illisibles, inexactes, fausses, irrégulières, ou autrement incompatibles avec le présent Règlement Officiel seront nulles. Dans le cas d’un litige concernant l’identité de la personne qui a participé, la participation sera réputée avoir été faire par le détenteur autorisé du compte de l’adresse e-mail par laquelle la participation a été faite. Le « détenteur autorisé du compte » est la personne physique à qui une adresse e-mail a été attribuée par un fournisseur d’accès à internet, fournisseur de service en ligne ou toute autre organisation (professionnelle, institution éducative…) ayant la responsabilité d’attribuer une adresse e-mail pour le domaine associé à l’adresse e-mail soumise.

(d) De plus, le Matériel Soumis ne saurait contenir des références qui seraient obscènes, grossières ou vulgaires, et/ou qui contiendraient une identification de gang, des références à des produits commerciaux, des numéros de licence, des numéros de téléphone, des adresses personnelles (postale ou électronique), des noms de sites internet, des caractérisations dérogatoires de tout groupe ethnique, racial, sexuel ou religieux, des références à des activités, attitudes ou conduites illégales ou inappropriées, ou toute autre référence qui pourrait être considérée comme inappropriée, incorrecte ou offensante, tel que déterminé par le Sponsor à sa seule discrétion.

3. Notre droit d’utiliser votre œuvre et les information vous concernant

(a) Le Matériel Soumis devient la propriété du Sponsor, ne fera pas l’objet d’un accusé réception et ne sera pas restitué.

(b) A l’exception du Contenu de Sponsor :

(i) Vous reconnaissez et garantissez que : (A) tous les contenus du Matériel Soumis sont complètement originaux, ont été créés et réalisés entièrement par le Participant, n’ont pas été repris en tout ou partie d’une source autre que celle du Participants et ne sont pas incorporés ou inclus dans toute chose détenue par un tiers ou qui nécessiterait son consentement ; (B) vous détenez et/ou contrôlez 100% des droits, titres et intérêts dans le Matériel Soumis, de même que dans les éléments qui y sont contenus; (C) le Matériel Soumis ne viole aucune loi, droit d’auteur, marques, droit de la publicité, droit à la vie privée, ou tout autre droit d’un tiers; et (D) le Matériel Soumis, ou l’une de ses parties, n’a pas été commercialement délivré; et

(ii) vous acceptez que le Matériel Soumis est un « travail fait pour être cédé », avec tous les droits attachés, y compris sans limitation, le droit d’auteur devenant la propriété du Sponsor. Dans le cas où le Matériel Soumis ne peut être considéré comme un « travail fait pour être cédé », vous cédez irrévocablement au Sponsor tous les titres droits et intérêts de votre participation (y compris sans s’y limiter le droit d’auteur) pour tout média qu’il soit connu ou par la suite inventé, pour la durée de protection de ces droits, pour le monde entier, avec le droit, à des fins de publicité ou commerciales, de :
- utiliser, copier, reproduire le Matériel Soumis par tout moyen et sur tout matériel y compris mais sans s’y limiter digital, numérique, électronique [to be supplemented/amended];
- adapter et modifier le Matériel Soumis [to be supplemented/amended];
- éditer et diffuser publiquement le Matériel Soumis dans le médias suivants : Internet, CD, MP3…etc [to be supplemented/amended]

(c) Sauf lorsque cela est interdit par la loi, vous garantissez la responsabilité du Sponsor et de Indaba Music contre toute action d’un tiers relative à l’utilisation du Matériel Soumis. Sauf lorsque cela est interdit par la loi, vous perdez tout droit de contrôler ou approuver les utilisations du Matériel Soumis et d’être rétribuer en conséquence. Vous garantissez que toute personne identifiable dans le Matériel Soumis est au moins âgé de 18 ans et que vous avez lu le présent règlement et que vous en avez compris le sens.

(d) En envoyant le Matériel Soumis au Sponsor dans le cadre de ce Concours, vous cédez au Sponsor, ses sociétés affiliées et Indaba Music le droit, sauf lorsque cela est interdit par la loi, d’utiliser votre nom, apparence, photo, adresse (Etat ou ville), voix, informations biographiques, Matériel Soumis, bulletin de participation et engagements verbaux ou écrits, à des fins de publicité et de promotion ou pour rendre publique le Matériel Soumis, le Sponsor, Indaba Music et ses produits et services, sans compensation autres que celles requises par la loi. Sauf lorsque cela est interdit par la loi, vous n’avez pas droit d’approbation, de réclamer une compensation (y compris sans s’y limiter les demandes relatives à la violation de la vie privée, diffamation, droit de publicité) relative à toute utilisation, altération ou utilisation d’une forme composite de votre nom, apparence, photo, adresse (Etat ou ville), adresse e-mail, informations biographiques ou participation. Les participants recevront un document appelé Eligibilité/Acceptation de Publicité destiné à obtenir leur consentement pour utiliser leur noms, apparence, lieu de résidence et photographie à des fins promotionnelles et sans compensation. Dans tous les cas, le refus n’empêchera pas le gagnant de recevoir son prix. Les droits cédés dans le cadre de ce paragraphe s’étendent au Sponsor à ses sociétés affiliées pour tous les participants du Concours, y compris ceux qui ont été sélectionnés comme Gagnant et ceux qui n’ont pas été sélectionnés comme Gagnants. Le Sponsor et Indaba Music ne sont pas obligés d’utiliser le Matériel Soumis pour toute raison.

(e) en participant à ce concours, Vous acceptez et garantissez que : (I) le participant accepte expressement les conditions decrites dans ce reglement officiel; (II) le PARTICIPANT DONNE EXPRESSEMENT SON AUTORISATION POUR apparaître DANS LE MATERIEL SOUMIS; ET (iIi) LE PARTICIPANT EST AVERTI ET ACCEPTE LA DIFFUSION DES MATERIELS SOUMIS TEL QUE DECRITE PAR LES PRESENTES.

4. Sélection du gagnant / Prix.

(a) Les Participations reçues entre le 1er octobre 2008 et le 15 décembre 2009 vont entrer en compétition pour le Grand Prix En (tel que défini ci-après). Les Présentations seront mises en ligne sur le Site internet pendant la Période du Concours, permettant ainsi aux consommateurs de voter pour la Présentation favorite sur la base des critères suivants : originalité (25%), créativité (25%), concept (25%), et musicalité (25%), entre le 15 décembre 2008 à 12:01 Eastern Daylight Time (Heure avancée de l’Est) et le 5 janvier 2009 à 11:59 Eastern Daylight Time (Heure avancée de l’Est) ("la Période de Vote"). Limitation à un vote par adresse e-mail et par personne. Toute tentative par un participant et/ou sa famille/amis de voter plus d’une fois en utilisant des noms ou adresses e-mail multiples et/ou d’autres méthodes frauduleuses, telles que déterminées par Indaba Music à sa seule discrétion, donnera le droit à Indaba Music le droit de disqualifier le Participant à sa discrétion. Le vote désignera le top 10 des participations (“le Top 10”) pour gagner le Grand Prix. Dans le cas d’une égalité, l’ordre final sera déterminé par celle des participations qui aura reçu le score en premier. Après la Période de Vote du public, Yo-Yo Ma sélectionnera un (1) gagnant parmi toutes les participations sur la base des critères suivants : originalité (25%), créativité (25%), concept (25%), et musicalité (25%). Le gagnant de l’étape finale sera celui dont la participation aura reçu le score le plus important parmi toutes les autres (ce gagnant sera le « Gagnant du Grand Prix »). Pour être précis, Yo-Yo Ma sélectionnera, à sa discrétion, un gagnant parmi toutes les Participations, peu important leur rang déterminé par le vote. Dans le cas d’une égalité, le Gagnant du Grand Prix sera celui qui aura reçu le score le plus élevé pour l’originalité. Seulement un Gagnant du Grand Prix sera sélectionné. Dans le cadre de ce Règlement Officiel, le Top 10 et le Gagnant du Grand Prix seront appelé collectivement « les Gagnants ».

Le Top 10 sera sélectionné aux environs du 6 janvier 2009. Le Gagnant du Grand Prix sera sélectionné aux environs du 12 janvier 2009. La décision du jury est finale est sans appel à tous les égards.

(b) Les gagnants seront avertis par e-mail et chaque Gagnant devra signer et retourner une Déclaration d’Eligibilité et une Renonciation de Publicité/Responsabilité (ou tout autre document qui pourrait être demandé par le Sponsor), dans un délai de cinq (5) jours calendaire à compter de la notification. Chaque Gagnant se verra aussi demander une copie de son passeport, permis de conduire, carte d’identité ou certificat de naissance comme preuve de l’âge et du lieu de résidence. Si le Gagnant ne peut pas être contacté dans les cinq (5) jours calendaires de la première tentative de notification, si la notification de prix est renvoyée pour non délivrance, si le Gagnant refuse le prix, dans le cas de non conformité avec ce Règlement Officiel, ou si la Déclaration d’Eligibilité et la Renonciation de Publicité/Responsabilité ne sont pas correctement remplies, le prix sera perdu et un gagnant alternatif sera sélectionné parmi toutes les participations éligibles restantes. Dans le cas d’une déchéance de prix, aucune compensation ne sera offerte. Les informations sur la Déclaration d’Eligibilité du Gagnant doivent être correctes et identiques aux informations fournies par le Gagnant dans sa participation, faute de quoi, le gagnant sera disqualifié.

(c) Le Gagnant du Grand Prix aura l’opportunité d’enregistrer un morceau avec Yo-Yo Ma, tel que choisi par lui. La valeur approximative du Grand Prix sera déterminée par la décision du Sponsor selon la méthode d’enregistrement. Les Top 10 nominés par les votes recevront chacun le CD Songs of Joy and Peace dédicacé par Yo-Yo Ma. En aucun cas, la valeur des Prix n’excèdera quatre mille Huit Cent Dollars ($4,800.00/ 3320 euros selon le taux de change moyen à 2008.09.18 09 :53 :08 UTC).

NOTE: EN GAGNANT LE CONCOURS, IL N’Y A AUCUNE GARANTIE QUE LE MATERIEL SOUMIS SOIT UTILISE PAR LE SPONSOR, IDABA MUSIC, OU QUICONQUE.

D’autres conditions et restrictions s’appliquent. Les Prix ne sont pas transférables.

(d) En acceptant le prix, le Gagnant renonce et décharge le Sponsor, Indaba Music, Yo-Yo Ma, Sound Postings, Inc, leurs sociétés affiliées respectives et leurs parents, filiales, affiliées respectives, leurs agences de publicité et de promotions respectives et tous leurs employés, administrateurs, directeurs, représentant et agents, de toute responsabilité, dommages dus, en tout ou partie, à l’attribution, l’acceptation, la possession, l’usage ou le non-usage de tout prix résultant de la participation à ce Concours. Le Sponsor se réserve le droit de substituer un prix comparable ou d’une valeur supérieur pour tout prix, ou de payer une somme équivalente (la valeur de celle-ci étant déterminée par le Sponsor à sa seule discrétion), pour toute raison.

(e) Si pour toute raison en dehors du contrôle du Sponsor ou de Indaba Music (y compris mais sans s’y limiter les intrusions ou les virus de l’ordinateur), le Concours n’est pas en mesure de se dérouler comme prévu, le Sponsor pourra, à sa seule discrétion, se réserver le droit d’annuler ou de modifier le Concours, sans encourir de responsabilité. Si un nombre suffisant de participation éligible (tel que déterminé par le Sponsor à sa seule discrétion) n’est pas reçu à la fin de la Période de Concours, le Sponsor se réserve le droit de ne pas attribuer certains ou tous les prix. Toutes les taxes (y compris mais sans s’y limiter l’impôt sur le revenu) sont de la seule responsabilité du Gagnant. Tous les participants acceptent de se conformer à tous les articles de ce Règlement Officiel. Toute personne tentant de porter atteinte frauduleusement à ce Concours et toute personne qui ne se conforme pas à ce Règlement Officiel, sera disqualifié pour l’attribution du prix et pourra faire l’objet de poursuites dans toute la mesure permise par la loi.

5. Loi applicable

LES TRIBUNAUX FRANCAIS SERONT COMPETENTS POUR TOUT LITIGE RELATIF AU CONCOURS ET LE DROIT FRANCAIS SERA APPLICABLE A CE CONCOURS. CHAQUE PARTICIPANT RENONCE A TOUTE OBJECTION RELATIVE A CETTE COMPETENCE ET PAR LES PRESENTES SE SOUMET A LA COMPETENCE DE CES JURIDICTIONS. LE CONCOURS EST NUL LA OU IL EST INTERDIT PAS LA LOI.

6. Votre renoncement à toute responsabilité du Sponsor

Les Participants acceptant que le Sponsor et Indaba Music ne soient pas responsables de toute pertes ou dommages de toute sorte résultant de : (i) l’acceptation /la possession et/ou l’utilisation/la non utilisation du(des) prix, (ii) la participation au Concours, (iii) les disfonctionnement individuels joints ou collectifs du réseau téléphonique et/ou de la transmission en ligne, du système informatique en ligne, de l’équipement informatique, du disque dur et/ou du logiciel, ou (iv) tout retard ou détérioration de la participation, résultant de la transmission des données qui serait altérée, incomplète, mal dirigée, perdue, abîmée, retardée, détériorée, dupliquée mécaniquement, illisible ou autrement non compatible avec ce Règlement Officiel. Les Participants acceptent également que Sponsor et Indaba Music ne sont pas responsables de toute atteinte ou dommage porté à l’ordinateur du participant ou à celui d’un tiers lié ou résultant du Concours et/ou ses prix. Le Sponsor et Indaba Music ne sont pas responsables de tout dommage au système informatique du l’utilisateur (y compris sans s’y limiter, toute erreur ou perte du serveur, données retardées ou abîmées, ou tout autre disfonctionnement), dû directement ou indirectement, à la participation du Participant au Concours ou au téléchargement d’informations en relation avec le Concours. Le Sponsor se réserve le droit de modifier ou annuler le Concours dans le cas où une partie du site internet utilisé pour administrer tout aspect du Concours, est techniquement altéré.

7. Comment obtenir plus d’informations

(a) Pour obtenir l’identité des Gagnants, envoyez une enveloppe affranchie à: Concours “Fête et collabore avec YO-YO MA” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 Etats-Unis, au plus tard le 15 février 2009.

Le Sponsor de ce Concours est SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, 550 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022 Etats-Unis. Les questions relatives à ce Concours peuvent être envoyées à l’adresse : Concours “Fête et collabore avec YO-YO MA” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 Etats-Unis.

(b) Des copies de ce Règlement Officiel peuvent être obtenues en envoyant une une enveloppe affranchie à : Concours “Fête et collabore avec YO-YO MA” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 Etats-Unis. Les demandes pour le Règlement Officiel doivent être reçues avant le 15 février 2009. Toutes les heures mentionnées dans ce Règlement Officiel sont les Heures de l’Est Standard (Eastern Standard Time).

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OFFICIAL RULES - NETHERLANDS

“CELEBRATE AND COLLABORATE WITH YO-YO MA” CONTEST

1. Eligibility.

These Official Rules apply only to legal U.S. residents at least sixteen (16) years of age as of October 7, 2008 who reside in and who are physically located in the Netherlands (excluding its territories and possessions). By entering this Contest, entrants understand that they are competing against entrants from other territories outside of the 50 United States. Entrants from outside the Netherlands are subject to the official rules of the territory in which they reside. Employees, agents or officers of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (“Sponsor”), Indaba Media, LLC (“Indaba Music”) or of any entity involved in the development, production, implementation and distribution of the Celebrate and Collaborate with Yo-Yo Ma Contest (the “Contest”), including any advertising or promotion agency, supplier of prizes for the Contest, parent company, service provider, subsidiary or affiliate of any such entity or any other entity directly associated with the Contest or any member of the immediate family of and/or person living in the same household as such persons, are ineligible to enter the Contest. The Contest is void where restricted or prohibited by law.

2. Entries.

(a) To enter the Contest, log onto www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest and follow the directions to enter between 12:00pm ET on October 7, 2008 and 11:59 am ET on December 31, 2008. In order to participate in this Contest, you are required to register at www.indabamusic.com and enter full name and email address. Entrants must complete the entry form by listing his/her name and e-mail address. Entrants will be instructed to either a) download the available version of Yo-Yo Ma’s recording of “Dona Nobis Pacem”, record an instrumental duet of any kind with the recording and upload the duet to the Web page listed on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest; or b) download the available sheet music and record an interpretation of “Dona Nobis Pacem” and upload the audio track to the Web page listed on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest. Entrant must be the one performing the piece in the Entry. Entrant must upload the audio track to the Web page listed at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest. By entering the Contest, you hereby agree that participation in this Contest is subject to the Indaba Music standard terms and conditions found at www.indabamusic.com/corporate/tos and privacy policy found at www.indabamusic.com/corporate/privacy. To the extent there is a conflict between these Official Rules and the Indaba Music standard terms and conditions, these Official Rules shall govern.

(b) For purposes of these Official Rules, the “Dona Nobis Pacem” recording shall be defined as “Sponsor Content” and each Entrant’s original elements shall be referred to herein as the “Submission Materials”. Registered Indaba Music users will have the opportunity to view and vote for the Entrant’s audio recordings.

(c) Only one entry per person. If multiple entries are received for the same entrant, only the first entry submitted by that entrant will qualify for entry in the Contest and subsequent entries submitted by that entrant shall be disqualified. By entering, entrants agree to be bound by the decisions of the judges, Sponsor, Indaba Music and these Official Rules and to comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Sponsor, and those working for Sponsor or on behalf of Sponsor, will not be responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, or postage due mail or e-mail, or for Internet, computer hardware and software, phone, and/or any other technical errors, malfunctions, and delays. Entries which are mutilated, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, forged, irregular in any way, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules are also void. In the event of a dispute concerning who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized holder of the e-mail account from which the entry is made. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person to whom an email address is assigned by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

(d) In addition, the Submission Materials may not contain references which are obscene, crude or vulgar, and/or which contain gang identification, references to commercial products, license plate numbers, phone numbers, personal addresses (physical or email), Web site URLs, derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups, references to illegal or inappropriate activity, behavior or conduct, or any other references that could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.

3. Our Right to Use Your Work and Information about You.

(a) Submission Materials and become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

(b) With the exception of any Sponsor Content:

(i) you represent and warrant that: (A) all contents of Submission Materials are wholly original, have been created and performed entirely by Entrant, have not been taken in whole or in part from any source other than Entrant and do not incorporate or include anything that is owned by any third party or would require the consent of any third party; (B) you own and/or control 100% of all right, title and interest in and to the Submission Materials, as well as all elements contained therein; (C) the Submission Materials do not and shall not violate any law or the copyright, trademark, publicity right, privacy right, or any other right of any third party; and (D) the Submission Materials, or any part thereof, have not been commercially released; and

(ii) you agree that the Submission Materials shall be a "work made for hire," with all rights therein, including, without limitation, the exclusive copyright, being the property of Sponsor. In the event the Submission Materials are considered not to be a "work made for hire," you irrevocably assign to Sponsor all right, title, and interest in your entry (including, without limitation, the copyright) in any and all media whether now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, anywhere in the world, with the right to make any and all uses thereof, including, without limitation, for purposes of advertising or trade.

(c) You hereby hold Sponsor and Indaba Music harmless from and against any third party claim arising from use of the Submission Materials. You waive any right to privacy. You waive any moral rights (to the extent possible under the applicable laws) and any right to inspect or approve uses of the Submission Materials or to be compensated for any such uses. You hereby represent and warrant that you and each person who is identifiable in the Submission Materials are at least 16 years of age and that you have read these Official Rules and are fully familiar with its contents.

(d) By providing Submission Materials in connection with this Contest, you grant to Sponsor, its affiliated companies, and Indaba Music the right, except where prohibited by law, to use your name, likeness, picture, address (city and state), voice, biographical information, Submission Materials, entry form information and written and oral statements, for advertising and promotional purposes in promoting or publicizing the Submission Materials, Sponsor, Indaba Music and their products and services, without compensation unless required by law. You 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 your name, picture, likeness, address (city and state), e-mail address, biographical information, or entry. The rights granted under this paragraph shall extend to Sponsor and its affiliated companies with respect to all entrants in the Contest, including the entrants who are selected as Winners and those entrants who are not selected as the Winners. Sponsor and Indaba Music are under no obligation to use the Submission Materials for any purpose.

(e) BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT: (I) ENTRANT EXPRESSLY AGREES TO ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES; (III) ENTRANT PROVIDES HIS/HER EXPRESS PERMISSION TO APPEAR IN THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS; AND (II) ENTRANT IS AWARE OF AND CONSENTS TO THE DISPLAY OF THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS ON INDABA MUSIC AS DESCRIBED HEREIN.

4. Selection of Winner / Prizes.

(a) Entries received between October 7, 2008 and December 31, 2008 will compete against each other for the Grand Prize (as defined below). Submissions will be posted on the Website during the Contest Period, thereby allowing consumers to vote for their favorite Submission based on the following criteria: originality (25%), creativity (25%), concept (25%), and musicality (25%), between December 31, 2008 at 12:01 pm EDT and January 10th, 2009 11:59 am EDT ("Voting Period"). Limit one vote per email address per person. Any attempt by entrant and/or his/her family/friends to vote more than once by using multiple names or email address and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Indaba Music in its sole discretion, shall give Indaba Music the right to disqualify entrant in its discretion. Voting nominates the top 10 entries (“Top 10”) for Grand Prize consideration. In the event of a tie, the final standings shall be determined by which entry received the score first. After the public Voting Period, Yo-Yo Ma will select one (1) winner from all the entries on the basis of the following criteria: originality (25%), creativity (25%), concept (25%), and musicality (25%). The winner of the final round shall be the entry which receives the highest overall score (such winner shall be the “Grand Prize Winner”). For clarity, Yo-Yo Ma, in his discretion will select a winner from all the Submission entries, regardless of their rank as determined by voting. In the event of a tie, the Grand Prize Winner shall be the entry which receives the highest score on originality. One Grand Prize Winner will be selected. For purposes of these Official Rules, the Top 10 and the Grand Prize Winner shall collectively be referred to as the “Winners”.

The Top 10 will be selected on or about January 1, 2009. The Grand Prize Winner will be selected on our about January 12, 2009. The decision of the judges shall be final and binding in all regards.

(b) The Winners will be notified by email, and each Winner (and parent or legal guardian if Winner is under 21) will be required to sign, have notarized and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release (and any other documents required by Sponsor), within five (5) calendar days of notification. Each Winner will also be required to send a copy of his/her passport, driver’s license or birth certificate as proof of age and residency. If a Winner cannot be contacted within five (5) calendar days of first notification attempt, if the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if a Winner rejects the prize, in the event of noncompliance with these Rules, or if the Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release is not properly executed, the prize will be forfeited and an alternative winner may be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. The Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release must be complete and must include the Winner’s social security or resident alien identification number. The information in Winner’s Affidavit of Eligibility must be correct and must be identical to the information provided in Winner's entry or the Winner will be disqualified.

(c) The Grand Prize Winner will receive the opportunity to record a musical piece with Yo-Yo Ma, as chosen by him. The estimated retail value of Grand Prize will be determined by Sponsor’s decision in the method of executing the recording. The Top 10 nominated by voting will each receive an autographed copy of Yo-Yo Ma’s CD Songs of Joy and Peace. In no event shall the total retail value of the Prizes exceed Four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($4,800.00).

NOTE: BY WINNING THIS CONTEST THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS WILL BE USED BY SPONSOR, INDABA MUSIC OR OTHERWISE.

Other conditions and restrictions apply. Prizes are non-transferable. No substitutions or cash redemptions.

(d) By accepting the prizes, Winner releases and discharges Sponsor, Indaba Music, Yo-Yo Ma, Sound Postings, Inc, their respective affiliated companies and the respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies of each, and all their respective employees, officers, directors, representatives and agents from any liability or damage due in whole or in part to the award, acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize or from participation in this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a comparable prize of like or greater value for any prize, or to pay Winner a cash equivalent (the value of which shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), for any reason.

(e) If, for reasons beyond the control of Sponsor or Indaba Music (including, but not limited to, tampering or computer virus infection), the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest, without liability. If a sufficient number of eligible entries (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) are not received by the end of the Contest period, Sponsor reserves the right not to award any or all prizes. All taxes (including, but not limited to, income taxes) are the sole responsibility of Winner. 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 Contest and any person who does not comply with these Official Rules, will be ineligible for any prize and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

5. Issues of Law.

ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE APPLICABLE. THE NEW YORK COURTS (STATE AND FEDERAL) SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OF 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 THOSE COURTS AND HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. THE CONTEST IS VOID WHERE RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED BY LAW.

6. Your Release of Sponsor From Any and All Liability.

Entrants agree that Sponsor and Indaba Music 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 Contest, (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) any delay or distortion of an 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 Sponsor and Indaba Music 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 Contest and/or its prizes. Sponsor and Indaba Music are not liable for damage to a user's computer system (including, without limitation, any server failure or lost, delayed or corrupted data or other malfunction) due, either directly or indirectly, to an entrant's participation in the Contest or downloading of information in connection with the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to modify or cancel the Contest in the event that any portion of any website used to administer any aspect of the Contest becomes technically corrupted.

7. How to Get More Information

(a) To obtain the identity of the Winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 by February 15, 2009.

The sponsor of this Contest is SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, 550 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022. Questions regarding the Contest can be directed by mail to "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

(b) Copies of these Official Rules may be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Official Rules, Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 (WA and VT residents may omit return postage.) Requests for Official Rules must be received by February 15, 2009. All times and dates in these Official Rules are Eastern Standard Time.

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OFFICIAL RULES - CANADA

1. Eligibility.

These Official Rules apply only to legal and Canadian residents (excluding residents of the province of Quebec) at least thirteen (13) years of age as of October 7, 2008 who reside in and who are physically located in Canada. By entering this Contest, entrants understand that they are competing against entrants from other territories outside of Canada. Entrants from outside Canada are subject to the official rules of the territory in which they reside. Employees, agents or officers of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (“Sponsor”), Indaba Media, LLC (“Indaba Music”) or of any entity involved in the development, production, implementation and distribution of the Celebrate and Collaborate with Yo-Yo Ma Contest (the “Contest”), including any advertising or promotion agency, supplier of prizes for the Contest, parent company, service provider, subsidiary or affiliate of any such entity or any other entity directly associated with the Contest or any member of the immediate family of and/or person living in the same household as such persons, are ineligible to enter the Contest. The Contest is void where restricted or prohibited by law.

2. Entries.

(a) To enter the Contest, log onto www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest and follow the directions to enter between 12:00pm ET on October 1, 2008 and 11:59am. ET on December 31, 2008. In order to participate in this Contest, you are required to register at www.indabamusic.com and enter your full name and email address. Entrants must complete the entry form by listing his/her name and email address. Entrants will be instructed to either a) download the available version of Yo-Yo Ma’s recording of “Dona Nobis Pacem”, and record an instrumental duet of any kind with the recording and upload the duet to the Web page listed on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest; or b) download the available sheet music and record an instrumental or vocal interpretation of “Dona Nobis Pacem” and upload the audio track to the Web page listed on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest. Entrant must be the only one performing the piece in the Entry. Entrant must upload the audio track to the Web page listed at www.indabamusic.com/yo-yomacontest. By entering the Contest, you hereby agree that participation in this Contest is subject to the Indaba Music standard terms and conditions found at www.indabamusic.com/corporate/tos and privacy policy found at www.indabamusic.com/corporate/privacy. To the extent there is a conflict between these Official Rules and the Indaba Music standard terms and conditions, these Official Rules shall govern.

(b) For purposes of these Official Rules, the “Dona Nobis Pacem” recording shall be defined as “Sponsor Content” and each Entrant’s original elements shall be referred to herein as the “Submission Materials”. Registered Indaba Music users will have the opportunity to view and vote for the Entrant’s eligible audio recording.

(c) Only one entry per person. If multiple entries are received for the same entrant, only the first entry submitted by that entrant will qualify for entry in the Contest and subsequent entries submitted by that entrant shall be disqualified. By entering, entrants agree to be bound by the decisions of the judges, Sponsor, Indaba Music and these Official Rules and to comply with all federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations. Sponsor, and those working for Sponsor or on behalf of Sponsor, will not be responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, or e-mail, or for Internet, computer hardware and software, phone, and/or any other technical errors, malfunctions, and delays. Entries which are mutilated, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, forged, irregular in any way, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules are also void. In the event of a dispute concerning who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized holder of the e-mail account from which the entry is made. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person to whom an email address is assigned by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

(d) In addition, the Submission Materials may not contain references which are obscene, crude or vulgar, and/or which contain gang identification, references to commercial products, license plate numbers, phone numbers, personal addresses (physical or email), Web site URLs, derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups, references to illegal or inappropriate activity, behavior or conduct, or any other references that could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.

3. Our Right to Use Your Work and Information about You.

(a) Submission Materials and become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

(b) With the exception of any Sponsor Content by entering this Contest, you (or your parent/legal guardian if a minor in your jurisdiction of residence):

(i) you represent and warrant that: (A) all contents of Submission Materials are wholly original, have been created and performed entirely by Entrant, have not been taken in whole or in part from any source other than Entrant and do not incorporate or include anything that is owned by any third party or would require the consent of any third party (B) you own and/or control 100% of all right, title and interest in and to the Submission Materials, as well as all elements contained therein; (C) the Submission Materials do not and shall not violate any law or the copyright, trademark, publicity right, privacy right, or any other right of any third party; and (D) the Submission Materials, or any part thereof, have not been commercially released; and

(ii) you agree that the Submission Materials shall be a "work made for hire," with all rights therein, including, without limitation, the exclusive copyright, being the property of Sponsor. In the event the Submission Materials are considered not to be a "work made for hire," you irrevocably assign to Sponsor all right, title, and interest in your entry (including, without limitation, the copyright) in any and all media whether now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, anywhere in the world, and waive all moral rights, with the right to make any and all uses thereof, including, without limitation, for purposes of advertising or trade.

(c) You hereby hold Sponsor and Indaba Music harmless from and against any third party claim arising from use of the Submission Materials. You waive any right to privacy. You waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the Submission Materials or to be compensated for any such uses. You hereby represent and warrant that you are at least 13 years of age and that you have read these Official Rules and are fully familiar with its contents.

(d) By providing Submission Materials in connection with this Contest, you grant to Sponsor, its affiliated companies, and Indaba Music the right, except where prohibited by law, to use your name, performance, likeness, picture, address (city and state/province/territory), voice, biographical information, Submission Materials, entry form information and written and oral statements, for advertising and promotional purposes in promoting or publicizing the Submission Materials, Sponsor, Indaba Music and their products and services, without compensation unless required by law. You 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 your name, picture, likeness, address (city and state/province/territory), e-mail address, biographical information, or entry. The rights granted under this paragraph shall extend to Sponsor and its affiliated companies with respect to all entrants in the Contest, including the entrants who are selected as Winners and those entrants who are not selected as the Winners. Sponsor and Indaba Music are under no obligation to use the Submission Materials for any purpose.

(e) By entering this Contest, you represent and warrant that: (I) enTRANT expressly agrees to all terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules; (III) ENTRANT PROVIDES HIS/HER EXPRESS PERMISSION TO APPEAR IN THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS; and (ii) ENTRANT is aware of and consents to the display of the Submission Materials on INDABA MUSIC as described herein.

4. Selection of Winner / Prizes.

(a) Entries received between October 13, 2008 and December 31, 2008 will compete against each other for the Grand Prize (as defined below). Submissions will be posted on the Website during the Contest Period, thereby allowing consumers to vote for their favorite Submission based on the following criteria: originality (25%), creativity (25%), concept (25%), and musicality (25%), between January 1, 2009 at 12:01 pm EDT and January 10, 2009 11:59 am EDT ("Voting Period"). Limit one vote per email address per person. Any attempt by entrant and/or his/her family/friends to vote more than once by using multiple names or email address and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Indaba Music in its sole discretion, shall give Indaba Music the right to disqualify entrant in its discretion. Voting nominates the top 10 entries (“Top 10”) for Grand Prize consideration. In the event of a tie, the final standings shall be determined by which entry received the score first. After the public Voting Period, Yo-Yo Ma will select one (1) winner from all the entries on the basis of the following criteria: originality (25%), creativity (25%), concept (25%), and musicality (25%). The winner of the final round shall be the entry which receives the highest overall score (such winner shall be the “Grand Prize Winner”). For clarity, Yo-Yo Ma, in his discretion will select a winner from all the Submission entries, regardless of their rank as determined by voting. In the event of a tie, the Grand Prize Winner shall be the entry which receives the highest score on originality. One Grand Prize Winner will be selected. For purposes of these Official Rules, the Top 10 and the Grand Prize Winner shall collectively be referred to as the “Winners”.

The Top 10 will be selected on or about January 10, 2009. The Grand Prize Winner will be selected on our about January 14, 2009. The decision of the judges shall be final and binding in all regards.

(b) The Winners will be notified by email, and each Winner (and parent or legal guardian if Winner is under the age of majority in his/her jurisdiction of residence) will be required to sign, have complete and return an Affidavit/Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release (and any other documents required by Sponsor), within five (5) calendar days of notification. Each Winner will also be required to send a copy of his/her passport, driver’s license or birth certificate as proof of age and residency. If a Winner cannot be contacted within five (5) calendar days of first notification attempt, if the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if a Winner rejects the prize, in the event of noncompliance with these Rules, or if the Affidavit/Declaration of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release is not properly executed, the prize will be forfeited and an alternative winner may be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. The Affidavit/Declaration of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release must be complete and must include the Winner’s social security, social insurance or resident alien identification number. The information in Winner’s Affidavit of Eligibility must be correct and must be identical to the information provided in Winner's entry or the Winner will be disqualified.

(c) The Grand Prize Winner will receive the opportunity to record a musical piece with Yo-Yo Ma, as chosen by him The estimated retail value of Grand Prize will be determined by Sponsor’s decision in the method of executing the recording. The Top 10 nominated by voting will each receive an autographed copy of Yo-Yo Ma’s CD Songs of Joy and Peace. Approximate retail value $40US/$45Cdn. In no event shall the total retail value of the Prizes exceed Four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($4,800.00) $4,800US/$5,300Cdn.

NOTE: BY WINNING THIS CONTEST THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE SUBMISSION MATERIALS WILL BE USED BY SPONSOR, INDABA MUSIC OR OTHERWISE.

Other conditions and restrictions apply. Prizes are non-transferable. No substitutions or cash redemptions except at the sole discretion of Sponsor.

(c) By accepting a prize, each Winner releases and discharges Sponsor, Indaba Music, Yo-Yo Ma, Sound Postings, Inc, their respective affiliated companies and the respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies of each, and all their respective employees, officers, directors, representatives and agents from any liability or damage due in whole or in part to the award, acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize or from participation in this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a comparable prize of like or greater value for any prize, or to pay Winner a cash equivalent (the value of which shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), for any reason.

(d) If, for reasons beyond the control of Sponsor or Indaba Music (including, but not limited to, tampering or computer virus infection), the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest, without liability. If a sufficient number of eligible entries (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) are not received by the end of the Contest Period, Sponsor reserves the right not to award any or all prizes. All taxes (including, but not limited to, income taxes) are the sole responsibility of Winner. 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 Contest and any person who does not comply with these Official Rules, will be ineligible for any prize and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

5. Issues of Law.

SUBEJCT TO All APPLICABLE federal, state, PROVINCiaL and local laws and regulations. EXCPET WHERE PROHIBITED, THE NEW YORK COURTS (STATE AND FEDERAL) SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OF 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 THOSE COURTS AND HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. The Contest is void where restricted or prohibited by law.

6. Your Release of Sponsor From Any and All Liability.

Entrants agree that Sponsor and Indaba Music 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 Contest, (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) any delay or distortion of an 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 Sponsor and Indaba Music 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 Contest and/or its prizes. Sponsor and Indaba Music are not liable for damage to a user's computer system (including, without limitation, any server failure or lost, delayed or corrupted data or other malfunction) due, either directly or indirectly, to an entrant's participation in the Contest or downloading of information in connection with the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to modify or cancel the Contest in the event that any portion of any website used to administer any aspect of the Contest becomes technically corrupted.

7. How to Get More Information

To obtain the identity of the Winners, send a self-addressed envelope to: "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 by February 15, 2009.

The sponsor of this Contest is SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, 550 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022. Questions regarding the Contest can be directed by mail to "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

(b) Copies of these Official Rules may be obtained by sending a self-addressed envelope to "Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate and Collaborate Contest” Official Rules, Sony Classical/Masterworks, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 Requests for Official Rules must be received by February 15, 2009. All times and dates in these Official Rules are Eastern Standard Time.